Ceredigion and rural mid Wales has strong Welsh speaking communities and we pride ourselves in employing Welsh speakers and actively encourage bilingualism in everything we do. 

You speak Welsh?  Great!  You don’t?  Not a problem, we can help.  Welsh classes and mentoring are available for those staff members that want to learn the language or just brush up on skills.   

We want to ensure Barcud is recognised throughout mid Wales as a great place to work. It is important that all our staff can achieve a good work life balance and feel that they are appreciated for their efforts in delivering top quality services.

As our way of saying thank you we have developed a benefits package which also enables us to attract, motivate and retain the best staff.

We offer competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package, including generous annual leave, flexible working arrangements and a group pension scheme with employer contribution.

As an employee we can offer you:

• 23 days annual leave (increasing by 1 day per year up to 30days) + bank holidays and Christmas leave
• Competitive salary
• Apprenticeships
• Flexible Working
• Pension Scheme
• Maternity and Paternity Enhanced Pay
• Staff vehicle / travelling expenses
• Training & Development Support
• Payment for Eye sight Tests
• Time off for Medical Appointments
• Relocation Package (for certain posts)
• Occupational Health
• Paid Sick Leave
• Compassionate leave
• Uniforms and Safety equipment
• Progression Potential
• Childcare Vouchers
• Occupational Health and Wellbeing
• Health and Safety support
• Paid Christmas Party
• Staff Conference (with lunch!)
• Time off for Public Service
• Paid extra Duties - designated First Aid Cover
• Access to a free Counselling Service
• Free Refreshments
• Full compliment of written policies
• Professional Membership Subscription
• Cycle to work scheme - help to buy a bike

Training, development and continuous personal improvement are all important when you come and work for Barcud.

Opportunities for personal and professional development are offered to ensure exceptional levels of customer service, as well as to benefit employees.

We encourage employees to sit professional qualifications that are relevant to their departments. Employees that are identified as future leaders are considered for inclusion on tailored training and development schemes.

Training is also available for those content in their current role to ensure skills and abilities are kept up to date.

We use specialist training consultants and external training courses as required. 

Barcud is an equal opportunities employer. 

Our head office in Lampeter.  We also have offices in Newtown, Aberystwyth and Cardigan.

Our Sheltered Accommodation schemes are located at Bow Street, Aberystwyth, Llanon, Aberaeron, Lampeter, Llandysul and Cardigan.

The Barcud Group has 4 subsidiaries

Medra teams (Maintenance) work in Ceredigion, North Pembs and Carmarthenshire

EOM (Maintenance) cover Powys and the Boarders

Powys Care and Repair

The Care Society

Housing, 

Maintenance and Construction, 

Finance, 

Development, 

HR,

Communications. 

Our passion is to provide an excellent service and we currently have over 250 members of staff that make a significant contribution to our success. We recognise that people are our greatest asset, and that is why we are committed to developing our staff and creating a happy, motivated workforce.

We invest heavily in staff training and development within a combination of management, individual and corporate initiatives. You can read more about where we’re going in our Business Plan.

If you are keen to use your skills, knowledge and abilities to really make a difference, are customer focused and driven to deliver quality services, then we look forward to receiving your application.