Community Support Worker

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Voyage Care Recruiting for Support Workers Now!

Shifts: Various - Must be Flexible

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

About this Job -

We are expanding our team and looking for genuinely caring and hands on individuals to join our team of Support Workers.

You will be supporting people in their own homes and within the community, assisting them to lead independent and fulfilling lives; the people we support are at the heart of all we do. A big part of your role will be supporting people to do their favourite things and try new activities. We ensure they reach their full potential – and of course we’ll make sure that you reach yours.

As a leader in health care and support services for individuals throughout the UK, Voyage Care supports thousands of people. Across our services we support people to do various activities such as bowling, going to the cinema and on days out to the coast – so it might not feel much like work!

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 35 per week

Salary: £10.92 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Flexitime
• Life insurance
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Shift:

• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Slough, Berkshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location