Support Worker - Adult Supported Living

Swanton Care and Community; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive care service in Wales seeks a dedicated Support Worker to assist individuals in a community living environment. The role requires providing emotional and practical support, promoting independence, and respecting the unique needs of each person. Ideal candidates should have a compassionate approach and preferably experience in learning disabilities care. This full-time position includes various employee benefits and a rewarding work environment.

Benefits

Refer a friend scheme

Long service awards

Employee benefits app

Cycle to work scheme

Pension scheme

Life cover

Funded qualifications

Career pathways

Mental health first aiders

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, compassionate, and committed to supporting individuals.
• Experience with complex care is preferred.
• Must hold a valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical assistance and emotional support.
• Promote health and well-being of the people supported.
• General housekeeping duties including personal care.

Skills

Compassion

Enthusiasm

Communication

Education

Experience in supporting people with learning disabilities

Job description

About The Role

We are recruiting Support Workers/Carers in West Wales to support people to live in and be part of the local community, within a supported living environment. Our services are about helping people to get out in the community and make the most of their time in their own homes.

Whilst fully embracing the company ethos support workers provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they want to live.

Support is required 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Job title: Support Worker

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: Wales West, Carmarthen

The role

• Provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans.
• Promote the health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs of the people we support and ensure they are met in an inclusive way.
• General housekeeping duties that can include shopping, domestic duties as well as elements of personal care.
• As part of the role, you will need to be able to complete a range of records and documents.
• Each person we support has 1 to 1 support.
• Lone working and team-working.
• The successful applicants must hold a valid UK driving licence

About you

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people in a way which respects their dignity?

Experience of supporting people with learning disabilities and/or complex care is preferred but all training will be provided.

Here at Swanton Care, we are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.

‘Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy’

What we can offer

• Refer a friend scheme we know that you will know fantastic people who will be make a great contribution, you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made *
• Above and beyond we recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!
• Long service awards we recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service
• Employee benefits app stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.
• Cycle to work you can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme
• Pension we will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Life cover you will be entitled to the death in service benefit.
• Funded qualifications earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton *
• Career pathways we invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!
• Swanton Educates we have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development
• Trained mental health first aiders available to support you when you need someone to talk to
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support
• Employee Voice we hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us
• *subject to eligibility & criteria

About The Service

At Swanton Care and community West and South Wales, we always ensure we put the people we support at the centre of everything we do, we support inclusively with the person we support, listen, and respect their wants, needs and aspirations.

The people we support in their homes are supported in a person-centred way and our team is passionate about making a difference to their lives. We are continually promoting independence, with basic skills: such as cooking, cleaning, decorating their rooms and shopping or encouraging various new activities which they may not have had the opportunity to experience before, all whilst offering encouragement and celebrating success.