Support Worker

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

Job summary

A prominent charity in social care is seeking dedicated Support Workers in Wick, Scotland. This role focuses on supporting individuals with Autism in their daily lives, ensuring they lead fulfilling lives. With flexible shift patterns, the charity values commitment and empathy, offering ongoing training and personal development. Join a welcoming team that invests in your well-being and supports local communities. Experience in care is valued, but passionate individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

28 Days annual leave

Pension Scheme

Flexible Working Hours

Ongoing professional development

Recommend a Friend Bonus

Financial Hardship Fund

Qualifications

• Experience with Autism, sensory processing, and ARFID preferred.
• Ability to follow a person-centered care plan.
• Committed to supporting individuals in their daily lives.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with medication.
• Assist with personal care and cooking.
• Maintain homes and manage finances.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Strong work ethic

Reliability

Problem solving

Resilience

Job description

What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:

Our Benefits:

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
• £13.01 per hour
• 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 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 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:

Do you enjoy working with people and want to make a real difference?

We currently have Support Worker opportunities for caring, enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals to join our independent supported living team in Wick.

Our Support Workers work in a flexible and customer‑led manner that meets the needs and preferences of people we support, enabling them to live the life they choose. You will be committed and dedicated to supporting a young gentleman with Autism, having an ability to follow a detailed person centred care and support plan.

The gentleman we support is an active member of his local community who enjoys being outdoors and physically active. He enjoys swimming in his pool, family and friends time and runs out in his car- so we are seeking colleagues who can drive and can support him with activities and goals.

Shift patterns will vary across Monday-Friday during school hours. 28 hours or 14 hours per week.

Our support team are very diverse and work well together to ensure the people we support are happy and safe in their own homes. This can include:

• Supporting them with medication
• Cooking
• Assisting and prompting with personal care
• Maintaining the homes of people supported and managing their finances

Experience of Autism, Sensory processing and ARFID would be welcomed.

We are seeking support workers who are passionate and eager to learn person centred routines and preferences and be patient and understanding of individuals needs and behaviours.

You’ll be joining an award‑winning charity, in an exciting role where you can transform someone else’s life while transforming your own too! Whatever your background, there’s a rewarding career in care for you – one where you can follow your passions and learn new skills too.

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’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.

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

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 contact [e-mail].

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