We are recruiting a Social Care Worker at Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Working hours: 18 hours per week / 14 hours per week / Casual
Contract Type: Part Time, Permanent / Casual, Relief
Location: Montclaire Respite home and Ty Gwilym Respite home
Team: Respite Services
This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organisation.
We pay an attractive salary of £10,478.81 - £11,738.05 (14 hours) / £13,472.76 - £15,091.78 (18 hours) / £14.35 per hour (Casual / Relief) and offer access to training and development opportunities.
Join our team as a Social Care Worker, where you’ll play a vital role in supporting people with learning disabilities to live full, independent and meaningful lives within their community. You’ll provide flexible, person-centred care while promoting dignity, choice and independence at all times. Working within respite settings, you’ll help create a safe, respectful and empowering environment, building positive relationships and enabling individuals to achieve their goals.
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.
- An understanding of the principles that underpin a quality care environment ie Privacy, dignity, respect, choice, independence and rights.
- Good communication skills, written and verbal.
We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, and staff discount schemes.
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 07791692185 or email Jamesn2@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.
Caerphilly County Borough Council does not receive applications submitted via the StudySmarter website. All applications must be submitted through our official Council website.
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.
It is determined that the successful post holder must be female. This is a protected characteristic under the occupational requirement of the post in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
