Care and Support Worker Level 2 x 4 – Hafan y Waun Residential Care Home

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council; Comins Coch; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the United Kingdom is seeking dedicated Care and Support Workers for Hafan y Waun Residential Care Home. Join a friendly team and make a significant impact on residents' lives. This role offers full training, a supportive work environment, and generous employee benefits, including up to 34 days annual leave and a salary sacrifice scheme. Ideal candidates will possess kindness, patience, and a commitment to care. Weekend availability is necessary as part of the standard schedule.

Benefits

Up to 34 days annual leave

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity pay

Access to lifestyle discounts

Learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; full training provided.
• Ability to provide emotional support and reassurance.
• Willingness to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Providing total care to clients as per care plans.
• Administering prescribed medication in accordance with policies.
• Completing daily records and undertaking cleaning duties.

Skills

Kindness

Patience

Respect

Resilience

Job description

We operate a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

Care and Support Worker Level 2 x 4 – Hafan y Waun Residential Care Home

Have you considered working in Adult Residential Care? We are looking to grow our team and we need you now!

Do you enjoy caring for others or are you looking for a new challenge? Join our hard-working, friendly and supportive team at Hafan y Waun Residential Care Home and see the genuine difference you can make.

We are currently recruiting 4 x 24 hour (days) Level 2 Care and Support Workers to join Hafan y Waun Residential Care Home, Aberystwyth on a permanent basis. Previous experience of working in a care home is not essential as full training will be given. As long as you have kindness, patience, respect and resilience– the rest we can teach you!

About the role

No two days are the same in this varied and rewarding role. As a general guide, your day-to-day duties may include:

• providing total care to clients according to daily routine as outlined in care plans
• providing emotional support and reassurance to clients, particularly when they need to adjust to change or family crisis
• administering prescribed medication, including controlled drugs, in line with policy and procedure
• escorting clients out of the establishment, e.g. leisure trips
• completing daily records
• undertaking cleaning, laundry and dining room service

Our offer to you

The contribution our employees make to the health, safety and wellbeing of our care home residents is priceless. We therefore want to ensure that our Care & Support Workers find working for Ceredigion as rewarding as possible.

With that in mind we offer our employees a range of employee benefits, including:

• up to 34 days annual leave
• health and wellbeing initiatives including free lifestyle and counselling support
• enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
• Access to the Vivup lifestyle discounts and savings scheme
• learning and development opportunities to support career progression
• salary sacrifice schemes including the Cycle to Work scheme

For more information about our employee benefits please click here .

This is a fantastic opportunity for a caring and compassionate individual to join a friendly and dedicated team and make a real difference.

Submitting an application

We have made it easier for you to apply by simplifying our application form. Submitting an application has never been easier!

This role includes weekend working as part of a normal working week or rota. The successful candidate will be entitled to the following pay:

Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.

What we offer

Work-life balance

Lifestyle savings scheme

Generous employer pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and development

Where you'll work

Porth Gofal – Targeted Intervention Services

We are at the core of Ceredigion’s through-age social care provision and we focus on ensuring that each individual receives the intervention that is best placed to meet their needs or, where necessary, guide them to early help or specialist services. Our functions include:

• Porth Gofal Intake and Triage Team
• Targeted Intervention Services
• Fostering Services
• Residential and Day Care Services
• Housing Services
• Integrated Community Equipment Stores
• Emergency Duty Team

More information regarding our teams can be found here .

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