Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; Dollar; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and social care charity is seeking a dedicated Support Worker in Dollar, Scotland. The role involves assisting individuals facing challenges due to learning disabilities and mental health. Responsibilities include medication administration, encouraging independent living, and providing social support. Flexibility to work varied shifts, including nights and weekends, is necessary. The ideal candidate is reliable, patient and has a driver's license. Join us to make a genuine impact in the community.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

28 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Ongoing professional development

Shopping discounts scheme

Qualifications

• Experience as a Care Assistant or Support Worker.
• Ability to work varied shifts including nights and weekends.
• Driver's license essential due to location.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with learning disabilities and mental health.
• Administer medication and assist with daily living activities.
• Encourage independence and engage in social activities.

Skills

Reliable

Patient

Good communication

Job description

What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:

Our Benefits:

• Work for a multi award‑winning charity that invests all its 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 (full‑time, part‑time pro‑rated)
• Pension scheme
• No uniform – we wear our casual clothes
• Flexible working hours & shift patterns
• We will pay for your PVG check
• Guaranteed & contracted hours
• Spend your whole shift with the person you support, making the biggest impact on their lives
• Shopping discounts scheme
• Ongoing 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 been shortlisted 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 personal development. We will provide you with all the training, support and PPE you need and will help you develop should you decide you want to grow your career with us.

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

Are you an experienced Care Assistant or Support Worker?

We are currently recruiting for a full‑time Support Worker and also Bank/Casual Support Workers to join our team.

If this sounds like you, a Support Worker role with an award‑winning charity could be the change you’ve been looking for!

At our Dollar service in Clackmannanshire we support four fun and outgoing individuals who live in their own flats in a shared building. They have faced many challenges in the past because of learning disabilities, mental health, and previous trauma, and they need friendly, caring and supportive people to build confidence, improve independent living skills and achieve their goals.

The people we support enjoy socialising, going to the movies, shopping, making TikToks, watching and playing football, cinema, walking, playing games and having barbecues in their shared garden. They’re looking for positive and patient people to help them try new activities and achieve their goals, which include going to college and finding a job. A driver is essential for this role due to the location and restricted public transport.

• Medication administration
• Cooking
• Encouraging the people we support to clean, maintain their homes and manage finances
• Responding to social situations in a trauma‑informed way

We provide support 24 hours a day, so we ask for some flexibility to work a variety of shifts, including day shifts, back shifts, waking nights and sleepovers, with some weekend work included.

Shift patterns are currently

• 0900‑2100
• 0900‑Sleepover finishing at 09:00
• 0900‑1800
• 0800‑2000
• 2000‑0800 night shift
• 1100‑2200

Your values:

The people we support like to be supported by people who respect them and their homes, but who also like to have fun!

We like people who are reliable, honest and able to remain calm under pressure, so they can provide effective support and build fantastic relationships.

If you have read this advert and feel it’s exactly the role and organisation you’re looking for, please click ‘Apply’ to take you through to our short application form. If you would like to learn more about the role before applying, please feel free to contact our recruitment specialists at [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 we work in. 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 get there. You can read more about this by clicking here.

We wish you the very best of luck in your application. If 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.