Support Worker; Health

Overview

We re looking for an enthusiastic Support Worker to join our friendly and supportive Supported Living Services team in Swansea. In this rewarding role, you ll help adults with complex health needs live more independently, ensuring every day is meaningful and fulfilling.

As a Support Worker, you ll be involved in all aspects of day-to-day support, including:

• Administering medication
• Preparing meals and supporting with mealtimes
• Laundry and household cleaning
• Accompanying on shopping trips and running errands
• Supporting relationships with friends, family, and the local community
• Taking part in leisure activities, such as swimming, cinema trips, and days out
• Advocating for their needs, preferences, and choices
• Providing personal care, with dignity and respect
• Assisting with manual handling as required
• Providing digital (computer-based) administrative support as a key worker

In this role, you ll be supporting four individuals with learning disabilities, helping them lead active, fulfilling lives. Each person we support has access to their own vehicle to promote independence, so a full UK driving licence is essential. The service runs 24/7, so flexibility is key. Shifts include day shifts (7:30 am – 3:00 pm or 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm) and waking night shifts (8:00 pm – 8:00 am;

enhanced rates apply).

Due to the needs of the individuals we support and current legal guidance, this role is only open to applicants who are biologically female.

• Experience in care with knowledge of Positive Behavioural Support
• Strong initiative & teamwork skills
• Digital, literacy and numeracy skills

Codi is a not-for-profit with a big heart and an even bigger mission. As Wales  largest provider of housing, care, and support, we re here to help people live well, feel supported, and rise to their full potential.

Every day, our teams support nearly 17,000 individuals across Wales with services that make a real and uplifting difference to their everyday lives. Our name says it all:  Codi  means rise in Welsh. It reflects who we are, where we come from, and our ambition to lift expectations, lift communities, and lift each other.

• £24,531 FTE or £12.75 per hour
• Sleep-in rate: £62.64 per 8 hour shift
• Waking night rate: 20% enhancement from 11pm to 7am
• Enhanced DBS which we will pay for
• Social Care Wales registration is fully reimbursed
• Pension Choices:
  • Defined Contribution (DC) Scheme with matched contributions up to 10%
  • Defined Benefit (DB) 1/80th of final salary for every year of service

• 26 days holiday, pro rata entitlement plus Bank holidays. Rising to 27 days after 1 year of service or cash equivalent of 1 day s annual leave
• Maternity & Adoption Leave: 20 weeks
• Paternity Leave: 3 weeks
• Sick Pay, rising with length of service up to 6 months full pay after 4 years
• Eyecare:
  Up to £100 reimbursement towards eye tests and glasses
• Free counselling, coaching, wellbeing team, and OH service to all colleagues
• Annual Health Check
• Health Cash Plan

• Mileage paid at 45p plus 5p per passenger per mile
• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Continuous professional training and development
• Leadership development programmes
• Professional memberships needed for your role are reimbursed
• Career coaching
• Support with funding and time for qualifications

• Long Service Awards
• Blue Light Card Eligibility giving discounts at 15,000 brands
• Colleague Discount platform