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Support Worker

Community Integrated Care
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 Benefits & USP’s:


  • £11.94 per hour

  • Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work

  • Work for a multi award-winning Charity that invests all it profits right back into the people we support, our workforce and our local communities

  • Managed by supportive leaders


  • Pension Scheme

  • No uniform - we wear our casual clothes

  • Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns

  • We will pay for your DBS / PVG

  • We are based in one location, so no need to be a car driver

  • Guaranteed & Contracted Hours

  • Spend your whole shift with the person you support, making the biggest impact on their lives

  • Shopping Discounts Scheme 

  • Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities

  • Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme

  • Financial Hardship Fund

  • Investment in your wellbeing



Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities. We work hard to enriching the lives of people with many different care needs. It’s exciting and rewarding work, and we’re full of pride and passion for what we do.



Since the early days, we’ve grown to provide many innovative and bespoke care services to thousands of people across England and Scotland. We want to provide support based on the principles of choice, dignity and respect. This resonates in our vision of ‘Your Life, Your Choice’ and our strategy ‘Best Lives Possible’.



We have strong values and we’re proud to pioneer new ways of delivering social care to stand out in our sector. In the past two years, we have won or made the shortlist for over 100 national and regional awards!



We are also focused on our people. Our Support Workers are dedicated and passionate about going ‘the extra mile’ for the people we support and in return, we go the extra mile for them by investing in pay, recognition, wellbeing and continued professional and personal development. We will provide you with all the training, support and personal protective equipment you need in your role and will help you develop, should you decide you want to develop your career with us. 





 






Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role:




This an exciting opportunity for caring, compassionate and talented Support Workers, to work within a well-established service, supporting 6 people, with learning disabilities and some have epilepsy. This service will be supporting people, promoting their choices, wellbeing and independence.

 

This service is a 7 bedroom house, with a guest room for the staff. There are many shared spaces within this service - living room, kitchen and conservatory, where the people supported here like to watch tv, enjoy crafts and eat together.  

 

The people supported here enjoy going for walks, visiting their family, going shopping, eating out and watching tv. Some also like to try new activities and say that the best people to support them would be people with a sense of humour, outgoing, motivated and people who genuinely take an interest in what the people supported like to do. 

 

There are always 3-4 staff members on at any one time, depending on the 1:1 hours. Typical shifts at this service are - 7:30-22:00 & sleep, 22:30 - 07:30, 16:00-22:00 & 10:00 - 22:00. 

 




Your values:




We know it takes a special person to work in social care and we recognise that not everyone that would be perfect for the role, will have professional experience. This is why we're really passionate about recruiting to individuals’ values and we recruit people from all walks of life; From people with vast experience in a support worker or care assistant role, from people with lived experiences who may have friends or relatives with disabilities or have looked after older relatives, to people with no experience at all.

 

If you are interested in learning more about the role before submitting your application, please feel free to contact Natasha Jones, our recruitment specialist, for a friendly informal chat on 07890 892814 or email [email protected]




If you have read this advert and feel like it’s exactly the role and organisation you’re looking for, please click 'Apply' to take you through to our short application form.




We wish you the very best of luck in your application to joining our charity. Should you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please feel free to contact [email protected]

Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.