Nights Support Worker - Adult Residential

Swanton Care & Community Ltd; Ammanford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend scheme

Above and beyond recognition

Long service awards

Employee benefits app

Cycle to work

Pension

Life cover

Funded qualifications

Career pathways

Swanton Educates

Trained mental health first aiders

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Employee Voice

Job summary

Swanton Care & Community Ltd is hiring a Night Support Worker for Pant Yr Odyn in Llandybie, near Ammanford. You will provide practical assistance and emotional support to residents, helping them pursue individual goals within their support plans.

The role requires empathy, strong communication, and teamwork to promote wellbeing and inclusive activities, with duties including personal care, housekeeping, and accurate record-keeping.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Compassionate and patient with residents.
• Able to work as part of a team and adapt to changing needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical assistance and emotional support to residents to achieve goals.
• Promote health and well-being respecting beliefs and individuality.
• Facilitate social, educational or recreational activities.
• Perform general housekeeping and personal care tasks.
• Complete records and documents accurately.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Flexibility

Job description

About The Role

Position: Night Support Worker

Hours: 38.5 hours per week

Location: Llandybie, Ammanford

WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP.

About you

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people in a way which respects their dignity?

We are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.

‘Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy’

You will need to be adaptable and flexible with excellent communication skills and able to work as part of our team.

The Role

• To provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans.
• Promote the health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs of the people we support and ensure they are met in an inclusive way.
• Facilitating social, educational or work activities such as visiting family and friends, walks, shopping and other recreational activities of their choice.
• General housekeeping duties that can include shopping, domestic duties as well as elements of personal care.
• As part of the role, you will need to be able to complete a range of records and documents.

What we can offer:

• Refer a friend schemewe know that you will know fantastic people who will be make a great contribution, you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made *
• Above and beyondwe recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!
• Long service awardswe recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service
• Employee benefits appstay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.
• Cycle to workyou can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme
• Pensionwe will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Life coveryou will be entitled to the death in service benefit.
• Funded qualificationsearn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton *
• Career pathwayswe invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!
• Swanton Educateswe have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development
• Trained mental health first aidersavailable to support you when you need someone to talk to
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support
• Employee Voicewe hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us

*subject to eligibility & criteria

About The Service

Pant Yr Odyn - Swanton Care, is one of our popular 8-bedroom residential homes. Located in Llandybie, only two miles North of Ammanford in Carmarthenshire, and is one of two separate residential homes on site.

Here at Pant Yr Odyn we provide support to those with learning disabilities, autism and other complex needs including challenging behaviour.