Support Worker - FULL TIME

Cartrefi Cymru; Pwllheli; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive community organization in Nefyn is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to help individuals with learning disabilities lead fulfilling lives. In this role, you will empower people to make their own choices and assist them in day-to-day decisions. The position offers both part-time and full-time hours with a salary of £12.74 per hour, plus additional benefits like a health program and 25 days of annual leave, rising to 30 after 5 years.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Health and Wellbeing programme

Training and development opportunities

Company pension

Qualifications

• Full driving licence is essential for transporting individuals to appointments.
• Access to own car and business insurance for vehicle is required.
• Ability to record events with empathy and meaning.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in making their own choices and setting goals.
• Empower people to participate in structured activities.
• Assist with personal care respectfully.

Skills

Patience and empathy

Strong communication skills

Teamwork skills

Welsh language skills

Job description

As a Support Worker in Nefyn you’ll help make the everyday remarkable for the people we support. We are dedicated to supporting those with learning disabilities to live a fulfilled and enriched life in the community, as a Support Worker, you can play a vital role in this.

Role Details

Role: Support Worker

Location: Nefyn near Pwllheli, Gwynedd

Hours: We have both part time (minimum 16 hours per week) and full time hours (maximum 40 hours per week), please speak to us about the hours you are looking to do. Your shift pattern will include weekends and sleep‑ins.

Salary: £12.74 per 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 actively support individuals in making their own choices and set their own goals — whether it’s everyday decisions like what to wear, eat, or do, or something bigger such as where to live, how to manage their finances, or where to go on holiday.

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.

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, this truly is a fun and rewarding role for the right person.

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 - essential for transporting individuals to appointments and activities
• have access to your own car and happy to use this for transporting people we support to and from activities as well as obtaining business insurance for your vehicle for which we pay 45p per mile to cover this
• Welsh language skills preferred

Our Benefits

• 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
• Blue Light discount card

About Us

Our mission is to build a better future by focusing on people with learning disabilities and their families. 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