Support Worker - Bank

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

Job summary

A leading UK health and social care charity is seeking a dedicated Support Worker in Huntly. This role involves supporting adults with diverse needs to live independently, offering emotional and practical assistance while ensuring their dignity and respect. Ideal candidates will possess empathy and a strong work ethic, with the opportunity for ongoing professional development. Enjoy benefits like competitive pay, flexible hours, and a supportive management team. Apply now for a fulfilling career in social care.

Benefits

28 Days annual leave

Pension Scheme

Shopping Discounts

Flexible Working Hours

Ongoing professional development

Qualifications

• Positive and motivated attitude towards supporting vulnerable adults.
• Willingness to work flexible shifts including sleep-over shifts.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with daily activities and personal goals.
• Administer medication and assist with cooking and home maintenance.
• Provide emotional and social support while respecting individual dignity.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Reliability

Problem solving

Resilience

Job description

What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:

Benefits & USP’s

• £13.01 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 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‑ratio 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 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.

Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role

Are you a positive and motivated person who is interested in supporting vulnerable adults to live the best lives possible? Are you looking to gain great experience in a satisfying job where you feel supported? If this sounds like you, maybe a Support Worker role with an award‑winning charity is the change you’ve been looking for!

At our Huntly service, we support individuals with a wide range of needs to live as independently as possible in their own flats. The individuals you'll be supporting range in age from 30 to 60 and enjoy lots of great activities, so we’re looking for people to join the team who are interested in trying new things and supporting people to achieve their own personal goals. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to support people with cycling, walking, watching football or wrestling, going out for coffee and cake and anything else they enjoy. The people we support live in their own flats, shared flats or within a shared bungalow and enjoy spending time with people that listen and have a good sense of humour.

Our staff team are very supportive and experienced and also provide some support with: Medication administration, cooking and home maintenance, social support and support to achieve personal goals, managing the finances of the people we support. Our team provide support 7 days a week, so we ask for flexibility to work a variety of shifts from Monday‑Sunday and this will include some sleep‑over shifts.

Typical shift patterns include:

• 10am – 10am the next day (includes sleep‑over)
• 3pm – 10am (includes sleep‑over)
• 7/8am – 12.30pm / 4.30pm / 6pm / 7pm

We are currently recruiting for a relief position.

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.

It’s important 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].

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.