Support Worker - Gorseinon, United Kingdom - Mirus Wales

Mirus Wales

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Gorseinon, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

COME AND JOIN A BRAND NEW SERVICE IN GORSEINON

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 Worker (Nights Only) to join a recently new built home in Gorseinon.

This is a fantastic opportunity to support someone who has recently moved into a new house, supporting them to make it a home.

Please note that a full UK Driving Licence is required for this role due to the requirements of the people we support.

In this role, you will be expected to complete 3 nights (39 hours) a week at time and a quarter.

Please note that the shift is for Waking Nights, so you will be expected to work through the night. There are currently no sleep-in options.

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:
Gorseinon, Swansea

Postcode:
SA4 4NW

Full-time / Part-time:Full-time

Salary:
£11.11

Closing Date:21 July 2023