Job Description
Mae'r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh
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Rhondda Cynon Taf Service
"Share our Values…Share our Care"
We have opportunities for people who share our values to join our Intermediate Care and Rehabilitation Service.
* Permanent 16 and 20 hour per week contracts.
* Roles in Intermediate Care and Rehabilitation, providing short term care to assist individuals to regain independence.
About Us…
We are a large and expanding team, working to maintain a strong ethos of togetherness. Each member of staff has access to support from an experienced team of supervisors, risk assessors, managers, and professional therapists to learn the role, grow in confidence and enjoy a rewarding career in care.
The role…
You will support rehabilitation programmes centred around the individual, maximising independence and quality of life. We offer this in a person's home, enabling individuals to do the things that are important to them and which are essential for their health and well-being.
The service operates 365 days a year and hours worked range between 7:30am and 10:00pm. Our support staff work 5 days out of 7, rota's are provided in advance and we endeavour to offer as much flexibility to meet your needs as possible.
We are interested in hearing from people who are dedicated, reliable, willing to learn new skills and have the ability to use their own initiative.
You must have the ability to travel independently throughout the County Borough.
Benefits…
* Paid DBS
* Paid registration with Social Care Wales
* Fully supported and free training programme
* Shadowing experienced members of staff at induction
* Paid travel time and mileage (currently 45p per mile)
* Full necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and thorough risk assessments are carried out on the work environment in accordance with government guidelines.
* Free dedicated Occupational Health Service including self-referral physiotherapy and confidential counselling services
* Generous workplace pension scheme
* Staff benefits discount card
* Access to additional card discounts
* Opportunities for career progression
Are you interested…?
For an informal chat or to simply learn more about the role before you apply, please contact Hayley Thorne or Tina Hannam who will be pleased to talk to you on
Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.
The successful applicants will 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.
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.