Senior Support Worker | Ty Gwerthfawr, Pontardawe

M&D Care Ltd.; Ammanford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for Senior Support Workers to join a new Residential service in Ammanford. The role involves leading a staff team, providing personal care for individuals with mental health issues, Autism, and Learning Disabilities. Candidates should have relevant experience and will work full-time hours with various benefits including double pay on bank holidays, a pension scheme, and holiday allowances.

Benefits

Double time for key festive bank holidays

Early access to a proportion of monthly earnings

Refer a Friend Bonus Scheme

Free DBS check

Social Care Wales registration fee paid

Employee Health & Wellbeing Scheme (after 6 months)

30 days holiday including bank holidays

Yearly performance and attendance related bonus

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in care (1 year required).
• Able to work independently.
• Strong written and reading English skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the staff team and advocate for person-centred care.
• Support staff in performing a wide range of duties.
• Take sole responsibility for a service or work area during a shift.

Skills

Communication

Person-centred care

Problem solving

Education

QCF level 3 qualification

Job description

We are looking for Senior Support Workers to join our Residential Service in Glanamman Apartments, Ammanford. This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to be part of a fantastic team working in our brand new Residential service.Reporting into the Registered Manager, the Senior Support Worker is responsible for helping to lead the staff team, advocating and providing person centred care and supporting our staff team to perform their wide range of duties appropriately and effectively, ensuring they can deliver the best possible care and support for the people we support.The RoleYou will need to be:

• Committed to providing an excellent level of care for vulnerable people with mental health, Autism and Learning Disabilities.
• Proficient to a good standard of written and reading English with a good standard of numeracy
• Knowledgeable about issues relating to equal opportunities and how these will affect employees and people we support
• Able to work independently – this could involve taking sole responsibility for a service or work area during a shift
• An effective communicator at all levels.

Senior Support Workers are required to work 37.5 hours a week.Qualifications

• A Senior Support Worker should ideally be QCF level 3 qualified. If not already qualified you should be working towards your QCF level 3 qualification. Proven experience in care is essential.

ExperienceCare: 1 year (Required)Job Benefits

• Double time for key festive bank holidays
• Early access to a proportion of monthly earnings
• Refer a Friend Bonus Scheme
• Free DBS check
• Social Care Wales registration fee paid by M&D Care
• Employee Health & Wellbeing Scheme ( > 6 months service)
• 30 days holiday including bank holidays
• Yearly performance and attendance related bonus schemes
• Pension scheme
• Full-time contracts available from 37.5 to 45 hours per week