Female Support Worker

Cartrefi Cymru; Denbigh; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local support provider in Denbigh seeks a Support Worker to assist individuals with learning disabilities. You will empower clients, help with daily tasks, and provide personal care. Candidates should have patience and strong communication skills. Training is provided, and a driving licence is essential. This role offers competitive pay and various benefits, including annual leave and pension options.

Benefits

Excellent training opportunities

25 days annual leave

Health and Wellbeing programme

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• No experience is required as full training is provided.
• A full driving licence is essential for the role.
• Must have access to your own car for transporting individuals.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in making choices about their daily activities.
• Empower individuals to pay bills and maintain their homes.
• Provide personal care to wheelchair users.

Skills

Patience and empathy

Strong communication skills

Teamwork skills

Ability to support intimate personal care

Good written skills

Job description

Overview

As a Support Worker in Henllan, Denbighshire you’ll help make the everyday remarkable for the people we support. We are dedicated to supporting those with learning disabilities to live a fulfilled and enriched life in the community.

Location: Henllan, Denbighshire

Hours: We have part-time (minimum 20 hours per week) and full-time hours (maximum 35 hours per week). Your shift pattern will include weekends and sleep-ins. Please speak to us about the hours you are looking to do.

Salary: £12.74 per hour; sleep-in shifts £60 per night; travel expenses paid 45p per mile

Contract: Permanent

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

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What you’ll be doing

In this role, you’ll actively support four individuals (two males and two females) who are active and enjoy various activities in the community. Two of the people you’ll be supporting are wheelchair users and require personal care.

As their trusted Support Worker, you’ll empower them to make 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 by 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 role is rewarding for the right person.

Who we are looking for

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

• are female (essential)
• have patience and empathy
• can support a person with 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 and for which we can arrange relevant insurance (45p per mile)

Our Benefits

• Excellent training and development opportunities to achieve qualifications
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service with the option to buy and sell leave
• Benevolent Fund, confidential financial wellbeing resource for colleagues
• Health and Wellbeing programme – 24 hour 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: Honesty, Trust, Kindness, Respect, Wellbeing.

Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early, so apply early for this position.

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 applicants who meet the essential requirements of the role.