Comprehensive range of benefits to enhance the overall salary package include:
- Generous annual leave entitlement of 26 working days paid leave per year - rising to 31 days after 5 years' continuous service
- 8 additional public holidays
- Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
- Employee Volunteering Scheme with up to three days paid time off to volunteer.
- Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme membership (career average defined benefit pension scheme), with 17.7% employer contribution for 2023/24.
- Wide and supportive range of Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing resources, including a professional in-house occupational health service
- Extensive learning resources to support career development
- Career growth pathways
- Generous occupational Maternity and Paternity pay plans, in excess of statutory benefits
- Salary Sacrifice Car and Cycle Schemes
- Access to a wide range of discounts and offers.
Join our dedicated team at West Lodge, a new Children's Residential Home in St Ishmaels, Haverfordwest, committed to providing temporary residence for 10-18 year olds who have faced diverse adverse childhood experiences.
We are currently hiring experienced Support Workers for full-time, open-ended positions, spanning 37 hours per week. As a Support Worker, you will play a pivotal role in delivering a dynamic, person-centred service at an operational level. Your responsibilities will include overseeing shifts at West Lodge, adhering to Care Inspectorate Wales regulations.
Our team operates on an annualised rota basis, covering evenings, nights, and weekends, to ensure the consistent provision of a warm, safe, welcoming, happy, friendly, and nurturing environment at West Lodge. Flexibility is key, and we welcome individuals who are passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of young individuals.
To meet Care Inspectorate Wales standards, applicants must be at least 22 years old and hold an NVQ 3 in Caring for Children or Children and Young People, or demonstrate a willingness to work towards this qualification.
Take the next step in your career and contribute to creating a positive and supportive environment for young individuals at West Lodge. Apply now!
'Working together, improving lives'
Closing date for applications: Midnight on Monday 11 th December 2023
Anticipated interview dates: Tuesday 19 th December 2023 and Wednesday 20 th December 2023 (times to be scheduled).
Employment ChecksThis post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.
Where it is appropriate for your role and responsibility, the personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by visiting https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.
Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.
SafeguardingSafeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council's Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.
This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.
Support & Additional Info - Please contact the Recruitment Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online or require support by emailing recruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk.
- Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.
Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.
