Day Care Practitioner

We are happy to consider caniddates with various availabilty We have vancies both permanent, part time and relief.

At ClwydAlyn, we’re committed to making a difference—not just for our communities, but for our people too.

We offer enhanced sick pay, generous maternity and paternity leave, up to 8% pension contributions, and a free meal every day. Because looking after you helps us build stronger communities together.

Salary                                   £12.94 per hour

Location:                               Colwyn Bay, Merton Place

• Hours:                                    We are happy to discuss your availability. We have permanent full time roles / part-time roles and relief work available

   

  Work Pattern:                      We are happy to discuss this with you. A typical full-time Day-Care Assistant works, Monday to Friday + Working every other weekend.

   

  Job purpose:                        The role involves actively supporting the day-to-day delivery of care, ensuring the provision of good quality, safe accommodation .

  You will be working as part of a team to maintain individual care plans to a high standard, completing care duties and planning using IT systems, and demonstrating flexibility to work unsocial hours and weekends while maintaining a positive, proactive approach to overcoming challenges and achieving positive outcomes.

  This role requires an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check which we pay for.

Working at ClwydAlyn

Working at Merton Place Nursing Home is an experience grounded in ClwydAlyn Housing's core values of Trust, Kindness, and Hope, ensuring a supportive and enriching environment for both residents and staff. These values translate into a nurturing workplace that prioritizes quality, compassionate care, and the personal growth of its team members.

With a strong emphasis on TRUST, Merton Place fosters open communication and collaboration across teams, creating a reliable support network for staff as they work to meet high standards in care delivery.

Our atmosphere promotes Kindness, our Day Care Practitioners show genuine care, patience, and compassion in every interaction, ensuring our residents feel valued, safe, and respected.

Merton Place also infuses HOPE into its culture by valuing employee development and providing training opportunities to enhance skills and further careers in social care. This is evident in the extensive benefits and supportive management style, designed to uplift both employees and residents in a positive, community-focused setting

Job Benefits

• 25 days paid holiday + Bank Holidays  (increasing to 30 days),  with the opportunity to sell/purchase more annual leave?
• Receive up to 8% employer pension contributions.
• Join a Cycle to Work scheme.
• Receive eye care vouchers.
• Free hot meals provided to staff when working.
• Excellent enhanced maternity package and many other company benefits.
• Working for a company who has won Best Mental Health and Wellbeing Award in 2024

What the role involves:

• To actively support the day-to-day delivery of care and ensuring the provision of good quality, safe, supported accommodation.
• To be part of a team and work with the care practitioners and other staff in ensuring that all residents individual care plans are regularly maintained to a high standard, as required by our regulatory body.
• To effectively support residents and to complete care duties, be competent in care delivery completion and care planning via use of IT systems.
• Flexibility to work unsocial hours and weekends is essential, where required.
• The successful candidate will demonstrate a flexible working approach, have a positive and proactive personality and able to overcome challenges and difficult situations whilst achieving positive outcomes.

What Skills and Qualifications do I need to be able to do this role ?

• You will need a minimum of NVQ /QCS level 2 and book 1 All Wales Induction Framework Principles and Values certification

• OR

• A willingness to complete the workbook within initial 2 months of employment.
• For those not holding a formal qualification, will require a commitment from you to complete the Social Care Wales All Wales Induction Framework qualification within 6 months of commencing in role. You will be fully supported in your journey towards this by ClwydAlyn.
• A commitment to achieve a formal qualification following registration is a requirement of the role.

Social Care Wales Registration

Registration of all social care workers is required in Wales. The qualifications and workbooks will enable you to register with Social Care Wales and ClwydAlyn endorse your formal qualification once commenced in post.

Social Care Wales fees for registration and re-registration in the future are paid by ClwydAlyn to support our staff.