We have a permanent opportunity for a passionate and caring person to join our dedicated team of Support Workers in our Supported Living Service in Llanelli. This is a 16 hour, permanent position. This service needs to be staffed 24/7 so you will be required to work various shift patterns including days, evenings, weekends, wakeful nights and sleep in shifts as part of a rolling rota. Day shifts are typically split between 7am-11pm, with 8 hour sleeps ins as extra (these shifts are lone working). * Due to the needs of the individuals we support in this service, a full UK manual driving licence and access to a car is required * If you would like the opportunity to work with some truly amazing people please read on…..

WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE DO YOU NEED?

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. More important are;

• A passion to work with and enable people to live as independent a life as possible
• An enthusiasm and passion for making a difference to people’s lives
• A strong initiative and ability to work alone as well as being a great team player

For full details of the role and skills required please see the Job Description attached.

WHAT IS THE ROLE?

This supported living service is the home to 3 lovely ladies with mental health needs. You will be working with these incredible individuals to support with day to day independence, enhance their various skills and support them with daily activities as well as providing emotional support
The service promotes the importance of the “do with and not do for” approach and has had a very positive impact on these incredible individuals.
Also, as a Pobl Difference Maker you really are part of something special where you and your opinions matter. We have a culture built on our values to be Positive, Considerate and Connected.

You will be expected to support with daily aspects of living, including:

• Medication administration
• Cooking skills and other household skills
• Some personal care needs
• Accessing the community and supporting to local groups
• Supporting with individuals’ hobbies and activities such as walking.
• Being a team player and having good communication skills
• Completing relevant paperwork to a high standard
• Supporting individuals to budget finances
• Providing companionship to the people we support through talking about their interests and wellbeing
• Having fun by encouraging the supported individuals to take part in activities that enhance their life skills and promote independence
• Take the people we support out and about therefore a full manual driving licence is essential for this role
• Encouraging and supporting with cleaning and administrative duties
• Being able to bring fresh ideas to the team and implement different ways of working
• Supporting Individuals with their individual needs

2 individuals in this service do smoke, we ask that applicants consider this before applying.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO NOW?

If you have the skills and experience required to be our next difference maker, please apply now. We will just require an up-to-date CV along with a few contact details so that we can get back in touch with you.
We occasionally close a vacancy before the end date as we actively review our applications and will sometimes progress to interview very quickly, we would love to hear from you so please apply now to start your Pobl journey