Job Description:
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The Cedar Foundation is seeking to recruit the following staff member:
Support Worker - Croft Support Living
(Part time and Full time)
Job Ref: 26-127-SWSL-CROFT-WEB
Job Role: Support Worker
Hours: Various contracts available,16-36 hours (1 weekend in 3 off, on a 3 week rolling rota)
Salary: £13.45 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Location: Croft Communities, 71 Bloomfield Rd, Bangor, BT20 4UR
The Service:
Croft Communities provide Supported Living support to adults with learning disabilities. Currently we provide quality housing, care and support for 28 people to live as independently as possible within their local community. This includes support to achieve basic living activities, work / day placements where appropriate, social interaction with the community and maintain good family connections etc.
The Role:
The Support Worker is part of the Croft Communities team and the main purpose of their role is to provide care and support to service users with a learning disability to enable them to live happy and fulfilled lives reaching their full potential within their local community.
The role of Support Worker always requires a team approach with effective working relationships for the benefit of the service user. This includes:
- Assist service users with activities of daily living and facilitate inclusion of service users in a broad range of activities.
- Support service users with identified personal care and support needs.
Support Workers are required to work flexibly and be available to work unsociable hours and public holidays on a rotational basis.
Benefits:- Annual Leave 5.6 weeks days pro rata in each leave year (inclusive of statutory days). This increases to 6.6 weeks after 5 years' service and 7 weeks after 10 years' service.
- Paid breaks.
- Free on-site parking.
- Free tea and coffee available.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Paid annual NISCC registration fees.
- Investor in People Platinum organisation with commitment to development of employees through paid training and learning opportunities, including RQF Level 3.
- Auto-enrolment pension scheme, 5% employee contribution and 4% employer contribution.
- Occupational Sick Pay (2 weeks full pay, 2 weeks half pay after 6 months service).
- Employee Assistance Programme including access to 24/7 Doctors support.
- Health Cashback Scheme
- Special offers at over 600 leading high street and online retailer.
Essential Criteria:- A minimum of 6 months caring experience (paid employment or personal caring responsibilities).
- Interest in working with people in a care environment.
- Effective verbal and written communication to include numeracy skills.
- Awareness of the needs of people with learning and physical disabilities.
Closing Date: Friday, 10th July 2026 at 10:00 am
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Job Info:
- Company: The Cedar Foundation
- Position: Support Worker
- Work Location: County Down
- Country: GB
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