What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:
Do you want to make a difference in someone else's life? Do you want to work for a charity that really value their people? One of the values of Community Integrated Care is our passion for our people and every year we invest in our front-line worker pay in line with the Living Wage increase each April. Our promise has always been clear: we will do everything in our power to improve pay for colleagues. Benefits & USP’s:
1. £12.62 per Hour
2. Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
3. 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
4. Managed by supportive leaders
5. 28 Days annual leave inclusive of statutory bank holidays (for full time, part time is worked out on a pro-rata basis)
6. Pension Scheme
7. No uniform - we wear our casual clothes
8. Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
9. We will pay for your DBS / PVG
10. We are based in one location, so no need to be a car driver
11. Guaranteed & Contracted Hours
12. Spend your whole shift with the person you support, making the biggest impact on their lives
13. Shopping Discounts Scheme
14. Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities
15. Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme
16. Financial Hardship Fund
17. Investment in your wellbeing
We are passionate about our people and every year we invest heavily in our front-line worker pay, in line with the Living Wage increase each April. This means that from 1st April, our payrate for this role will be increasing to £13.12 per hour 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 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:
Who will you be supporting? You will be supporting 2 ladies that live together
Our support is structured as follows:
18. One member of staff provides floating support across both houses from 7:00am–9:30am and 4:00pm–10:00pm, Monday to Friday.
19. At weekends, we share one core staff member from 8:00am–10:00pm on both Saturday and Sunday.
20. Sleep-in staff are shared every night from 10:00pm–7:00am.
We all have a primary diagnosis of mild learning disability.
We are independent with our personal care and are able to go out on our own, though we can sometimes lack confidence and benefit from encouragement and reassurance. We need varying levels of support with:
21. Medication administration
22. Cooking and meal preparation
23. Household cleaning
24. Managing bills and finances
25. Planning and organising our daily routines
The people who support us need to be trained in medication administration and familiar with the Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) approach to managing behaviours that may challenge. Most importantly, they should be kind, patient, and confident in providing consistent emotional support, helping us to feel safe, understood, and empowered in our daily lives
What is important to us?
What we do day to day
We all lead busy and meaningful lives:
26. One of us attends day services Monday to Friday, which plays an important role in supporting emotional wellbeing and maintaining routine.
27. Another works five days a week in the kitchen at the local primary school.
28. One of us is currently looking for work and is very motivated to find a role in hospitality.
29. We also value our personal relationships, with time regularly spent with partners and loved ones.
Our interests and hobbies
We enjoy a wide range of social and leisure activities, including going out for meals, trips to the cinema, shopping, visiting cafés, attending the theatre, concerts and shows, listening to music, cooking and baking. Most of all, we love socialising and enjoying the same activities as other people our age.
Our aspirations
Our goal is to maintain the independence we have already achieved and to build on it wherever possible. We aspire to secure paid employment, continue developing our confidence and skills, and enjoy positive, happy relationships.
How we explore our community
We are confident and independent within our local community and regularly visit favourite pubs, cafés, parks, cinemas, clubs and local events. With additional support, we also enjoy exploring further afield.
How we describe ourselves
We would describe ourselves as energetic, confident, kind, caring, and friendly.
Who we work best with
We get on best with people who support us respectfully and collaboratively. We do not respond well to being told what to do and value being supported rather than directed. We require female staff and prefer people with a youthful outlook, a good sense of humour, and the ability to guide us in a calm, encouraging, and non‑bossy way.
Other Important Information?
30. How many colleagues are on shift at any one time? 1
31. What shifts do you work on? 7am-9.30am and 4pm – 10pm Monday to Friday. Weekends 8am-10pm, sleep in every night. All shared over both houses
32. What do we need from you and what training would we give the staff that join us to be able to support the people at this service to be of their abilities? – LD awareness. Medication, Mental health, PBS.
Your values:
Got heart? You’re halfway there. At Community Integrated Care, we know it takes someone special to work in social care. We hire based on skills and values, welcoming people from all walks of life with a varied support background.
Curious about the role? Reach out to our Recruitment Specialist, Rachel Mortimer, at [email protected].
If this sounds like your kind of job, hit ‘Apply’ and fill out our short form.
Need adjustments during the process? Just email [email protected].
We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer. Good luck—we can’t wait to meet you!