Home Support Worker - Cardiff, United Kingdom - Cardiff Council

Cardiff Council

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Cardiff, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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About The Service

Cardiff benefits from being the capital city of Wales, offering staff the opportunity to work with a highly diverse population with a variety of care and support needs.

As the largest local authority in Wales, we support nearly 5000 individuals to live well, offering them a person-centred support structure to ensure they can meet their own needs and outcomes.

Adult Community Services is the largest team in Cardiff supporting citizens over the age of 18 with physical disabilities and older people.

The teams are made up of community and hospital based Social Workers who offer services for individuals and families from the first time they need support from Adult Social Services throughout their journey with us.

Working alongside a wider multi-disciplinary team, including Occupational Therapy teams, Social Work Assistants, Day Centre teams and Health colleagues we find solutions to best support individuals to achieve their outcomes.

We have contractual relationships with a wide range of home care providers, offering care and support throughout Cardiff and residential care homes, ensuring that all options can be available to best meet an individual's needs.

You will be providing support within the Contact & Assessment Team in Adult Community Services.

About the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Contact and Assessment team as a Support Worker. Wales vibrant capital city offers you the opportunity to work within the largest and most diverse community in Wales.

You will support older adults and adults with physical disabilities in a strength-based way, enabling them to maintain independent living skills following a wellbeing assessment completed by Social Workers and Social Work Assistants.

The Contact and Assessment team are committed to supporting people to live fulfilled lives and to remain as independent as possible.

As a Support Worker, you will have access to a comprehensive range of training and support to enable you to enhance your professional development.

We take the welfare of our staff seriously and we strive to deliver positive working arrangements that support our amazing workforce to feel respected and valued.

Cardiff Council also offers some great benefits for staff including:

A generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days per year to a maximum of 33 days per year after 5 years, with the option to purchase additional annual leave to a maximum of 10 days.
Our working culture is flexible, with a flexi scheme allowing you to work to a schedule that suits you, including access to office sites throughout the city.
Access to the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Pension Fund which is part of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), offering a reputable, secure and flexible pension plan for peace of mind.
Excellent training and development opportunities
Support offered through mentorship and enhanced by management.

What We Are Looking For From You

Additional information

Job Reference:
PEO03832