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Cartrefi Cymru; Swansea; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

Annual leave 25→30 days

Employee assistance program

Company pension

Job summary

Cartrefi Cymru in Swansea is seeking a Female Support Worker. The role involves helping individuals with learning disabilities to live fulfilled lives through person-centred support, enabling daily choices and participation in meaningful activities.

The position offers part-time or full-time hours, includes weekends and sleep-ins, with pay at £13.59 per hour plus sleep-in allowances and mileage reimbursement. This is a permanent role within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Experience in support roles for people with learning disabilities.
• Commitment to person-centred support and rights of individuals.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in making everyday choices and setting personal goals.
• Empower clients to participate in activities and decisions.
• Provide practical help with tasks like paying bills and maintaining homes.
• Promote staying connected with friends and family and being good neighbours.

Job description

As a Female Support Worker in Swansea, 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, as a Support Worker, you can play a vital role in this.

Role: Female Support Worker

Hours: We have both part time and full time hours, please speak to us about the hours you are looking to do. Your shift pattern will include weekends and sleep-ins

Salary: £13.59 per hour and our sleep-in shifts at £60 per night and our travel expenses is paid 55p per mile

Contract: Permanent

What you'll be doing:

In this role, you'll actively support individuals 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 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.

• Training and development opportunities
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years' service with the option to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing programme - 24 hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Company pension

About Us

We're a Cooperative, which means putting people at the heart of our decision making and support.

Our Values

We've made a promise to the people we support, setting out our commitments to them and how they can expect to be supported, our values include:

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