Job profile
The job requirements are detailed below. Essential qualifications, skills and experience are listed in the Job Descriptions/Person Specification which can be found under the attachments section below.
Job details
Job reference
REQ001758
Date posted
28/08/2025
Apply by
26/09/2025
Salary
£20,300 for 28 hours per week
Contractual hours
28
Basis
Part Time
Job category/type
Social Care - Adults
Social Care Worker
Job description
Mae'r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.
Social Care worker – 28 hours per week
Support at Home Service – Extra Care
Day shifts & 14:20 – 21:40)
Based in Cwrt Yr Orsaf, Graig, Pontypridd
Grade 5 - £25,992 per annum (£20,300 for 28 hours) plus enhancements for working weekends, unsocial hours and bank holidays.
2 x 28 hour posts
Looking for a challenge? Enjoy supporting people? We are currently seeking to recruit enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals to join our team of Social Care Workers providing support to individuals within our Extra Care facility in Pontypridd (Cwrt Yr Orsaf).
Experience of supporting people within a social care setting is desirable but not essential, as successful applicants will be expected to bring their own life experiences and skills to the role. You will be provided with an induction, ongoing training and supervision to carry out your work effectively. You will need to have obtained or demonstrate commitment to work towards the relevant qualifications.
Services are provided 365 days per year, therefore the successful applicants will be required to cover a range of shifts on a rota basis, including but not limited to; days, evenings, weekends and Bank holidays.
For an informal chat or simply to learn more about the role before you apply, please contact Sarah Witchell (Registered Manager) or Julie James (Deputy Manager) on
Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.
In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.
An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
As part of the Council's longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.
In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.
Rhondda Cynon Taf welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
In support of the Council's voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.