Support Worker - Make a Real Difference
Location: Individual's Home, Barmouth area.
Employer: Anheddau Cyf
Are you caring, patient, and passionate about helping people live fulfilling, independent lives?
Anheddau Cyf is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic Support Workers to provide person centred support to an individual in their own home.
About the Role
This is a rewarding opportunity to support a young individual who suffers from dual sensory impairment to live life to the fullest. Every day is different, and you'll play an important role in helping them lead a fulfilled and active life.
We need support from people who are patient, kind, and willing to communicate in ways that work for the individual. Most importantly, we’re looking for people who enjoy having fun, have an outgoing and positive attitude and are willing to support the individual to participate in community based activities.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for several people who:
- Have experience supporting individuals with sensory impairments, disabilities, or complex support needs (preferred, but not essential if you have the right values and willingness to learn).
- Are patient, compassionate, and reliable.
- Are excellent communicators and willing to adapt their communication style.
- Enjoy supporting people to access the community, take part in activities, and achieve their personal goals.
- Can promote independence, dignity, and choice in everything they do.
- Work well both independently and as part of a supportive team.
- PBS involvement.
- Are willing to learn.
- Work proactively within a team setting.
What You'll Do
- Provide person centred support in the individual's own home and community.
- Support communication using methods that meet the individual's needs.
- Assist with daily living activities while encouraging independence.
- Help plan and take part in enjoyable activities, hobbies, and outings.
- Build a trusting, respectful, and positive working relationship.
Shift patterns will be awake nights for the first to weeks and then shared sleeping in, including day shifts weekdays and weekends.
Why Join Anheddau Cyf?
At Anheddau Cyf, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live the life they choose. We value our staff and provide training, ongoing support, and opportunities for development.
If you're someone who is caring, enthusiastic, and committed to making a genuine difference every day, we'd love to hear from you.
*Apply today and help someone live the life they choose*
Please note: Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application, as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship during the recruitment process.
Job Purpose:
As a Support Worker It’s not (always necessarily) about qualifications or experience, we do appreciate both, but we want to recruit people who believe they can make a difference to the lives of others. The kind of person you are and the values that you bring are what really matters to us.
Our workplace values are important to us, as we are passionate about working together to make a positive difference to the lives of people to ‘have the best life possible’ by providing them with a supportive and fulfilling experience that is centred on their individual needs and what’s important to them.
Our support workers will be expected to:
- Cooperate with the House manager, Area manager and Service Manager in providing a happy, caring, and secure home life for the individuals, together with a well-structured programme of leisure activities and sociable events.
- Promote and adhere to the workplace values of Anheddau (caring, dignity and respect, learning and reflection, commitment to quality care and support)
- Build positive relationships with families and friends of those who are using our services that demonstrate that we care about the work we do in supporting people to live the best possible life day to day.
- Record and report about a person you are assisting progress, including any issues which may need further help or support
- To contribute to the implementation of support plans with a person who is accessing our services and (where required) their families, that fully involves them and reflects their strengths, needs and assists them in living the best possible life.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £25,824.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Sick pay
Application question(s):
- Can you speak Welsh, or are open to learning basic Welsh?
Language:
Work Location: In person
