What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:
Are you looking for a new opportunity? Do you want to work for an organisation that truly value their people and want to help people live their best life possible? We are currently looking a for Bank Support Worker looking for a career with an award winning charity. 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
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. **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.
Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role:
Over the last four years, our charity’s We Dare strategy has helped us to transform the lives of the people we support, our colleagues and communities – The Power Of Three. And as we look to evolve, we continually ask ourselves: “Why do we exist?” At every level, the answer is the same: so that the people we support, and the people who support them, can live the Best Lives Possible. We Dare will continue to be a key part of our charity’s identity, and how we express our values with passion at Community Integrated Care. Include the people I support, my colleagues, partners and the communities I work in.
18. RESPECT individual choice and promote inclusion, rights and independence.
DELIVER the best possible outcomes for the people I support and work with.
ENABLE others to fulfil their needs and aspirations.
ASPIRE to be the best at what I do
At This beautiful service we are super proud of the range of activities that take place, we have a residents Photography club which we have proudly displayed their work around the premises.
The residents take pride in running their own Bingo and Quiz nights, regular activities take place, knit and natter, games afternoons, Film afternoons, arts and crafts and monthly entertainment. We pride ourselves in involving everybody.
The local Shakespeare Theatre is fully accessible. Everyone is welcome here.
Who will you be supporting and what will you be doing?
Working with housing associations and local authorities, we provide care and support in purpose-built accommodation for older people, offering a home-from-home environment, with support on-hand when needed. You will have access to a wide range of facilities, services and activities, aimed at supporting you to maintain a great quality of life, as well as improving your health and wellbeing. These include: • 24-hour support. • Housing-related support. • Personal care, such as support with medication and to take care of your health and wellbeing. • Meals – either assisted or prepared for you. • Leisure and recreation activities. • Domestic help. • Support to build or maintain links with your community. • Support to maintain relationships with family and friends. Our Extra Care Services are all based in the heart of the community, with easy access to local shops, supermarkets and transport routes Other important information?
19. We have 4 staff on during the day and two on an afternoon
20. We have a variety of shifts to suit the support needs of individuals shifts are:
21. 7am – 7pm, 7am – 3pm, 4pm – 11pm and a night shift of 7pm – 7am
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:
- Patience
- Empathy, compassion and sensitivity to others
- A strong work ethic
- Reliability
- Honesty
- Determination - A problem solver
- Resilience