About The Role
We are looking for part-time Support Workers who care about making every moment matter for the people we support. We support people with learning disabilities in our supported living services in Llanelli.
Job title: Support Worker/Carer
Hours: 16 hours per week, working across day and night shifts on a rota basis
Shifts cover: Days & nights
Location: Llanelli (SA14 & SA15 areas)
WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP.
About you
Are you enthusiastic, compassionate, and committed to supporting people in a way which respects their dignity?
- You will need to be adaptable, flexible, with excellent communication skills and be able to work as part of our team.
- Work with service users with learning disabilities / Autism / complex needs
- Hold or be willing to work towards a Level 2 in Health & Social Care
Here at Swanton, we are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.
‘Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy’
The role
- Provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans.
- Promote the health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs of the people we support and ensure they are met in an inclusive way.
- Facilitating social, educational or work activities such as visiting family and friends, walks, shopping and other recreational activities of their choice.
- General housekeeping duties that can include shopping, domestic duties as well as elements of personal care.
- As part of the role, you will need to be able to complete a range of records and documents.
What we can offer:
- Refer a friend scheme we know that you will know fantastic people who will be make a great contribution, you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made *
- Above and beyond we recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!
- Long service awards we recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service
- Employee benefits app stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.
- Cycle to work you can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme
- Pension we will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Life cover you will be entitled to the death in service benefit.
- Funded qualifications earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton *
- Career pathways we invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!
- Swanton Educates we have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development
- Trained mental health first aiders available to support you when you need someone to talk to
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support
- Employee Voice we hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us
*subject to eligibility & criteria
About The Service
Swanton Care and Community West and South Wales provide support to 10 supported living homes, all of which are individual, and have different needs of support.
Each house supports people with challenging health needs such as mental health, autism, ADHD, and complex needs.
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