Do you have a few hours to spare each week or have a flexible schedule that you could pick up flexible shifts in and around the North Wales | Flintshire area? Mencap Cymru are looking for Relief Support Workers to join our incredible teams across Flintshire (Connah's Quay, Broughton & Mold), we are looking for people who are passionate about delivering real life changing person-centred support.
You could already be working in Social Care? Perhaps you are in another role that isn’t related to social care, and you are looking to work in social care? You could have lived experience supporting a family member or a friend?
If you answered yes to any of the above then we are keen to speak with you, we are looking for kind and compassionate individuals that can take on board and translate Mencap’s Values supporting people with a learning disability into real meaningful person-centred care and support.
This could be working in one of our supported living services where you will support our individuals with daily living tasks, supporting to access the community, attending appointments with GP’s Opticians, Dentists and other health professionals. Doing the weekly grocery shop, supporting a person to a social event, going to the hairdressers, going on shopping trips or visiting the theatre and cinema.
You could also be working with individuals who are super independent and have strong links to the local community and are looking for support workers who are keen to support them further in developing their skills and independence. and require a few hours support at a time that focusses on achieving outcomes that really matter to them.
If this sounds like you and you are supportive, kind, positive, inclusive, brave and above all passionate then please do apply, we are waiting to hear from you.
What we're looking for:
- A genuine passion for supporting others.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships.
- Flexibility to work various shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- A positive and empathetic attitude towards individuals with learning disabilities.
- A full, valid UK driving licence and have access to your own car would be beneficial to our services.
- Welsh Speaking desirable.
We are an equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation and we particularly welcome and encourage disabled applicants and those from the Black and Asian communities to apply for the role as they are under-represented within the workforce.
Please note: Although Mencap is a licensed sponsor, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK, as we are not able to support new visa applications or sponsorship requests for this vacancy.
* An enhanced DBS will be required for the successful candidate
Job ID: 36134
For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document and below link with all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!
https://jobs.mencap.org.uk/benefits.aspx
Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.
We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carer’s. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.
At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.
Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.
We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.
We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.
