Female Support Worker

Cartrefi Cymru; Bangor; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An organization supporting individuals with care needs is looking for a Female Support Worker in Bangor. In this rewarding role, you'll assist individuals in making choices and enhancing their well-being. This position offers full training, no prior experience required, and a part-time schedule with competitive rates. Candidates should have strong communication skills and a full driving licence. The organization values kindness, respect, and well-being in its mission to support learning-disabled individuals and their families.

Benefits

Excellent training and development opportunities

25 days annual leave increasing to 30

Health and Wellbeing programme

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Eligibility for Blue Light discount card

Qualifications

• No experience required; full training provided.
• Full driving licence is essential.
• Access to own car and business insurance required.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in making choices and setting goals.
• Offer practical assistance with daily responsibilities.
• Empower people through structured activities.

Skills

Patience and empathy

Strong communication

Teamwork skills

Good written skills

Ability to speak on behalf of others

Job description

Overview

As a FEMALE Support Worker in Bangor, Gwynedd you’ll help make the everyday remarkable for the people we support. We are dedicated to supporting adults to live a fulfilled and enriched life in the community, and as a Support Worker, you can play a vital role in this.

Hours & Salary

Hours: We have 2 roles available, both part time 20 hours per week. Your shift pattern will include weekends and sleep-ins.

Salary: £12.74 per hour and our sleep-in shifts at £60 per night. Travel expenses are paid at 45p per mile.

Contract & Interviews

Contract: Permanent

Interviews: We are looking to interview as soon as possible, so please apply at the earliest opportunity.

More information

Click here to learn more about growing your career at Cartrefi Cymru.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you’ll actively support individuals in a large assisted living complex in making their own choices and set their own goals — whether it’s everyday decisions like what to wear, eat, or do, or something bigger such as where to live, how to manage their finances, or where to go on holiday.

As a trusted Female Support Worker, you'll empower people to follow through on these choices, including taking part in structured activities that build confidence and develop new skills. You’ll also offer practical support to help them meet responsibilities like paying bills, maintaining their homes, being good neighbours, and staying connected with friends and family.

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.

Please note personal care is involved in this role.

Who we are looking for

No experience required as full training is provided. We’d love to hear from you if you:

• are female to meet the needs of the service
• 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
• have access to your own car and are happy to use this for transporting people we support to and from activities, as well as obtaining business insurance for your vehicle (we pay 45p per mile to cover this)

Benefits

• Excellent training and development opportunities to achieve qualifications
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service with 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 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 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.

Legal notice

Due to the personal care needs of the people we support, this role is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2)(e) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, and is therefore open to female applicants only.