Bank Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; Wigan; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning health and social care charity is seeking Support Workers to provide assistance to residents with Autism and Learning Difficulties in a supportive environment. Candidates should be kind, compassionate, and willing to learn. You will be promoting independence and engaging residents in a variety of activities. This role offers flexible hours and the chance to make a meaningful impact in people's lives.

Benefits

£12.62 per hour

28 Days annual leave

Pension Scheme

No uniform required

Flexible Working Hours

DBS/PVG costs covered

Ongoing professional development

Qualifications

• Kind, compassionate, and willing to learn.
• Ability to promote independence and well-being.
• Comfortable working various shifts, including nights.

Responsibilities

• Support residents in daily living activities.
• Encourage residents to engage in various activities.
• Assist in promoting residents' independence.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Reliability

Determination

Job description

What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:

Are you looking for a new opportunity? Do you want to work for an organisation that truly value their people and want to help people live their best life possible? We are currently looking an Support Workers looking for a career with an award winning charity.

Benefits & USP’s:

• £12.62 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

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!

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

The people we support in this service are aged from 26 to over 50. This service offers a range of support from mainly Autism & Learning Difficulties. We have 12 apartments in the building and support our service users to live as independently as possible. Our team of support workers comes from all different backgrounds, some with many years of experience in Health & Social Care and some that came to us with absolutely no experience at all. All we ask is that you are kind, compassionate and willing to learn. Everything else we are happy to train you in.

Responsibilities

• Celebrate the individuality of each person that lives here, encouraging them to enjoy activities such as gardening, communal lounge engagement, shopping, meals, coffee, puzzles, crafts, singing, walks and days out. Support and encourage residents to try new things.
• Assist residents in daily activities and promote their independence and well-being.
• Work individually to support residents in their own flats across various shifts, including long days, shorter days and waking nights with the odd sleep in.

Your values:

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

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 be 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 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.

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 [e-mail]

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