What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:
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.
Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role:
18. We are a house of both Ladies and Gentlemen, our age range is from 31-61
19. We have a range of different needs, including autism, learning disabilities, mental health and physical support needs. Some of us are more independent, while others require some more support with their day-to-day lives.
20. We have a strong team of support workers who are all fully trained and familiar with supporting us. Some of the training they have includes, administering medication, moving and positioning and first aid.
21. We are proud to volunteer in our community and we love the work we do, including at coffee mornings, charity shops, and 4Luis.
22. We love a party and going to social events. We enjoy going to concerts and local discos alike.
23. We have all different interests. Some of us enjoy music and dancing. Others love a local walk, coffee and a chat.
24. We are all caring and considerate and love to be helpful around our home. Some of us have our own household tasks.
25. We like our staff team to be cheerful and chatty. We would not like someone who is loud and bossy, this would tend to make some of us upset.
26. There are always at least 4 colleagues on shift, but we only have one waking night shift.
27. We like our staff to work both mornings and evenings with a mixture of shifts, from 8 am to 10 pm. Sometimes we may need our support workers to stay back if we are going out late to the pub, social events, concerts, theatre shows etc. We also have waking nights from 10 pm to 8 am.
28. We hope this information helps tell you a little about us, and how we can live our Best Lives Possible, with your support.
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