Support Worker

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Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

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As a Female Support Worker in SWANSEA, you’ll help make the everyday remarkable for the people we support. We are dedicated to supporting those with learning disabilities to live a fulfilled and enriched life in the community. As a Support Worker, you can play a vital role.

Role: Female Support Worker

Hours: Full‑time and part‑time positions (16‑40 hours per week). Shift patterns include daytime, evening, weekend, and sleep‑in shifts.

Salary: £12.74 per hour; sleep‑in shifts £60 per night. Travel expenses paid 45p per mile.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you’ll actively support individuals in making their own choices and setting their own goals—whether it’s everyday decisions like what to wear, eat, or do, or something bigger such as where to live, how to manage finances, or where to go on holiday. As a trusted Support Worker, you\’ll empower people to follow through on these choices, including taking part in structured activities that build confidence and develop new skills. You’ll also offer practical support to help them meet responsibilities like paying bills, maintaining their homes, being good neighbours, and staying connected with friends and family. Your goal is to make everyday remarkable through enhancing well‑being and focusing on the small, meaningful moments that bring joy and purpose.

Qualifications

• Patience and empathy
• Ability to support a person with their intimate personal care with respect and dignity
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to speak on behalf of others to a range of professionals
• Good written skills and the ability to record events with empathy and meaning
• Full driving licence (essential for transporting individuals to appointments and activities)
• Own car with appropriate business insurance (covered by 45p per mile reimbursement)

Our Benefits

• Training and development opportunities
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service, with option to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing programme—24‑hour access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Company pension
• Benefits and discount platform

About Us

Our mission is to build a better future by focusing on people with learning disabilities and their families. We’re a cooperative, meaning we put people at the heart of our decision‑making and support.

Our Values

• Honesty
• Trust
• Kindness
• Respect
• Wellbeing

Due to the personal care needs of the people we support, this role is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2)(e) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Other

Industries

Non‑profit Organizations

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