Support Worker, Community Health

Summary

Are you enthusiastic, motivated, and passionate about helping others? We’re looking for dedicated Support Workers to join our friendly team in Llanelli, supporting three amazing adults with learning disabilities to live independently and thrive in their community. We have a 16 hour per week, permanent position available.

• Requires full flexibility to work various shift patterns including days, evenings, sleep‑in, weekends and bank holidays.
• Sleep‑in shifts are paid at a set rate for an 8 hour shift between 11:00 pm and 07:00 am in addition to your contracted hours.

Overview

Codi is a not‑for‑profit with a big heart and an even bigger mission. As Wales’ largest provider of housing, care, and support, we’re here to help people live well, feel supported, and rise to their full potential. Every day, our teams support nearly 17,000 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.

About

The Role

This service in Dafen, Llanelli is the home of 3 social and creative individuals with learning disabilities. They have their individual passions and personalities and love to be out in the community and meet new people. As a Support Worker you will actively support and assist with daily living skills and activities of choice to enable each individual to be as independent in these areas as possible.

Key

Duties Will Involve

• Providing person‑centered support for daily needs, including personal care (showering, bathing, brushing teeth, continence care, etc.).
• Supporting dietary needs and food preparation.
• Offering emotional support.
• Completing cleaning and administrative tasks.
• Administering and managing medication.
• Monitoring individual medication stocks and finances.
• Bringing innovative ideas to improve team practices.

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

• IT, literacy & numeracy skills
• Experience working as part of a team and customer service skills

Values

At Codi, our values are Compassionate, Authentic, and Progressive. When you join us, you’ll embrace these principles and thrive in an environment shaped by them.

Pay and Pensions

• £24,531 FTE (£12.75 per hour)
• Sleep‑in rate: £62.64 per 8 hour shift - approx. 1 per week.
• Waking night rate: 20% enhancement from 11 pm to 7 am
• Enhanced DBS which we will pay for
• Social Care Wales registration is fully reimbursed
• Pension Choices:
  • Defined Contribution (DC) Scheme with matched contributions up to 10%.
  • Defined Benefit (DB) 1/80th of final salary for every year of service.
• 3 x Life Cover linked to pension membership
• Saving scheme with competitive interest rate
• Give As You Earn scheme for tax‑efficient charity donations

Time off and Flexibility

• 26 days holiday, pro‑rata entitlement plus bank holidays. Rising to 27 days after 1 year of service or cash equivalent of 1 day’s annual leave.
• Maternity & Adoption Leave: 20 weeks
• Paternity Leave: 3 weeks

Wellbeing

• Sick Pay, rising with length of service up to 6 months full pay after 4 years.
• Eyecare: up to £100 reimbursement towards eye tests and glasses.
• Free counselling, coaching, wellbeing team, and OH service to all colleagues
• Annual Health Check
• Health Cash Plan

Getting Around

• Mileage paid at 45p plus £5 per passenger per mile
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Personal Development

• Continuous professional training and development
• Leadership development programmes
• Professional memberships needed for your role are reimbursed
• Career coaching
• Support with funding and time for qualifications

Perks and Recognition

• Long Service Awards
• Blue Light Card eligibility giving discounts at 15,000 brands.
• Colleague Discount platform

FREDIE

At Codi Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE:
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.

How do you apply?

If you have the skills and experience required, please follow the prompts to apply now. We just need an up‑to‑date CV along with a few contact details so that we can get back in touch with you. We are interviewing quickly so please don’t delay in applying.

Contact:  or 0300 373 5262 quoting job .

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