Support Worker Chippenham, South West England, England
Job description
*Support Worker Opportunity! *
- Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour.
- Premium overtime rates of an additional £1 per hour
Cote House Nursing Home in Chippenham, Wiltshire is looking for support workers to join their established team of support workers and nurses. As a support worker you would join the team to support 11 individuals with physical disabilities and mild learning disabilities, mental health issues and complex health needs such as brain injury. Our ethos is to provide great quality care and support and we pride ourselves on promoting independence and supporting people to lead as fulfilling a life as possible; this includes support in daily needs, personal care, activities in the home and accessing the community, maintaining relations with family and friends, and making memories.
Throughout a typical day, you’ll help our residents with the everyday challenges of washing, dressing, and eating. Crucially, enabling them to carry out tasks, chores, and hobbies that most people take for granted but are meaningful for your client. You’ll be out and about, enjoying life together and no single day will be the same. A big part of your role will be supporting people to do their favourite things and try new activities.
Some of the activities we do are:
- In house fitness – Yoga
- Day trips out to the aquarium & zoo etc
- Shopping
- Arts & Crafts
We have an activities coordinator who arranges fun activities for the people we support such as:
- Theme Nights
- Karaoke
- Bingo
- Quizzes
- Take-away nights.
We are looking for a Support Worker to join our experienced and friendly team, on a full time or part time basis, full training and thorough induction will be provided. Hours can be flexible to, but we work to meet service and individuals. We currently work a variety of shifts which allows us to provide person centred support and continuity to those supported at Cote House.
Your benefits:
We want to make Voyage Care a great place for you to work. A place where you feel truly valued and appreciated. That’s why we’ve worked hard to develop a pay and benefits package, alongside fulfilling roles, to reward you for the amazing work you do. This includes perks, incentives and schemes designed to offer you a happy work-life balance.
- Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour.
- Premium overtime rates of an additional £1 per hour
- Pay increases between roles as part of our dedication to helping you reach your potential.
- Employee discount app – offering discounts at leading retail stores and leisure attractions.
- Funded Blue Light Card – hundreds of discounts at high street retailers and restaurants.
- Enhanced family leave - so you can make the most of precious family moments.
- Supporting your wellbeing through access to a free 24/7 external counselling service
- Access to external Wage stream app – allowing you to withdraw your pay as it’s earnt.
- Paid training, induction, and DBS checks – teaching you all the skills you need.
- Support for you to progress and develop by gaining funded qualifications.
- Pension scheme and life assurance policy – offering security for you and your loved ones.
- Long service awards – to reward loyalty and longevity with Voyage Care
- Refer a friend bonuses – earn money for referring hard-working people like you.
Requirements -
The individuals we support at this service enjoy community access, so confidence in lone working is essential. We will provide a full training programme that is specific to the needs of the individuals we support.
While experience is beneficial, we are happy to see applicants from other fields of work, who are looking to work to support individuals and promote a great quality of life.
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.
Come join us and be part of an amazing team!
VCEG
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Salary: £11.02 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Life insurance
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Physical setting:
- Care home
- Nursing home
- Residential home
Shift:
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Chippenham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Do you require sponsorship?
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Shift availability:
- Day shift (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: VCEG
