Advanced Support Worker - Bank

Community Integrated Care; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity in health and social care is looking for dedicated support workers in Liverpool to assist individuals with autism and learning disabilities. The role involves providing personal care and support in a structured environment, focusing on making a significant difference in lives. Ideal candidates should possess a Level 3 qualification in Social Care or relevant experience, along with strong communication and empathy. This position offers competitive pay, flexible hours, and a supportive work culture dedicated to staff wellbeing.

Benefits

£14.42 per hour

28 Days annual leave

Pension Scheme

Flexible Working Hours

Ongoing professional development

Shopping Discounts Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in social care is essential if no qualification is held.
• Must have a background in mental health, autism, and sensory communication.
• Ability to connect with and support individuals living independently.

Responsibilities

• Support a lady with autism and learning disabilities in her daily routine.
• Provide personal care and emotional support as needed.
• Follow a strict routine to ensure comfort for the individual being supported.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Problem-solving

Reliability

Resilience

Education

Level 3 in Social Care

Job description

What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:

Do you want to make a difference in someone else's life? Do you want to work for a charity that really value their people?

Benefits & USP’s:

• £14.42 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
• 28 Days annual leave inclusive of statutory bank holidays (for full time, part time is worked out on a pro-rata basis)
• 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

About Community Integrated Care

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

You will support a lady with varying needs and different challenges in her life, which include autism, learning disabilities and some element of mental health. She is mobile and may need prompting with personal care, but has a strict routine that she likes to follow, which is very important for her.

Other Key Information

• There is always at least 3 colleagues on shift.
• We like our staff to work Mornings 8am to 8pm, I would really appreciate if my support staff is a driver as I need to go out for a drive at least twice a day. This makes me really happy and calm.
• In order to support us to have the Best Life Possible our team have specialist training in autism and learning disabilities and mental health.

Your values & qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a Level 3 in Social Care or strong experience in mental health, autism and sensory communication, and physical health.

If you do not have a qualification, you will need to have experience in social care.

You will know how to connect with people and be passionate about supporting people to live independently. You will also be a brilliant mentor and share your skills and experiences with your colleagues.

We will develop your talents with a range of specialist training, including the opportunity to learn Positive Behaviour Support methods.

During recruitment you will meet the people we support in their home. This will allow you to see their wonderful personalities first-hand and fully understand the level of support that they require.

People's values are important to use, so we look for people with:

• Patience
• Empathy, compassion and sensitivity to others
• A strong work ethic
• Reliability
• Honesty
• Determination
• A problem solver
• Resilience

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.

A Place I belong

Here at Community Integrated Care we aim to be a warm, welcoming and inclusive employer, where all colleagues feel they belong. We want to an organisation that is truly fair and equal to all – where individual diversity is valued, unique characteristics celebrated and everyone feels able to bring their true selves to work. By encouraging and embracing a range of diverse backgrounds, experiences, capabilities and viewpoints, we will build a stronger, richer, more vibrant workforce, which reflects the people we support, and the communities in which we work. It helps us make better decisions, bring fresh ideas and become a true provider and employer of choice.

We have a really clear plan to achieve this called A Place I Belong. This publicly sets out the promises we’ve made to achieving this vision and how we will hold ourselves to account to getting there. You can read more about this by clicking here.

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 [e-mail]

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