SUPPORT WORKER

An opportunity has arisen to join Cardiff Supported Living Team. We are looking for support workers to provide support to individuals with a learning disability. We are committed to providing a high quality service that focuses on the individual. Working in Adult Services offers fast paced and interesting work as you would expect in a capital city. You will work as part of a progressive team working with people to promote and maximise independent living. We pride ourselves on the quality of our interventions and provide ongoing support to enable you to achieve this through the provision of a robust induction, protected time, regular supervision and our quality assurance framework. Cardiff Adult Services offer a wide and extensive training program which is regularly updated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of adults and expect our staff to share this commitment., We are looking to recruit a number of Grade 5 Support Worker roles under a permanent contract in a supported living setting. We work creatively using a strength-based model and evidence based practices to achieve the best outcomes for our adults and their families. This role will involve working with individuals with a learning disability, to support them achieve positive outcomes in their lives. CSL (Cardiff Supported Living) is part of a wider Integrated Team, and the work involves collaboration and partnership working with colleagues across health, social care and third-party organisations who share the aim of ensuring adults promote their independence and maintain their wellbeing. We are a regulated service, and we would expect you to meet the criteria to enable to register with Social Care Wales. You will work with adults and their families to follow care and support plans that will enable them to achieve their personal outcomes and what matters to them. You will receive
regular supervision from a Grade 6 Senior Support Worker within your team. As a valued staff member of Cardiff Council Adult Services you will have access to training opportunities to ensure your continued professional development., We are keen to recruit staff with a passion for our service area. We are looking for people who are committed to putting adults at the heart of the work that we do and who want to work in a fast paced, dynamic and diverse area of work.

• You will be willing to undertake training to enhance skills and knowledge to provide quality person centred support. You will be committed to training, peer support sessions and supervision. You will be willing to work flexibly and support people positively within every aspect of their daily life. You will want to work in the capital city of Wales in Services where we support each other and work in partnership with our colleagues in Health. The ability to speak other languages, in particular Welsh, and Community Languages would be an advantage.