Support Worker - Adult Supported Living

About The Role

While fully embracing the company ethos, support workers provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they want to live.

Join us at our service in Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire to work 21 hours per week. Support is required 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people in a way which respects their dignity? Here at Swanton, we are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words that underpin the pride we take in our services.

Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy

• Enable the people we support to live a full and happy life, to run their own home and to take part in a range of activities in the community.
• Provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans.
• Promote the health, well‑being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs of the people we support and ensure they are met in an inclusive way. Facilitate social, educational or work activities such as visiting family and friends, walks, shopping and other recreational activities of their choice. Perform general housekeeping duties that can include shopping, domestic duties as well as elements of personal care.
  
  Complete a range of records and documents as part of the role.

• Refer a friend scheme – You will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made (subject to eligibility & criteria).
• Above and beyond – Awards for staff who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises.
• Long service awards – Recognition of your contribution to the team.
• Employee benefits app – Stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.
• Cycle to work – Save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme.
• Pension – Auto enrolment into our salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Life cover – Entitled to the death in service benefit.
• Funded qualifications – Earn whilst you learn; opportunities to develop your career with Swanton.
• Career pathways – Apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level
  3).
• Swanton Educates – Our training qualification centre further supports your development.
• Trained mental health first aiders – Available to support you when you need someone to talk to.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – Free confidential access to 24hr assistance programme for counselling, advice and support.
• Employee Voice – Regular events to listen to your feedback about working with us.

You will be required to undergo relevant pre‑employment checks including an enhanced DBS check. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Supporting people in their own homes to live an independent life within their community.