We are recruiting Social Care Workers at Caerphilly County Borough Council. Working hours: 30 Hours - These hours will be worked on a rotating basis, if you require further information on the available hours, please contact the recruiting manager using the details provided below. Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time Location: Various Locations Across the Borough This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Supported Living Scheme. We pay an attractive salary of £19,697.84 - £21,064.05 and offer access to training and development opportunities. Caerphilly County Borough Councils’ Supported Living Scheme have a fantastic opportunity for two part time (30 hours per week) Female Social Care Workers. The focus of these roles is to provide care and support that promotes choice and independence for female clients with a learning disability to enable them to live their lives well.
These key roles will require the successful applicants to build positive working relationships with other team members. Communicate ideas with genuine passion, commitment and flexibility that will enhance team performance in our Supported Living Service.
The successful applicants will need to have experience of working in a care setting, be able to adopt a motivated, committed, and flexible approach to duties, this involves regular weekend working, sleep-overs and Bank Holidays. Also, experience with clients that require support and assistance with all aspects of daily life, personal care, and social skills is essential.
The successful applicants must be in receipt of or be committed to achieving a relevant qualification Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent, within 1 year of appointment (subject to availability of training).
If you believe you have qualities that will inspire others to achieve, have a huge amount of enthusiasm, and genuinely want to ‘make a difference’ to the lives of others in our local community, we would love to hear from you. For the role, we ask that you have:
We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme and staff discount schemes. To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Linda Birt on 07808251575 or email [email protected] Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact [email protected] for further information.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The Social Care Wales (Registration) Rules 2023 set out the requirement for all residential childcare workers, domiciliary care workers, adult care home workers, residential family centre workers to be registered with Social Care Wales within six months from your start date in post.
It is determined that the successful post holders are female. This is a protected characteristic under the occupational requirement of the post in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.