Support Worker

Job title:

Support Worker

Company

Community Integrated Care

Job description

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.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
• 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

Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role:Are you a fun-loving and motivated person who loves going the extra mile to improve the lives of others?Is it important for you to have 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!We are currently recruiting for a full-time Support Worker to join our Alva team, supporting 8 individuals who live in their own self-contained flats and helping them to live as independently as possible. Here we support 5 gentlemen and 3 ladies ranging from 19-48 in age so we’re looking for applicants who are motivated, fun and enthusiastic!The people we support have faced a lot of challenges in the past because of their learning disabilities, mental health concerns and general health, but this hasn’t stopped them from enjoying life! The people we support enjoy lots of activities, including cycling, going to the gym, walking, going to the pub, having a boogie, listening to music and cooking up a storm. However, they’re always up for trying new things, so are looking for inventive people who are up for the challenge.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

Our team provide support 24 hours a day, so we are looking for flexibility to work a mixture of day shifts and waking nights. There will be some weekend work required, which is generally 2 weekends a month for full-time staff.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:– A problem solver
– Resilience
– Patience
– Empathy, compassion and sensitivity to others
– A strong work ethic
– Reliability
– Honesty
– DeterminationIf 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 contactA Place I belongHere 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 clickingWe 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 contactCommunity Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.

Expected salary

£12.5 per hour

Location

Alva, Clackmannanshire

Job date

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 05:48:44 GMT

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