Home Support Worker

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
We are looking for candidates with demonstrated experience in a caring profession looking to gain further knowledge and experience within Cardiff Council. You will demonstrate knowledge of the care and support needs of older people and adults with physical disabilities. As the successful candidate you will be able to work independently and manage your time. You will have good administrative skills alongside good verbal and written communication skills. You will know when to seek advice and support and how to define professional boundaries and work in an individual focused way. You will be committed to working in a way that promotes equality and inclusion for all our citizens. The ability to speak other languages, in particular Welsh, and Community Languages would be an advantage. We are looking for committed individuals to join our remarkable team. Join us and be inspired by what Cardiff has to offer!
Additional information
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check. This post is part time and will work 30 hours per week. Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools. Refer to the Job Description-Personal Specification and tell us how you meet the criteria set out in these when completing your application, and please note we do not accept a CV as an application for the post. We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications. Due to the current interim working arrangements, we are unable to provide recruitment packs or accept application forms via the post. Interviews will normally be held on Teams but if you would prefer a face-to-face interview, please let us know. Please note the Council does not accept CV’s. When completing the supporting information section of your application, please ensure you refer to the below located on our website: Important information you need read in order to complete your application:- • Application Guidance • Applying for jobs with us • Behavioural Competency Framework Additional Information:- • Employee Charter • Recruitment of Ex-Offenders • Privacy Notice Apply today or contact us by email at LDoody@cardiff.gov.uk to arrange a further discussion about this opportunity!
Job Reference: PEO03832