Support Worker - Gorseinon, United Kingdom - Mirus Wales

Mirus Wales

Verified Company

Gorseinon, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

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.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Support Worker to join our enthusiastic and devoted team based in Swansea. In this role you will be supporting two females and a male in the Gorseinon area, encouraging their independence.

Friendly, chatty and outgoing personalities will be best suited to the people supported, as well as being patient and understanding.

We love being out in the community as much as possible, doing things such as bowling, going to the cinema, walking, going out for food, shopping and looking at the scenery.

We also enjoy doing arts and crafts, playing board games such as connect four and hosting themed parties at our home.

If this sounds like the right role for you and you hold a full UK Driving Licence, please don't hesitate to apply

What will you be doing?

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.
You will be studying towards your QCF Level 2 Health and Social Care 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:

You may understand the issues associated with people with complex needs, but we will provide in depth training and coaching.

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.

Next steps:

Vacancy Type:
Permanent

Location:
Gorseinon, Swansea

Postcode:
SA4 4NW

Full-time / Part-time:Full-time

Salary:
£11.11

Closing Date:28 April 2023