Casual Care / Domestic Assistant - Tegfan (Aberdare)

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council; Harlech; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Harlech is seeking caring individuals for a flexible care role focused on supporting people with dementia. Responsibilities include domestic tasks and personal care. Candidates will receive training and support to ensure quality care. The position offers various benefits such as a workplace pension and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Paid DBS

Free training programme

Generous workplace pension scheme

Opportunities for career progression

Qualifications

• Previous experience working with older individuals or those with disabilities is an advantage.
• Candidates should be flexible and available on short notice.

Responsibilities

• Perform general domestic tasks and kitchen duties.
• Provide personal care for residents and service users.
• Support homes during staff absences.

Skills

Reliable

Excellent communication skills

Understanding of the needs of older people

Job description

Overview

Are you a caring individual with a desire to help people, looking for a flexible Care / Domestic role? If so, please join us, we are actively looking for individuals to join our dedicated team.

Location

Tegfan Resource Centre, Llewelyn Street, Aberdare CF44 8HU. Tegfan is set in its own grounds in Trecynon - Aberdare, within walking distance of a bus station.

About Us

We provide a high standard quality of care for up to 45 individuals with a diagnosis of dementia. We support our residents to maintain skills and encourage independence and promote dignity and privacy at all times. We respect peoples choices and engage individuals in activities and social outings.

As we are a regulated service our focus is on encouraging individuals care needs and for plans to be outcome based.

The role

We are interested in hearing from people who are reliable, have excellent communication skills and work well with others to work within our social care workforce. Duties will include general domestic tasks, kitchen duties and personal care of residents and service users.

You will need to be flexible and available at short notice to support our homes and cover periods of absence of permanent staff during the week, weekends and nights.

Candidates for these posts will have a positive outlook and understanding of the needs of older people. Previous experience of working with or spending time with an older person or person with a disability would be an advantage. The successful candidates will be supported to complete the All Wales Induction Framework (AWIF), a programme designed to prepare you for your new role and registration with Social Care Wales.

Benefits

• Paid DBS
• Paid registration with Social Care Wales
• Fully supported and free training programme
• Shadowing experienced members of staff at induction
• 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 Blue Light 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 our home and management team who will be pleased to talk to you:

Tegfan Resource Centre – Dawn Williams – [phone]

We are part of the WeCare Wales guaranteed interview scheme. Please contact us by telephone or email us with a copy of certificates (Safeguarding and Introduction to social care). We will be in touch when we have received your information.

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.

Please note that whilst there is a closing date stated, this is an ongoing advert and suitable candidates will be invited to interview at regular intervals.