Support Worker - Adult Residential

Swanton Care and Community; Pontypridd; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent care provider in Wales is seeking dedicated Support Workers to empower individuals and promote their well-being. This role requires adaptability and excellent communication skills, along with a valid UK driving licence. The job includes providing support for personal goals, facilitating social activities, and general housekeeping duties. Competitive benefits include a referral scheme, employee discounts, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Refer a friend scheme

Above and beyond rewards

Long service awards

Employee benefits app

Cycle to work scheme

Pension scheme

Life cover

Funded qualifications

Career pathways in Health and Social Care

Training qualification centre

Mental health first aiders support

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Adaptable, flexible, with excellent communication skills.
• A valid UK driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to empower people to achieve their goals.
• Promote health, well-being, and cultural beliefs of supported people.
• Facilitate social, educational, or work activities.
• General housekeeping duties including personal care.
• Complete a range of records and documents.

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for Support Workers who care about making every moment matter, regardless of qualifications or experience.

Position: Support Worker

Location: Pontypridd (CF38 postcode)

Hours: 40 hours per week

WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP

About you

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people in a way which respects their personal choice, promotes their access to the community and their engagement in a wide range of activities?

At Swanton, we share core values and apply them to the work. Our ethos is built on five key words: Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy.

You must be adaptable, flexible, with excellent communication skills and able to work as part of a team. A valid UK driving licence is essential.

The Role

• Provide support to empower people to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting individuality and enabling appropriate choices in line with support plans.
• Promote health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs of supported people inclusively.
• Facilitate social, educational or work activities such as visiting family, supported employment, walks, shopping and other recreational activities of choice.
• General housekeeping duties including shopping, domestic duties and personal care elements.
• Complete a range of records and documents.

What we can offer

• Refer a friend scheme: earn £400 each successful referral *
• Above and beyond: rewards for extra mile and good inspection feedback with vouchers.
• Long service awards: celebrate long service.
• Employee benefits app: discounts across shops, access learning & development opportunities.
• Cycle to work: save money and get fit with salary sacrifice scheme.
• Pension: auto-enrol into salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Life cover: entitlement to death in service benefit.
• Funded qualifications: earn while you learn, develop career with Swanton.
• Career pathways: apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3).
• Swanton Educates: own training qualification centre.
• Trained mental health first aiders: available to support you when needed.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): free confidential access to 24hr assistance for counselling, advice and support.
• Employee Voice: regular events to listen to feedback.

*subject to eligibility & criteria

About The Service

Towyn Way - South East Wales, consists of 5 bedrooms, 2 on the ground floor to support specific individuals to remain living here. The house is suitable to support people of all needs, and the people we support are invited to be included in decisions for the home, such as furniture, decoration, personalising their own rooms.