Support Worker, Mental Health

Overview

Contract:

Permanent

Location:

Pontardulais, Swansea

Hours:

14 hours per week (Day hours 2 x 7 hour shifts). Working pattern: 12pm to 7pm (Days flexible, to be discussed at interview).

Pay: £14.42 per hour (Weekdays, 12pm to 7pm).

Closing date: 3rd March 2026. We reserve the right to close the advert earlier if we receive a high volume of suitable applicants.

Note:

This support role is to assist a young man with cerebral palsy and epilepsy in his day-to-day life.

You will play a key part in helping ensure his care and health needs are met whilst helping to develop day-to-day activities. You will be warm, patient and reliable, to encourage and support him to access opportunities and maximise his quality of life. This includes supporting him to use his hydrotherapy pool and to attend activities such as going to the garden, the hydro pool, the ski centre in Pembrey, and watching football matches with his support.

• Be able to drive and have use of a car
• Drive the family vehicle
• Experience of supporting a person with a birth injury such as cerebral palsy
• Enjoy working as part of a team
• This role is subject to an Enhanced-level DBS check

• Top reasons to apply:
  Above the industry average for pay
• Mileage rate: 45p per mile
• Work directly for our client and not an agency
• Great opportunity for professional development
• Be part of an expert multi-disciplinary team
• Bespoke client induction and training
• Ongoing support and supervision from the dedicated Case Manager

Additional information:
The client is a wheelchair user, hoisted for all transfers, and has a hydrotherapy pool. The client communicates non-verbally and uses developed methods to express needs. Support workers should be warm, patient and reliable, and help maximise the client’s quality of life.

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