We are looking for an experienced Support Worker (Housing) to join our fantastic team at Golau Caredig, Barry.
This role is a permanent position working 18.5 hours per week, over 3 days between Monday and Friday.
What you'll do
You will assist in the provision of a full range of support services to older persons with support needs - adults with mental health issues and those with a physical disability. You will work as part of a team to provide flexible and targeted housing related support service to tenants who live in Golau Caredig supporting them to maintain their accommodation and achieve independent living.
This will include assisting social inclusion, support to manage their tenancies/accommodation; budgeting; accessing education; training and employment; increasing awareness of their community and improve skills to live independently.
What you'll need
To be successful in this role you will be capable of organising own workload and prioritising between various competing tasks and will have experience of working directly with people with support needs and/or liaison with voluntary and statutory agencies. A qualification in Social Care or related discipline is desirable. You will need excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage your time. You will have the ability to remain calm in a changing environment and be able to work flexibly when required.
UK Driver's License and access to a vehicle is essential.
Benefits
1. Pay rate of £12.55 per hour
2. Fully paid induction and training programme
3. Enhanced sick pay
4. Medicash - cashback healthcare
5. Employee assistance programme and well-being resource available 24/7
6. ‘Perks’ – a range of shopping and activity discounts and cashback options
7. We are a Family Friendly organisation
8. Develop with the support of our Learning and Development team
Opportunities for development
We provide a range of learning and development opportunities to support you at every stage of your career. From technical training to leadership development, we have a range of programmes available for you.
Our Behaviours
Our Behaviours guide the way we work, shape the way we grow and make sure each of us, whatever we do, can have a positive impact within our roles. To find out more about our Behaviours please see the attached Hafod Behaviours Framework.