Support Worker

Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative; Bangor; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

25 days annual leave rising to 30 days

Health and Wellbeing programme

Company pension

Benefits and discount platform

Blue Light discount card

Job summary

Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative in Bangor is seeking a Female Support Worker to help people live happy, independent lives within their community. You’ll support with everyday activities, encourage independence and create meaningful moments.

This permanent role offers both part-time and full-time hours, with weekend shifts. Full training is provided; drivers with own car are useful for transport. £13.59 per hour plus 55p per mile travel expenses.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; full training provided.
• Patience and empathy are essential.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to speak with a range of professionals respectfully.
• Written skills to record events empathetically.

Responsibilities

• Actively support individuals in making their own choices and setting personal goals.
• Provide practical support to help with daily living, finances, and home upkeep.
• Facilitate participation in structured activities to build confidence and new skills.
• Support community interaction and transportation to appointments and activities.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Dignity

Full driving licence

Job description

Do you want a career where every day you can make a genuine difference?

As aFemale Support Worker in Bangor/Bethesda, you’ll play a vital role in helping the people we support live happy, fulfilling and independent lives within their community. From supporting with everyday activities to encouraging independence, building confidence and creating meaningful moments, you’ll help makeeveryday life remarkable.

We’re looking for someone who iscaring, compassionate and enthusiastic, with a genuine desire to support others and make a positive difference. If you’re looking for a rewarding role whereyou can truly make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!

Role:Female Support Worker

Location: Bangor/Bethesda

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.

Salary:

£13.59per hour,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 makeeveryday remarkablethrough 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.

No experiencerequired as fulltraining is provided. We’d love to hear from you if you:

• 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 afull driving licence - essentialfor transporting individuals to appointments and activities
• have access to your own car and happy to use this for transporting people we support to and from activities as well as obtaining business insurance for your vehicle for which we pay 55p per mile to cover this
• being fluent in Welshis desirable, so you can effectively communicate with Welsh-speaking service users and meet their cultural and linguistic needs.
• are female (this is a genuine occupational requirement due to the nature of the role)

Our Benefits

• 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
• Benefits and discount platform
• Blue Light discount card

About Us

Our mission is to build a better future by focusing on people with learning disabilities and their familiesWe’re a Cooperative, which means putting people at the heart of our decision making and support. You can find out more about this here

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:

• Honesty
• Trust
• Kindness
• Respect
• Wellbeing