Support Worker

Acapella Recruitment; Porthcawl; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Acapella Recruitment is seeking a compassionate Support Worker for a family home in Porthcawl to assist a young man with visual impairment and complex needs. No formal qualifications required; full training will be provided, and a strong work ethic and the right values are essential to support his daily routines with dignity and respect.

The role involves helping with personal care, enabling participation in activities for health and wellbeing, and driving the client to various outings using an

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; training provided to become an excellent support worker.
• Strong work ethic and positive attitude are valued.
• Commitment to client-centred care and to upholding the service values.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and daily living support as needed.
• Assist the client to participate in a range of activities for health and wellbeing (cooking, cycling, swimming, outings).
• Support the client using an automatic vehicle to access activities and keep to the client’s timetable.

Skills

Compassion

Dignity and respect

Willingness to learn

Job description

Support Worker

Location: Porthcawl

Salary: £14.06 per hour

Two Positions Available

Hours: 22 hours per week / 33 hours per week

The family and care team of a young man, with visual impairment and severe learning difficulties, who can at times present challenging behaviour, are looking for a compassionate and conscientious individual to join the team.A unique residential care service, dedicated and tailored to this individual in the family home, they provide a range of care and support services for him.Their main priority for this job role is to find people with the right values, behaviours and attitudes that match his needs.

They are seeking to recruit a great new support worker; with a positive attitude, to work in the unique and bespoke service they provide – could this be you?

You don’t need to have previous experience in this field, nor do you need specific qualifications – providing you have a strong work ethic, they are happy to work with you and offer training to help you become an excellent support worker.Above all they want someone that shares in their values which are:

A commitment to quality and being the best they can for the client.

Treating the person they support with compassion.

Showing dignity and respect to all people that they will be working with.

Their client has a very organised timetable of activities and a very structured routine.However, this does not mean that two days are the same.Duties may include some basic support with personal care needs, as well as helping the individual to take part in a wide range of special interests and activities that support his health and wellbeing such as cooking, cycling, swimming, eating out, horse riding etc.

Their client has his own vehicle, which is automatic; staff are expected to drive the vehicle to enable their client to access a full range of activities.

Their client is 2:1 support.