Support Worker

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

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

25 days annual leave

Health & wellbeing programme

Company pension

Job summary

Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative in Carmarthenshire is seeking a Male Support Worker to help individuals make everyday choices and develop skills. The role includes weekends and sleep-ins, with part-time or full-time hours and a permanent contract. Travel reimbursed at 55p per mile and sleep-in shifts paid £60 per night.

You will empower people to live independently, assist with personal care with dignity, and support budgeting, housing, and social activities in a person-centred approach.

Qualifications

• No experience required; full training provided.
• Patience and empathy are essential.
• Full driving licence is essential.
• Access to your own car for transporting people; business insurance provided.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in making everyday choices and setting personal goals.
• Empower people to follow through on decisions and take part in structured activities.
• Provide practical support to help with paying bills, home upkeep and staying connected with friends and family.
• Contribute to a person-centred approach to wellbeing and meaningful moments.

Skills

Patience & empathy

Personal care support

Communication & teamwork

Advocacy to professionals

Written documentation

Full driving licence

Car ownership & transport insurance

Job description

As a Male Support Worker in Carmarthenshire, 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

Male Support Worker

Location

Carmarthenshire

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

£13.59per 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 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

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

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