Job profile

We are recruiting Social Care Workers at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours:  30 hours per week or 25 hours per week. 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: Brodawel House Supported Living

This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Supported Living Scheme.

We pay an attractive salary of £17,286.49 - £18,425 (25 hours) and £20,743.78 - £22,110 (30 hours) and offer access to training and development opportunities.

There are also Casual / Relief positions available for this role at a salary of £14.36 per hour.

Caerphilly Supported Living Scheme provides flexible care and support to adults with a Learning disabilities. We seek Female Social Care workers who want to make a difference to someone's life. Are you that person?

Duties will include providing help and guidance and deliver all aspects of personal care as needed by tenants /individuals /residents, ensuring the individuals privacy, dignity, respect, choices, independence and self esteem are maintained at all times. You will also provide support with daily living tasks, accessing the community, holidays, supporting people to live their best life.

The postholder will assist in the risk management of individuals by adhering to Risk Assessments and Management Plans in conjunction with the policies and procedures of Caerphilly County Borough Council.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• The ability to achieve a Level 2 or 3 qualification in Health and Social Care within an agreed timescale.
• An understanding of the principles that underpin a quality care environment i.e. Privacy, dignity, respect, choice, independence and rights.
• Experience with people who require support and assistance with all aspects of personal care, daily living and social skills.
• The ability to work shifts on a rota basis, and work flexibly, including weekends, bank holidays and sleep in duties.

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 Birtl@caerphilly.gov.uk

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 webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk 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 holder is Female. This is a protected characteristic under the occupational requirement of the post in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.