Support Worker Vacancy

Community Lives Consortium; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

Mileage allowance (65p per mile)

Training paid for (QCF)

Discounts at high street shops

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working options

Job summary

Community Lives Consortium is seeking flexible Support Workers to assist adults with learning or physical disabilities in Swansea, Neath & Port Talbot. Duties include personal care, meals, housekeeping, and accompanying individuals to activities.

A driver’s licence is essential; sleep-in duties and travel between sites are required. We offer a thorough training programme, paid qualifications, and a generous pension.

Qualifications

• You must genuinely care and empathise with people.
• Excellent verbal and written communication are essential.
• A full current driving licence is essential for travel between sites.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care, cooking and housekeeping tasks.
• Support individuals to maintain independence and participate in activities.
• Accompany people to social, leisure, and community activities.
• Work flexibly across days, evenings, weekends, and sleep-in duties.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Full driving licence

Education

QCF Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Location: Swansea and Neath Port Talbot areas

For this role you will receive a salary of £13.45 per hour / £28,051.32 per annum (pro rata for part-time) plus £67.75 per shift when you work a Sleep-In.

Other benefits: Company Pension with generous employer’s contribution

Hours per week: Variety of contracts available up to 40 hours per week

Community Lives Consortium is a Registered Charity and Domiciliary Care Agency that provides support for people with a learning or physical disability to live the life they choose in their own home within the communities of Swansea, Neath & Port Talbot. We are currently looking for flexible and committed Support Workers to provide a quality service to the people we support.

Do you genuinely care about the welfare of vulnerable adults?

Are you looking for a rewarding job providing personalised support to promote independent living within your local community?

We are currently looking for Support Workers who want to make a difference to the lives of adults with a learning or physical disability whilst maintaining their dignity, safety and independence. This can include cooking/preparing meals; housekeeping/laundry, accompanying the people we support at social, leisure, recreational activities, hobbies and providing personal care. Every person we support is an individual and they will look to you to work in a safe and professional way.

Support Workers will be required to promote the independence of the people we support enabling them to develop new skills and friendships and encourage them to enjoy a full life within the community.

Support workers are also required to work a variety of shifts on a rota basis, this includes days, evenings, weekends, wakeful nights, public holidays and sleep in duties.
We offer a thorough training programme with an opportunity to gain a QCF Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care, provided free of charge to give you all the skills required to provide an excellent customer service.

Due to the nature of this role you will be required to travel, therefore a full current driving licence is essential. If you own a vehicle and use it for any work purposes then Business Class 1 vehicle insurance is also essential. You will be required to provide evidence of these.

Holiday entitlement will be based on 29 days (pro rata) per annum rising to 33 days (pro rata) per annum after 5 completed year’s continuous service.

This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

All offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory pre-employment health declaration, proof of right to work in UK, full employment history and references.

Who we’re looking for:

You must genuinely care and empathise with people and have personal values that align with ours. Communication skills both verbal and written are critical to this role. You must be 18 years old or over and have an understanding of what the role entails and be able to follow instruction.

No experience is required to be a successful Support Worker as we offer a thorough training programme to give you all of the skills required to provide an excellent service.

As a valued member of our team you will also be entitled to a range of benefits, including:

• Additional annual leave after 5 year’s service.
• Long Service Award (at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 years service)
• A generous Company Sick Pay Scheme (Up to 6 months full pay and 6 months half pay
• Social Care Wales Registration Fees paid by the organisation
• 65p per mile allowance for any work mileage undertaken
• Training programme to gain recognised Qualifications paid for by the Consortium.
• Blue Light Card Fee paid by the organisation
• Stream from your salary for early access to some of your pay (T&Cs apply)
• Access to a Savings Account with a good interest rate
• Access to Financial Coaching and Advice
• Discounts at high street shops and supermarkets
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A generous Company Pension Scheme
• Support and Wellbeing Advice Service
• Opportunities for your own personal development via Learning Loans
• Rights to Request: Time to Train and Flexible Working
  Opportunity to sell annual leave, within the provisions of the Working Time Regulations.
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave