Support Worker

Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative; Brecon; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; 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

Job summary

Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative is seeking a committed Support Worker to help people in Brecon and Churchstoke lead fulfilled lives.

You will support individuals with learning disabilities to make daily choices, join in activities, manage money, and stay connected with family and friends.

We welcome applicants with patience and empathy; full training is provided. A full driving licence and access to your own car are essential for transporting people to appointments and activities.

Qualifications

• Patience and empathy for supporting individuals with learning disabilities.
• Ability to provide personal care with respect and dignity.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to advocate for others and speak on their behalf.
• Good written skills to record events with empathy and meaning.
• Driving licence is essential for transporting individuals to appointments.
• Own car and willingness to use it for transport with business insurance.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in making daily choices and setting personal goals.
• Empower people to follow through on choices and join structured activities.
• Provide practical help with paying bills, home maintenance, and staying connected.
• Enhance well-being and focus on meaningful moments in everyday life.

Skills

Patience & empathy

Personal care support

Communication

Teamwork

Advocacy

Record keeping

Full driving licence

Car ownership

Job description

As a Support Worker in Brecon and Churchstoke, 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: Support Worker

Location: Brecon and Churchstoke

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.

No experience required as full training 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 full driving licence - essential for 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

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

About Us

We’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