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* Ref: CA/CSWC/01/12/2024
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Community Support Worker - Children, Cardiff
* Location: Cardiff
* Area: Cardiff
* Duration: Ongoing
* Salary: £13.45 - £14.01 per hour
* Start date: Immediate
* Job Type: Permanent
* Sector: Community care & support
* Posted: 01/12/2024
* Benefits: Paid DBS & Blue Light Card, Paid travel time & mileage, Paid waiting time
Job Description
Join a caring company and make a difference; together we can change lives.
We offer flexible shifts for a balanced life.
Who are we?
Since 2010, ND Care & Support has provided a range of bespoke domiciliary care and community care services for children, young adults, adults, and older people throughout Wales. We are a registered member of the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW).
A full UK Driving License or an International Driving License and your own car are essential. You must be able to work a minimum of 25 hours per week.
About the role:
As a Community Support Care Worker, you will be required to support and deliver our sessional care services to children who have additional support needs due to learning and/or physical disabilities, or poor mental health. We ensure they have access to the resources and opportunities they need to thrive. Together we can make a difference!
You will be required to:
* Promote social development by supporting the individual to attend activities, such as bowling, swimming, and going to the cinema.
* Build and develop independent living skills such as cooking, shopping, and encouraging them to pay for their items.
* Encourage independence and empower the child to reach their full potential.
* Promote well-being by embracing wellness and supporting with a healthy balanced diet.
* Provide companionship by embracing togetherness; together we thrive!
As a Care Assistant with ND Care & Support, your hard work and commitment will be rewarded in a number of ways:
* We will cover the cost of your Enhanced DBS check, Social Care Wales registration fee, and a Blue Light Card - saving you over £70! (We will reimburse you for the Blue Light Card and SCW registration fee on proof of purchase and once you have worked for us for more than four weeks).
* Paid travel and waiting time and full-time hours with set shifts.
* 5-day in-depth Induction and training programme (paid at national minimum wage once you have worked for us for a minimum of 50 hours).
* £13.45ph weekdays and £14.01ph on weekends (please note, these pay rates include your rolled-up holiday pay).
* Full visits/calls paid, not minute by minute.
*Refer a Friend bonus of £150 for you and your friend if they join us!
What ND Care & Support offers:
* Regular work
* Flexible shift patterns
* Travel time, waiting time, and mileage payments
* Full paid visits, not minute by minute
* Free PPE & uniform
* Support to achieve Social Care Wales Registration
* Ongoing training opportunities
* Supportive management
* Free access to wellbeing events and webinars
* Access to high street and travel discounts
* Professional development opportunities
* Excellent career progression
We are fully committed to the protection of children and vulnerable adults. All applicants must undertake a full enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) check.
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