Support Worker
Cartrefi Cymru, Llanmaes, The Vale of Glamorgan, CF71, £12.74 per hour, Permanent, Full time
As a Female Support Worker in Llantwit Major, you'll help make the everyday remarkable for the people we support.
We are dedicated to supporting those with learning disabilities to live a fulfilled and enriched life in the community, as a Support Worker, you can play a vital role in this.
Role:
Female Support Worker
Location:
Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan
Hours:
We have both part time (minimum 10 hours per week) and full time hours (maximum 40 hours per week), please speak to us about the hours you are looking to do. Your shift pattern could include weekends and sleep-ins.
Salary:
£12.74 per hour and our sleep-in shifts at £60 per night and our travel expenses is paid 45p per mile.
Contract:
Permanent
Interviews:
We are looking to interview as soon as possible so would encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity.
What you'll be doing:
This is a brand-new service for Cartrefi, offering you the chance to join us at a pivotal and exciting stage. You'll play a key role in helping shape and build this new care and support service from the ground up. As the service evolves, there will be plenty of opportunities for your own development and growth as we discover together what delivers the best outcomes.
You'll be supporting four individuals in their own home, each with different needs and personalities. This includes supporting one person who experiences OCD and another who requires some personal care. They enjoy eating out, going to farms and gardening at the allotments. They require minimal support but there may be some challenging behaviour involved.
Your goal is to make everyday remarkable through enhancing well-being and focusing on the small, meaningful moments that bring joy and purpose. By offering this kind of person-centred support every day, this truly is a fun and rewarding role for the right person.
Who we are looking for:
No experience required as full training is provided. We'd love to hear from you if you:
* have patience and empathy
* can support a person with their intimate personal care with respect and dignity
* have strong communication and teamwork skills
* are able to speak on behalf of others as well as to a range of professional people
* have good written skills and the ability to record events with empathy and meaning
* have a full driving licence - essential for transporting individuals to appointments and activities
Our Benefits
* Excellent training and development opportunities to achieve qualifications
* 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years' service with the option to buy and sell leave
* Benevolent Fund, confidential financial wellbeing resource available to our colleagues
* Health and Wellbeing programme - 24 hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme
* Refer a Friend - Referral Programme
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Benefits and discount platform
* Eligibility for Blue Light discount card
* And much much more…..
About Us
Our mission is to build a better future by focusing on people with learning disabilities and their families. We strive to be a great support provider for the individuals and families that we support, our employees, our partners and funders, and the communities in which we work. We're a Cooperative, which means putting people at the heart of our decision making and support.
Our Values
We've made a promise to the people we support, setting out our commitments to them and how they can expect to be supported, our values include:
* Honesty
* Trust
* Kindness
* Respect
* Wellbeing
Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early so we would encourage you to apply early for this position.
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