Support Worker - Neath, United Kingdom - Mirus Wales

Mirus Wales

Verified Company

Neath, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Want to make a real difference to someone's life? Want to join a brand new service? We have an exciting opportunity for a
Support Workers to join a recently built home in
Neath.

We need:

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2 (Female Only) x 20 hours:

2 (Female Only) x 36 hours

We provide support to a lady and gentlemen in their mid 20s. They are very active in their day to day routines and love being out in their local community.

Both individuals have activities they do each week such as hydrotherapy and going to college, but also enjoy meeting their friends and finding new exciting activities to try.

We are looking for likeminded people who enjoy looking for new adventures, trying new activities and having fun. We are offering a range of posts which include a variety of morning, afternoon and evening shifts.

mirus is a not-for-profit charitable organisation, working in partnership with the people they support, their families and other partners, to deliver high quality, person-centred support services for people with a disability. We have been supporting people in Wales for over 35 years and currently support over 350 people in ten different local authority areas.

What will you be doing?

You'll empower people to try new activities, continue their existing hobbies and improve their skills. Implementing and review a range of individual support plans to enable the person that you will support to lead a fulfilling life.
As a Support Worker you will develop, implement, and review a range of individual support plans to enable the person that you will support to lead a fulfilling life.
You will provide support with a range of tasks which may include household and domestic tasks, shopping, diet/food preparation, personal care, personal hygiene, dressing and personal appearance.
As a Support worker we will support you in studying towards your QCF Level 2 Health and Social Care, which is completely funded by mirus.
You will work alongside other professionals such as care managers, community nurses and occupational therapists to deliver high quality support.

What we are looking for?

In this exciting and rewarding role you may already be familiar with supporting individuals, but if you don't we provide full training, coaching and mentoring.

Being a Support Worker takes bravery, patience, and commitment. If you share our values and are willing to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you

Our benefits include:

Fully funded and supported qualification
QCF Level 2 Health and Social Care (if not already achieved).
Paid workrelated travel at 45p per mile between services.
Premium payments for sleep in and wake in.
Full training programme and opportunities for development and promotion. Including an Aspiring Managers programme.
24 days' Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays. Increasing after 5 years' service.
Pension Scheme.
Cycle to Work Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme.
Social Wales Registration and DBS paid for by mirus.
Once employed, a £300 refer a friend scheme.

Next steps:

Vacancy Type:
Permanent

Location:
Neath

Postcode:
SA10 7DW

Full-time / Part-time:Part-time

Salary:
£11.11

Closing Date:22 March 2024