Community Support Worker

Job Description and Responsibilities

Voyage Care Recruiting for Support Workers Now!

Shifts: Various - Must be Flexible

FEMALE SUPPORT WORKERS NEEDED!

MUST BE A DRIVER

At Voyage Care we value the hard work and commitment of our colleagues by offering:

• Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply).
• Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply).
• Employee discount app – discounts at leading retail stores including Argos and Asda, and leisure attractions, such as Alton Towers and Sea Life Centre.
• Blue Light Card – hundreds of discounts at high street retailers, restaurants etc
• Free external counselling support and advice service available 24/7
• Paid training, induction and funded nationally recognised qualifications
• We’ll pay for your DBS checks
• Paid annual leave& pension scheme
• Life assurance policy – offering security for your loved ones
• Long Service Award
• Refer a friend - receive £500 or refer three friends and receive £2,000. (Terms and conditions apply).

As a Support Worker at our Slough supported living services you will work with people who have varying degrees of learning disabilities as well as mental health issues. Your aim is to promote their confidence and independence and support them to lead a fulfilling life. This will be incorporating in both therapy based activities and social based activities.

Some of the activities we do are:

• swimming,
• day centres,
• arts and crafts
• volunteering
• shopping
• building independent skills i.e meal prep
• cooking
• College

Throughout a typical day, you’ll help our residents with the everyday challenges. Crucially, enabling them to carry out tasks, chores and hobbies that most people take for granted but are really meaningful for your client. You’ll be out and about, enjoying life together and no single day will be the same

The individuals we support enjoy a lot of community access, so confidence in lone working is essential. We are therefore looking for Support Workers with previous experience who can hit the ground running. However we will still provide a full training programme that is specific to the needs of the individuals we support.

You’ll join the team working on a rota that includes early, late, weekend, night and Bank Holiday shifts.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a motivated and determined team. So make a great career move.

All applications & CV’s received are reviewed on a daily basis.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS/PVG check and Regulated Activity which will include a check against the Barred adult list.

• Some of our roles require male or female employees only, where this is indicated it is a genuine occupational requirement, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010