We are looking for full-time and 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
Rate of pay: £12.00 per hour
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, working across day and night shifts on a rota basis
Shifts cover: days & nights
Location: Llanelli
AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, WE ARE UNABLE TO OFFER SPONSORSHIP.
About our services
Located across South Wales, we support people in supported living and community settings with autism, learning disabilities and mental health support needs. Supporting each person to live life to the full and access the opportunities and activities open to everyone in the community, we strive for excellence in everything we do.
Over the last 20 years we’ve built a track record of helping adults with social care needs gain their independence.
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. In addition:
· people 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 amazing people often know fantastic people and you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made
• Funded Health & Social Care qualifications earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders & EAP your health is important to us and we have MHRAs trained to listen, guide and support
• Employee benefits app stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities
• Long service awards we recognise your contribution to the team and award long service rewards
• Pension and life cover auto enrol into the NEST pension scheme and entitled to the death in service benefit

You will be required to undergo relevant pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.00 per hour
Expected hours: 37.5 per week
Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Referral programme

Shift:

• Day shift
• Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Llanelli: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Learning Disabilities: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Support Worker - Llaneli