Here at Cartrefi Cymru, we’re a Cooperative, which means putting people at the heart of our decision making and support. Our colleagues, the people we support, and members of our community contribute to how we build community as one of Wales largest support providers.
With a new opportunity to join us as a Support Worker you can play a part in this.
We are dedicated to supporting those with learning disabilities to live a fulfilled and enriched life in the community. We want to work with the best people with the best skills and who demonstrates our values and are committed to making everyday remarkable.
Location: Llwyndyrys, near Pwllheli, Gwynedd
Hours: two roles available 16 hours per week this includes both mornings wake up shifts and evening bedtime shifts and weekends. There is a possiblity of 2 sleep ins a week
Salary: £12.74 per hour, additional £60 per night for sleep in shifts
Contract: Permanent
Interviews: We are looking to interview as soon as possible so would encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity
What you’ll be doing:
In this role you’ll be involved with both homecare supporting 1 male in his own home and our Clwb Cartrefi sessional support service locally.
In homecare you’ll be providing person centred care which includes meal preparation, personal care daily, supporting and communicating with the family and manual handling.
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 is truly a rewarding and fun role for the right person.
The person you’ll be supporting is Welsh speaking so ideally, you’ll speak Welsh already or be learning. Due to the remote location of this role, it is essential you are a driver with access to your own transport.
Who we're looking for:
No experience is required as full is training provided. 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 a driver with access to your own transport 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. It’s not just what you do, it’s how you do it — we’re looking for someone who can believe and demonstrate our values every day.
Our Rewards:
Excellent training and development opportunities to achieve qualifications 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service with the option to buy and sell leave Benevolent Fund, confidential financial wellbeing resource available to our colleagues Long term service awards Access to online shopping discounts and benefits platform 24 hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme Eligibility for Blue Light discount card And much much more….. Our Mission
To build a better future by focussing on people with learning disabilities and their families. We strive to be a great support provider for the individuals and families that we support, our employees, our partners and funders, and the communities in which we work.
Our Values
We’ve made a promise to the people we support, setting out our commitments to them and how they can expect to be supported, our values include:
Honesty
Trust
Kindness
Respect
Wellbeing
Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early so we would encourage you to apply early for this position.
How to apply
View full job description and apply on the employers website
