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Specialist Support Worker

Specialist Support Worker

Lowestoft

20000 - 25000

Full time

Specialist Support Worker

Closing - 08 Mar 2024

Male Specialist Support Worker – Lowestoft – starts from £12.02 per hour.

Typical Shifts are: Mon – Sun (7am-3pm earlies / 3pm-10pm lates)
Pay – From £12.02ph plus enhancements.

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!

Our Specialist Behaviour Support Services in Oulton Broad, Lowestoft 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 such as playing a game of golf or bowling, swimming or going to a local coffee shop. We support to improve their confidence and self-esteem, incorporating both therapeutic and social based activities.

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 Specialist Support Workers should 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 with autism, acquired brain injury, complex individuals with mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours.

Why choose us?

We are looking for experienced Support Workers, what you need is a passion for enhancing the quality of life for the people we support 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 offer 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 

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