What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:
Our Benefits:
Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
1. 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
2. £13.01 per hour
3. Managed by supportive leaders
4. 28 Days annual leave inclusive of statutory bank holidays (for full time, part time is worked out on a pro-rata basis)
5. Pension Scheme
6. No uniform - we wear our casual clothes
7. Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
8. We will pay for your PVG check
9. Guaranteed & Contracted Hours
10. Spend your whole shift with the person you support, making the biggest impact on their lives
11. Shopping Discounts Scheme
12. Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities
13. Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme
14. Financial Hardship Fund
15. 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.
Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role:
Are you a supportive and motivated 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 Part Time Male Support Workers (16 hours per week) to join our independent living support team in Wick. In the past, the people we support have faced a lot of challenges, but this hasn’t stopped them from enjoying life!
You will be part of a team supporting a gentleman with an Acquired Brain Injury, Mental Health and Epilepsy to live independently in his own home. Previous experience with Mental Health would be welcomed.
As a large part of everyday life, you must be comfortable with and like dogs and support with him in the community. To ensure the person we support has freedom to do the activities he enjoys, we are also seeking drivers who have access to their own vehicle for work.
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 with personal care • Maintaining the homes of the people we support • Community Involvement Where appropriate supporting with finances • Supporting to maintain his relationships with family and peers.
The gentleman we support will need support to become an active member of his local community and will require full support to be able to achieve this.
We are seeking support workers who can be reliable and motivated colleagues. Who are passionate and eager to learn person centred routines and preferences and be patient and understanding of individuals needs and behaviours.
You will work alongside those who is experienced in his care who will train you how to support him in a person centred approach the best way possible.
Shift patterns will vary to include mornings and afternoons between10am-4pm. Monday-Friday, with some requirement for occasional weekends and evenings. This could be subject to flexibility depending on the activities of the person we are supporting. Equally we are happy to consider a variation to these hours to suit the ideal candidate.
Sometimes the people we support really need a male or female person to support them. For this particular role, a male colleague is required. This is a genuine occupational requirement as defined by the Equality Act
Your values:
The people we support like to be supported by people who respect them and their homes, but who also like to have fun!
We like people who are reliable and honest and are able to remain calm under pressure, so they can provide effective support and build fantastic relationships.