Support Worker

Adult Social Care; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care organization in Chippenham is looking for dedicated Support Workers to enhance the quality of life for individuals in their care. In this role, you’ll help individuals gain independence and perform daily activities, providing support through personal care and social engagement. No prior experience is needed; a passion for care and a willingness to learn are essential. Competitive benefits and opportunities for career development are offered. Join us and make a difference today!

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream flexibility

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Passion for enhancing the quality of life for the people supported.
• Willingness to learn and develop in a caring environment.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in gaining independence in their daily lives.
• Assist with personal care and teach new life skills.
• Encourage socialization and community access.

Skills

Caring attitude

Desire to learn

Job description

Overview

Typical Shifts are: Monday – Sunday working 07:00 – 14:15, 14:15 – 21:30 or 07:00 – 21:30 including some weekends. Join Voyage Care and Feel Valued, we reward your dedication with:

• 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)
• Wagestream – giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
• Funded Blue Light Card – hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
• 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
• Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
• Enhanced retirement leave
• Long service awards

We’re on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands-on Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support. As a support worker with us you’ll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst working within a dynamic team to support a fantastic group of people!

About the role

Our residential service in Chippenham is a welcoming and friendly environment and you can be sure that no two days will be the same! You’ll be enhancing the lives of the people we support by teaching them new life skills, assisting with personal care, encouraging them to access their local communities, socialising and doing lots of activities. One day you could be out with the people we support in local bars and pubs, the next you could be unwinding with them playing video games, watching films or going to the cinema.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to someone’s life and to help them grow in confidence and independence so that they meet their goals, whether this be making dinner by themselves or going on holiday.

Why choose us?

You don’t need to have experience to be a fantastic Support Worker, what you need is a passion for enhancing the quality of life for the people we support, a desire to learn and a genuine caring attitude.

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.

We have a fantastic range of benefits for our staff and we offer sector leading career progression, so don’t hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we’re supporting!

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references

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