Support Worker

Job title:
Support Worker (Criccieth)

Directorate:
Adults, Health and Well-being

Service:
Provider Services

Closing date:
26/01/2023 10:00

Job type/Hours:
Permanent | 30 Hour

Salary:
£16,874 - £17,180 a year

Pay Scale:
GS2

Location(s):
Dwyfor Area

**Have you ever considered working in the Care sector?**

Would you like to have a career which gives you pleasure and reward whilst supporting others
We have opportunities now for you to join the Gwynedd Council Home Care Team
We want to hear from you now more than ever, contact us today for more details.

We can offer fixed hour contracts and favourable pay as well as travel time costs.
As a staff member you will also benefit from a comprehensive training package relevant to care work.

You will be given an opportunity to gain a professional qualification, QCF (NVQ).

24.5 days holiday pro rata per year and Bank holiday entitlements (increasing to 28.5 days pro rata for staff with more than 5 years continuous service with the Council)
Attractive Work Pension available
Various staff discounts and benefits available

Rate of pay - £10.79 - £10.99 per hour
Travel -.45p/mile

***Opportunity to work additional hours when needed**

**Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this [**Information Pack**]**

Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.

For further information about this post please contact Gill Owe on 07776227735

Interviews to be carried out, date to be confirmed.

Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH

Tel: 01286 679076

**CLOSING DATE: 10.00 AM, THURSDAY, 26.01.2023**

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**If you would like support to apply, Gwaith Gwynedd is available to help Gwynedd residents get into work**
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**Personal attributes**:
**Essential**:
Being asensitive person, dedicatedhonestand reliablewith the abilityto actin a mannerthat respectsindividual rightsat all times.‎Can operateboth individually andas a team member.

**Desirable**:
**Qualifications and relevant training**:
**Essential**:
QCF2 NVQ 2 Care (or equivalent) ora commitmentthe gain qualificationwithin aspecified timeframe

**Desirable**:
Trainingin healthand safetye.g.moving and handling,first aid‎Relevant trainingin the field ofsocial care

**Relevant experience**:
**Essential**:
**Desirable**:
Experience of caringorinvolvement with vulnerable adults‎Experience ofdomesticworksuch asgeneralhousekeeping‎Experience of workingin aprofessionalteam

**Skills and specialist knowledge**:
**Essential**:
Possessgood interpersonalskillsand‎Good communication skills‎An understandingof the principles ofproviding care

**Desirable**:
Informationabout specific health conditions‎AwarenessCareActof2000 and understanding of relevant standards and regulations

Possess a valid driving licence

**Language requirements**:
**Essential**:
**Listening and Speaking - Intermediate Level**:
**Reading and Understanding - Intermediate Level**:
Understand everyday correspondence on familiar issues at work.Understand longer reports in Clear Welsh and be able to pick up the main points. (help may be required with the vocabulary).

**Writing - Intermediate Level**:
**Purpose of the post**:

- Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
- Support and encourage service users to be as independent as possible by assisting the individual their families and carers with tasks they cannot undertake or are finding it difficult to do on their own.‎To ensure that the physical and emotional wellbeing of service users are met by implementing the specific Service User Plan.‎This is done by following all guidelines and policies as well as compliance with Gwynedd Council and the relevant National Standards and Regulations of the Care Act 2000.

**Responsibility for functions**:

- Respect and use appropriately any tools and equipment required to fulfill your duties
- Notify your Line Manager and / or the person responsible for the equipment as soon as possible of any defect therein, or the lack of services (water, electricity, gas etc.
- Ensure appropriate management of service users property e.g. medication and cash.

**Main duties**:

- To ensure and respect the dignity and independence of service users through good care practices and in accordance with Gwynedd Council Policy National Standards and Regulations of the Care Act 2000
- To provide support and carry out specific tasks in accordance with the Individual Care Plan e.g. personal care
- To be sensitive to the need to respect the rights, beliefs and preferences of the individual at all times.
- To behave professionally at all times and comply with the appropriate dress code
- To communicate effectively with se