Support Worker – Bryngwyn Road

ALP do not have a sponsor licence, we cannot offer sponsorship for this role.

Are you passionate about making a difference in people’s lives? Do you want a rewarding role where every day is different? Join our friendly team in Newport and help support adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs to live independently and achieve their goals.

This is an Excellent opportunity for the right person working with great Services users with varied interests.

About the Role:

As a Support Worker in our supported living service, you’ll be working closely with individuals to provide person-centred care, empowering them to build daily living skills, maintain routines, and take part in meaningful activities within the community. You’ll support people with:

• Attending appointments and social activities
• Daily living tasks such as cooking, shopping, and cleaning
• Managing their mental health and well-being
• Developing confidence, independence, and life skills

This role includes lone working, shift work (including evenings, nights and weekends).

Hours can vary including 12 hour shifts, evening shifts, waking nights and sleep in shifts which will include some weekends. There will be 2 sleep ins required within every 4-week rota period.

What We’re Looking For:

• To work alongside an established team in a house with Adults who have Learning Disabilities.
• Duties are supporting the service users with all aspects of daily living, domestic duties, personal care, Medication administration, keeping daily recordings etc.
• A need for flexible working within the team to support service users with a range of needs, including accompanying them whilst out in the community to all social activities and to medical appointments, all domestic duties, cleaning, washing, ironing, cooking and general housekeeping.
• The ability to work as part of a small staff team with 3-4 others is required. You will work alongside a Senior Support Worker who will delegate daily duties for that team.
• Experience working within the Care Sector desirable as is any experience working with clients with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health is an advantage.
• 36 hours per week, on a fixed 4 week rota, working a combination of 12 hour shifts, day, and evening shifts, waking nights and sleep ins shifts, which will include some weekends. The houses are staffed 24 hours a day