Support Worker

Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative; Colwyn Bay; Remote; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development

25 days annual leave

Health and Wellbeing programme

Company pension

Benefits and discount platform

Blue Light discount card

Job summary

Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative in Colwyn Bay seeks a dedicated Support Worker to help people live fulfilled lives in the community. You’ll empower individuals to make choices, participate in activities, and manage daily tasks with dignity.

We offer full training, shift patterns including weekends and sleep-ins, and a supportive team. The role is permanent with part-time or full-time hours, and travel reimbursement is provided.

Qualifications

• No experience required; full training provided.
• Must have patience and empathy.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Full driving licence – essential.
• Own car and willing to use it for transporting people.

Responsibilities

• Actively support individuals in making their own choices and setting goals.
• Engage in structured activities that build confidence and new skills.
• Provide practical help with paying bills and maintaining homes.
• Support staying connected with friends and family and being good neighbours.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Communication skills

Teamwork

Written skills

Driving licence

Own car

Job description

As a Support Worker in Colwyn Bay, Conwy you’ll help make the everyday remarkable for the people we support.

We are dedicated to supporting those with learning disabilitiesto 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

Colwyn Bay, Conwy

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 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 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
• 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 families. We’re a Cooperative, which means putting people at the heart of our decision making and support. You can find out more about this

Our Values

• Honesty
• Trust
• Kindness
• Respect
• Wellbeing