Support Worker - Extra Care

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

Job summary

A leading charity organization in Huddersfield is seeking dedicated Support Workers for Full Time positions. The roles involve providing personal care and support to clients in a purpose-built Extra Care scheme. Ideal candidates will possess essential skills such as empathy, reliability, and a strong work ethic. The organization offers a competitive salary of £12.62 per hour along with numerous benefits including flexible hours and opportunities for professional development. Join us to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those you support.

Benefits

28 Days annual leave

Pension Scheme

Flexible Working Hours

Training and development opportunities

Guaranteed hours

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care and support.
• Ability to assist with medication and meals.
• Skills in moving and positioning clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to clients.
• Support clients with daily activities and medication.
• Assist clients in a friendly and professional manner.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Compassion

Reliability

Problem solving

Job description

What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:

Benefits & USP’s:

We have 2 x Positions available.

1 is for mainly Days with occasional Nights – Full Time

1 is for Days only – Full Time

• £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 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
• 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:

A brand new, purpose built Extra Care Scheme consisting of 50 Self‑Contained apartments – 40 of which are one‑bedroomed, 5 are two‑bedroomed, and 5 are adapted single person occupancy.

Based in Ash Brow, HD2.

The service has its own Café and garden spaces for the people we support to engage socially together and get some quiet outside their homes. The service has a large driveway to reach the main entrance with parking on site for staff, residents and visitors. Staff are on site 24 hours to provide support where needed and in emergency situations.

What is important to us

• We will want people who support us to be as independent as possible within our homes and promote social inclusion.
• We will want people who can get to know us and have similar interests to get us more involved within our local and wider community.

This will involve all aspects of Care/Support to include:

• Personal Care
• Moving and Positioning
• Assistance with Medication/Meals etc.
• Dementia Care
• Emergency First Aid

Shift patterns as follows:
Morning – 6:30am to 2:00pm
Afternoon – 2:00pm to 10:00pm
Nights – 10:00pm to 8:00am

Your values

What essential skills and experience is needed for the role? 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.

Or if you any further information or details about the position, please do message to [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 that 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.

You have read the 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 join 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.

We’re really proud to be a Hive HR Employee Voice Certified organisation, a recognition that confirms our commitment to creating a culture where our colleagues are not only encouraged to share their thoughts, but where this feedback is actively sought and acted upon to drive positive change at every level.

In our 2025 Colleague Engagement Survey, 59% (nearly 3,800) of our people shared their feedback and insights, giving us an incredible Employee Net Promoter Score of +34.