Support Worker

Salary: £13.50 per hour

Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT)

Working pattern: Permanent, 16 to 37.5 hours per week, worked on a rota

About the role

Drive is a values-led health and social care organisation supporting people with disabilities to live full and valued lives. We are recruiting Support Workers to join our teams across our services.

You will provide person-centred support that helps people live independently, build life skills, get out and about in their communities and achieve the things that matter to them. Shifts may include days, evenings, weekends, public holidays, waking nights and sleep-ins, depending on the needs of the service.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting people to build independence, confidence and daily living skills
• Promoting inclusion and helping people access their local communities
• Keeping accurate records and following care plans and risk assessments
• Working in line with Drive’s values, policies and procedures
• Working a variety of shifts on a rota, including evenings, weekends, public holidays, waking nights and sleep-ins

What you’ll bring

• Willingness to work towards, or already hold, a Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care
• Willingness to register and stay registered with Social Care Wales
• Aged 18 or over
• Right to work in the UK (we cannot offer sponsorship)
• A full UK driving licence, access to a vehicle and business car insurance

What’s on offer

• £13.50 per hour
• £65.68 sleep-in payment
• Waking nights paid at time and a third
• 45p per mile mileage allowance
• Free Enhanced DBS check with Adults’ Barred List
• Paid initial registration with Social Care Wales
• Free training, induction and qualifications
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Company pension
• Refer a Friend scheme: £100 voucher when your referral starts and £200 when they pass probation

Additional information

This post is subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check with the Adults’ Barred List.