Support Worker

Cartrefi Cymru; Swansea; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Swansea seeks a Support Worker to empower individuals with learning disabilities. Responsibilities include facilitating activities that build confidence, assisting with personal care, and providing practical support to clients. The position offers both full-time and part-time hours between 16 to 40 hours a week, with a competitive salary of £12.74 per hour and additional benefits including training, annual leave, and a company pension.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

25 days annual leave

Health and Wellbeing programme

Company pension

Benefits and discount platform

Qualifications

• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to support intimate personal care with respect.
• Good written skills to record events meaningfully.
• Full driving license and a personal vehicle for transport.

Responsibilities

• Empower clients and support them in daily responsibilities.
• Facilitate structured activities to build confidence.
• Provide practical support for maintaining homes and connections.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Communication skills

Teamwork skills

Written skills

Driving license

Job description

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.

Qualifications and Experience

• 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 be happy to use this for transporting people we support to and from activities; obtain business insurance for your vehicle for which we pay 45p per mile to cover this

Our Mission

We are a Cooperative, which means putting people at the heart of our decision making and support. We focus on people with learning disabilities and their families.

Hours

We have both full and part time positions, with hours ranging between 16 to 40 hours per week. Shift patterns include daytime, evening, weekend and sleep-in shifts.

Salary and Benefits

Salary: £12.74 per hour and our sleep-in shifts at £60 per night; travel expenses are paid 45p per mile.

• 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