Support Worker (Health Needs)
Job Summary
About the role
In this role youll be helping the people we support enjoy an active and fulfilling lifestyle. Their days are shaped by their interests and choices.
Youll play a key part in enabling these experiences creating opportunities for independence fun and connection.
This is a dynamic hands-on role where no two days are the same.
The service is based in a bungalow setting where youll work as part of a strong and supportive team. There is a balance of structured routines such as attending day services alongside more flexible person-led activities. The role also involves providing personal care full manual handling support and supporting with PEG feeding with training provided where needed. You may also have the opportunity to accompany individuals on UK holidays helping to create memorable experiences and maintain continuity of care.
This role is ideal for someone who is caring reliable and physically able to support manual handling return youll be welcomed into a warm and supportive team environment where you can build meaningful relationships and develop valuable skills in complex care.
What Youll Be Doing:
As a Support Worker youll be involved in all aspects of day-to-day support including:
- Enable independence through community access including day trips beach walks meals out football and bowling.
- Build strong trusting relationships including supporting one individual with unique communication needs.
- Provide personal care full manual handling and PEG feeding support (training provided).
- Work collaboratively as part of a strong supportive team with limited lone working.
- Support structured routines such as day services alongside flexible person-led activities.
- Digital record keeping
Skills and Experience Needed
A background of working with people with physical or mental health needs is desired but not necessary as full training and support from senior staff and management is provided.
Please ensure your application evidences experience of the following:
- I.T numeracy & digital literacy
- Experience working as part of a team and with people or customers
Were looking for someone who is caring reliable and physically able to support manual handling but above all someone who is passionate about empowering others to live as independently as possible.
Due to the specific needs of the individuals we support and current legal guidance this role is open to female applicants only.
Values
At Codi our values are Compassionate Authentic and Progressive. When you join us youll embrace these principles and thrive in an environment shaped by them.
Pay and Benefits
- 25877 (13.45 per hour)
- 20 hours per week part time permanent
- Sleep-in rate: 62.64 per 8 hour shift - approx. 1 per week
- Waking night rate: 20% Enhancement from 11pm to 7am
- Being a confident manual car driver with a full UK licence is essential.
- Youll work a varied shift pattern including day shifts (7:30am3:00pm or 3:00pm9:00pm) and waking nights (8:00pm8:00am) with enhanced rates for night work.
- Enhanced DBS which we will pay for
- Social Care Wales registration is fully reimbursed
- Take a glimpse into our work and find out more about our Pay & Benefits: Codi Perks & Benefits
FREDIE
At Codi Group we are guided in all that we do by a group of principles that we call FREDIE these are: Fairness Respect Equality Diversity Inclusion Engagement. This means that whatever your background you will have an equal opportunity to rise with us and we encourage you to apply now: FREDIE Video
About Codi Group
Codi is a not-for-profit with a big heart and an even bigger mission. As Wales largest provider of housing care and support were here to help people live well feel supported and rise to their full potential.
Every day our teams support nearly 17000 individuals across Wales with services that make a real and uplifting difference to their everyday lives.
Our name says it all: Codi means rise in Welsh. It reflects who we are where we come from and our ambition to lift expectations lift communities and lift each other.
How do you apply
If you have the skills and experience required please follow the prompts to apply now. We are actively review our applications and will sometimes progress to interview very quickly.
If you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require to support you to application process please contact or 0 quoting job ref 510049
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