Working hours: 0 hours / Relief
Contract Type: Casual
Location: Various locations in the borough
This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Respite Services Team.
We pay an attractive salary of £12.59 per hour and offer access to training and development opportunities. Are you passionate about and committed to promoting independence that encourages individuals to make their own choices and engage in new experiences to achieve their personal goals?
The role of a Social Care Worker is to deliver care, support and guidance in line with agreed Care Plans. You will be required to deliver all aspects of personal care and ensure the person's privacy, dignity, respect, choices, independence and self-esteem are maintained at all times.
This rewarding role offers the opportunity to support individuals in a person-centred way to promote their independence, encouraging them to express their views and participate in relevant decision making about the support and service they require.
The role also involves supporting some individuals with mobility needs in accordance with their safer handling plan.
For the role, we ask that you have:
- The ability to achieve a Level 2 or 3 qualification in Health and Social Care within an agreed timescale
- Experience of working in a care setting and an understanding of the principles that underpin a quality care environment ie, privacy, dignity, respect, choice, independence and rights
- A motivated, committed and flexible approach to duties, and the ability to work shifts on a rota basis including weekends, bank holidays and sleep in duties
We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The Social Care Wales (Registration) Rules 2023 set out the requirement for all residential childcare workers, domiciliary care workers, adult care home workers, residential family centre workers to be registered with Social Care Wales within six months from your start date in post.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list
After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Nathan James on 07873702393,
jamesn2@caerphilly.gov.uk or Rhia Manns on 07775730277,
mannsr@caerphilly.gov.uk .
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.
