Support Worker

Adult Social Care; Taunton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated care service in Taunton is seeking a Female Support Worker to enhance the lives of individuals requiring support. The role involves encouraging independence through personal care, social activities, and life skill development. Ideal candidates have experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans and hold a UK driving license. Join a supportive team offering training and a range of benefits, making a meaningful difference in people's lives every day.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Support Workers should ideally hold a full UK driving licence.
• Experience following Positive Behaviour Support plans is preferred.
• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain more independence in their daily lives.
• Teach new life skills and assist with personal care.
• Encourage social activities and community access.

Skills

Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans

Ability to assist with personal care

Experience working with individuals with autism

Resilience and flexibility

Tools

Driving license

Job description

Female Support Worker – Taunton – £12.68 per hour

Typical shifts: 08:00 – 20:30, working three shifts a week, including alternate weekends.

Join Voyage Care and feel valued – we reward your dedication:

• 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 Female Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support. As a Support Worker you’ll help people gain more independence in their daily lives within a dynamic team supporting a fantastic group of people.

Our residential service close to the centre of Taunton is full of character and is described as a very active service. With large gardens and its own training kitchen and art room, it has a welcoming and friendly environment, 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.

We’re interested in our Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Support Workers should ideally hold a full UK driving licence, be resilient, flexible and composed in their approach, have experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice as well as experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviours of distress, mental health conditions, autism and people who have experienced trauma.

Why choose us?

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.

Training and Development

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.

Career and Benefits

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.

* 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.