Support Worker

Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative; Llantwit Major; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training and development

25 days annual leave rising to 30

Benevolent Fund

Health and Wellbeing programme

Refer a Friend

Job summary

Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative is seeking a Female Support Worker in Llantwit Major to help make everyday moments remarkable for four individuals in their own homes. You will provide person-centred care, including some personal care, while supporting activities like meals out, farm visits, and gardening.

No prior experience is required as full training is provided; a full driving licence is essential for transporting clients to appointments and activities.

Qualifications

• Female candidate required.
• Patience and empathy are essential.
• Ability to provide intimate personal care with dignity.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Able to speak on behalf of others to professionals.
• Good written skills and ability to record events empathetically.

Responsibilities

• Care and support four individuals in their own homes.
• Support one person with OCD and another requiring personal care.
• Assist with activities they enjoy, like dining out, farms visits and gardening.

Skills

Full driving licence

Patience

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Written skills

Job description

As a Female Support Worker in Llantwit Major, 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:Female Support Worker

Location:Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan

Hours: We have both part time (minimum 10hours per week) and full time hours (maximum 40hours per week), please speak to us about the hours you are looking to do. Your shift pattern couldinclude 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:

You’ll be joining a dedicated team providing care and support to four individuals in their own home, each with unique needs and personalities. This includes supporting one person who experiences OCD and another who requires some personal care. They enjoy eating out, visiting farms, and gardening at the allotments. While they require minimal support, there may occasionally be some challenging behaviour.

In this role, you’ll help enhance well-being and create meaningful, positive experiences every day. By focusing on what matters most to each person, you’ll make a real difference — helping them live fulfilling, independent, and enjoyable lives. This is a rewarding, person-centred role for someone who values compassion, patience, and making everyday moments remarkable.

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

• are female
• 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

Our Benefits

• Excellent training and development opportunities to achieve qualifications
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service with the option to buy and sell leave
• Benevolent Fund, confidential financial wellbeing resource available to our colleagues
• Health and Wellbeing programme - 24 hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend - Referral Programme

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 here

Our Values

Honesty
Trust
Kindness
Respect
Wellbeing