Waking Nights Support Worker

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

Job summary

A leading UK charity is seeking Female Only Support Workers in Wigan for both day and waking night shifts at £12.62 per hour. You will support individuals with learning disabilities and ensure their daily needs are met. Candidates must share values like empathy and reliability. The role offers a range of benefits, including flexible working hours and ongoing professional development opportunities, making it a rewarding opportunity for those passionate about enriching lives.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Guaranteed & Contracted Hours

Ongoing professional development

Shopping Discounts Scheme

Financial Hardship Fund

Qualifications

• Must be available for both days and waking nights.
• Share company values: We Include; We Deliver; We Aspire; We Respect; We Enable.
• Experience in social care is not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Support 15 people with daily routines and needs.
• Conduct activities like bingo nights and cooking.
• Ensure a high-quality, consistent care environment.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Reliability

Problem solver

Determination

Resilience

Job description

What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:

Overview

We are looking for Female Only Support Workers to work Waking Nights and days — £12.62 per hour — based in Hindley/ WN2, Wigan (24 hours or 36).

Successful candidates MUST be available for both days and waking nights!

Benefits

• £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 its profits 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
• 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 enrich 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.

Role details

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

As a Support Worker you will support 15 people who have learning disabilities, autism, mental health concerns or dementia with their daily routines to live the best lives possible.

The Hawthorns is a large building with 9 large apartments within. There is also a large garden and a flower memorial garden too, which is used a lot in summer.

The people supported here enjoy long walks in the nearby parks and woods, bingo nights, cooking & also love takeout Fridays too!

In the day there is always a minimum of 7 members of staff on shift however only 3 at night. Susie, the manager is usually on-site Monday-Fridays too. We have a variety of different shifts here. We have waking nights from 9pm to 9am. Long day shifts 9am to 9pm. As well as shorter shifts 11am-7pm, 10:30am-5pm, 9am-7pm.

The chosen candidates MUST be available for both days and waking nights!

Your values

Naturally it is important too that you share our company values - We Include; We Deliver; We Aspire; We Respect; We Enable, which are at the heart of everything we do and ensure that we deliver high quality, consistent care and support. People’s values are important to us, so we look for people with:

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

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.

If you are interested in learning more about the role before submitting your application, please feel free to contact [e-mail]

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 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 contact [e-mail]

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