Support Worker

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

Job summary

A leading health and social care charity in the UK seeks dedicated Support Workers to enhance the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and mental health challenges. This role involves providing personalized care while promoting independence and dignity. Candidates must exhibit patience and empathy, with no formal experience required, as we value personal qualities. The position offers competitive pay, flexible hours, and the opportunity for ongoing professional development, along with an inclusive working environment.

Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

28 Days annual leave

Pension Scheme

Casual dress code

Ongoing professional development

Financial Hardship Fund

Qualifications

• Ability to support individuals with learning disabilities and mental health needs.
• No prior professional experience required, values-based recruitment emphasized.
• Empathy and compassion are crucial for the role.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalized support to individuals in a variety of activities.
• Help maintain a clean and tidy home environment.
• Assist with community access via bus or taxi.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Compassion

Sensitivity

Strong work ethic

Reliability

Honesty

Determination

Problem solving

Resilience

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?

One of the values of Community Integrated Care is our passion for our people and every year we invest in our front-line worker pay in line with the Living Wage increase each April. Our promise has always been clear: we will do everything in our power to improve pay for colleagues.

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!

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:

Who will you be supporting?

You will be supporting 2 ladies aged from 25-40.

The individuals that live here have learning Disabilities, autism, asperges syndrome and mental health.

Staff are trained in Administration of medication and Positive Behavioural Support.

What is important to the people that we support?

• We like to keep a clean and tidy home.
• We enjoy all kinds of activities and will try anything once.
• We will access the community via bus or taxi.
• We are very different ladies, but are compatible to live together.
• They like to be out and about in the community, going to the cinema, shopping, bars and restaurants. I like my own independence but may also need some support from my staff team. I am gentle and shy person who enjoys my own company. It is important for me to spend time with my family,
• We are a female only service and we get along with people who have a good sense of humour and someone who calm and understanding of our emotions and can match our energy.

Other important information?

• We have 2 staff on at a time, this allows us to have 1:1 time with them to do our chosen activities.
• Shift pattern is anything from 8am until 11pm then a sleep shift starting at 11pm until 7am

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.

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'svalues 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.

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.