Support Worker

Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative; Ewloe; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

Annual leave pro rata

Health and wellbeing programme

Company pension

Discount platform

Blue Light discount card

Job summary

Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative in Ewloe, Flintshire is seeking a part-time Support Worker to help people with learning disabilities access the community and live fulfilling lives. You’ll work in a service with mixed genders, supporting individuals to make choices and set personal goals, including everyday decisions like what to wear, eat, or do.

No prior experience required; full training provided. You’ll need patience, empathy, strong communication and teamwork, and a full driving licence with

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; full training provided.
• Must have patience and empathy.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Able to speak with professionals on behalf of others.
• Good written skills and recording events with empathy.

Responsibilities

• Work in a service with adults who access community activities.
• Support individuals to make choices and set personal goals.
• Empower people to follow through on their choices and participate in structured activities.
• Provide practical support like paying bills, maintaining homes, and staying connected with family.
• Help with everyday decisions and planning where to live or holidays.

Skills

Patience and empathy

Communication skills

Teamwork

Advocacy

Written skills

Driving licence

Car ownership

Job description

As a Support Worker in Ewloe, Flintshire 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

Ewloe, Flintshire

Hours

We have part timehours available, 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 or Fixed Term Contract

What you’ll be doing:

You’ll be working in a service with males and females who enjoy accessing the community for various social activities and placements.

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 a 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 pro rata 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

• Honesty
• Trust
• Kindness
• Respect
• Wellbeing