Job Description

Job profile

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The job requirements are detailed below. Essential qualifications, skills and experience are listed in the s/Person Specification which can be found under the attachments section below.

Job details

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Job reference

REQ001864

Date posted

14/10/2025

Apply by

28/10/2025

Salary

26,824 pro rata / 13.90 per hour

Contractual hours

25

Basis

Part Time

Job category/type

Social Care - Adults

Social Care Worker

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Job description

Mae'r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.

Learning Disability Respite Services

1 x 25 hour post based at Ystrad Fechan Bungalow, Treorchy

2 x 30 hour posts based at Beech Cottage, Abercwmboi, Aberdare

1 x 30 hour post based at Belle Vue Terrace, Treforest.

Grade 5 - 26,824 per annum (pro rata)

13.90 per hour

Looking for a challenge? Enjoy supporting people? We are currently seeking to recruit enthusiastic and self-motivated staff to join our team of Social Care Workers providing care and support to individuals within our Learning Disability Respite Homes, on a flexible basis.





Experience of supporting people within a social care respite setting is desirable but not essential, as successful applicants will be expected to bring their own life experiences and skills to the role. You will be provided with an induction, ongoing relevant training, and supervision to carry out your work effectively. This will require mandatory training such as Positive Behaviour Management, PEG feeding training as you will be required to support individuals with a diverse range of care and support needs. You will need to have obtained or demonstrate commitment to work towards the relevant qualifications and work in accordance with the Code of Professional Practice for Social Care and will require to register with Social Care Wales.





Due to services being delivered 365 days per year, the successful applicants will be required to cover a range of shifts on a rota basis, including but not limited to: days, evenings, wake nights, weekends, and Bank holidays including Christmas & New Year. You will receive enhancements for weekend working and unsocial hours

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For an informal chat or simply to learn more about the role before you apply, please contact Leah Sullivan - Registered Manager on 01443 776007 or Luke Giles - Registered Manager on 07867 373211 who will be pleased to talk to you and give you further information regarding the above vacant positions.





Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.





An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council's longer-term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council. Rhondda Cynon Taf welcomes applications from all sections of the community.



In support of the Council's voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.