Support Worker

Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative; Rhoose; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

Annual leave 25–30 days

Benevolent Fund

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a Friend

Company pension

Cycle to work

Discount platform

Blue Light discount

Job summary

Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative in Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, is seeking a Support Worker to help people with learning disabilities lead fulfilling lives. You will join a team to support three individuals with diverse interests, enabling outings, dining, walks, and crafts while providing person-centred support.

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

Qualifications

• No experience required; full training provided.
• Patience and empathy are essential.
• Ability to speak on behalf of others to professionals.
• Good written skills and ability to record events with empathy.
• Full driving licence is essential for transporting individuals.

Responsibilities

• Support 3 individuals with different interests and personalities and help them enjoy what they love.
• Assist with social activities and minimal personal care as required.
• Enhance well-being by focusing on small, meaningful moments in daily life.

Skills

Patience and empathy

Strong communication

Teamwork

Good written skills

Record events with empathy

Driving licence

Job description

As a Support Worker in Rhoose, 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: Rhoose, 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 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 45p per mile

Contract:

Permanent

What you’ll be doing:

In this role, you’ll support 3 individuals with different interests and personalities and we're looking for someone who can help them enjoy the things they love!

These individuals require minimal support and are quite socialable, they love eating out at their favourite restaurants, going to clubs and out for walks. They also enjoy quieter activities like crafting and relaxing sensory activities. This role does involve minimal personal care.

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, thistruly isafun and rewarding role for the right person.

Who we are looking for:

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 - 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
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Benefits and discount platform
• Eligibility for Blue Light discount card
• And much much more…..

About Us

Our mission is to build a better future by focusing on people with learning disabilities and their families. We strive to be a great support provider for the individuals and families that we support, our employees, our partners and funders, and the communities in which we work. 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