Support Worker Cardiff, Wales
Job description
Who we are:
Acumen Care Services was established in November 2017; since the beginning we have strived to deliver the highest quality service within the health and social care sector. We work with services across Wales and Southwest England providing a quality, reliable service that encompasses service requirements whilst ensuring our employees receive the support needed to carry out their roles safely and effectively. We also provide individuals with new and rewarding careers paths. Many who work with us go on to achieve high-level, nationally recognised qualifications and obtain roles as team leaders and higher-level care managers. Are you looking to build a rewarding career in social care where you can turn possibilities into realities? We would love to hear from you!
Overview of role:
Position: Support Worker.
Salary: £10.00 per hour paid weekly
Hours:
- Flexible agency work and block bookings available
- Shifts: Flexible pattern available, pick and choose the shifts you want every week
Contract: Zero Hour with paid annual leave
Location: we cover, Cardiff, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Ebbw Vale, Vale of Glamorgan, Swansea and further afield
Why choose us? you will receive the following benefits as standard.
- Mobile Booking App for communicating shift availability.
- Paid Annual Leave.
- Variety of work in different social care and healthcare settings.
- Incentives for shifts booked, such as gift vouchers.
- Blue Light Card and Birthday Gift Voucher.
- Statutory Sick Pay.
- Employee Assist Programme.
- Flexible working to suit you along with evening and weekend only shifts.
- Enhanced overtime rates.
- Comprehensive induction and on-boarding programme along with up-skilling and free E-learning paid for by us.
- Career progression opportunities with additional training support to meet your personal development requirements.
- Refer a Friend incentive scheme, Employee of the month and colleague recognition scheme.
- Enrolment onto complete QCF in Health and Social Care.
- Free Uniform.
- Optional enrolment into company pension scheme.
Above all, you will be joining an organisation that truly value staff!
The role:
- Provide the highest quality of Support, ensuring every individual can achieve and exceed their personal outcomes.
- Promote individuals' independence by supporting with a wide range of educational, social, and work-based activities in line with personal plans both within the service and in the community.
- Provide assistance and support with personal care and domestic tasks as and when necessary.
- Work Collaboratively with individuals, families, and external partner organisations to ensure that support is personalised to meet individual needs.
- Proactively safeguard and protect the individuals and ensure the safety and well-being of all the individuals we support.
Compatibility is the foundation to our success stories! Do you share the same values? We are looking for:
- A great team player who is compassionate, empathetic, and caring with a drive to make a difference and empower people to make their own choice.
- An energetic and enthusiastic individual with a passion for making a difference.
- A great communicator, with the ability to engage with everyone we work with and build strong relationships with all partners.
- Creative thinker who is willing to use initiative and have courage to take positive risks.
- Someone who can influence learning of new skills.
- Someone with the ability to finding solutions and turning possibilities into realities.
- Driving Licence is preferable for this role, although we will consider those who do not drive but can get to the locations via public transport.
We work with 1000s of people throughout Wales to provide a varied range of care and support services including:
- Individuals with mental health support needs.
- Residential support services.
- School and college care & support provisions.
- Domiciliary care & support.
- Care & support for individuals in temporary housing.
- Adult residential settings.
- Outreach service.
- Transport service.
Qualifications and knowledge:
- QCF level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care is desirable but not essential.
- Experience would be advantageous.
- Experience with Dementia, Nursing, Elderly Care, challenging behaviour, residential, NHS, ambulance service, SEN schools and Mental Health would be an advantage.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and we believe there is strength in our diversity, in the services we offer, the people we support and the staff we employ.
Acumen Care Services is committed to safeguarding Children and Adults at risk. All applicants will be subject to a Safer Recruitment process and all appointments are subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and any other suitability checks deemed essential for this role.
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