Support Worker
The opportunity and what makes Community Integrated Care a great place to 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.
Benefits & USP’s
- £13.12 per Hour
- 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
Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role
Support 5 individuals live their best lives possible, all of which share the same home, which is a large bungalow located in Washington, which has lots of public transport links. Within this role you are required to support two ladies and three gents with ages ranging from 43 to 80 years old!! All of which love getting involved in the below activities. Local walks, Shopping, Cinema, Listening to music, Spending time in their sensory home. They all have their own likes and dislikes and will require you to respect this and support them to live their best lives possible. Our staff team are great, and support the people we support to:
- Maintain their homes
- Complete personal care
- Support with eating
- Move & positioning
- Enjoy an active social life
- Planning days to support to have the Best Life Possible our team have specialist training in Moving & Positioning, Administration of Medication, Epilepsy, Dysphagia, End of Life, Autism and Learning Disabilities.
- Visual Impairment, Epilepsy, Parkinson’s, Dysphagia, PEG/Catheter, Palliative/EOL, Autism, LD.
About you
- 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.
- 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.