What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:
Advanced Support Workers (level 3, desirable), with PBS experience for this role, 37.5 hours per week or Part-time 22.5 hours per week. £14.42 per hour, based in the Alfreton area of Derby, (DE55).
Early shift starts at 07:00 and the late shift ends at 22:00. We need people that are fully flexible.
‘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 £14.78 per hour.’
Benefits include:-
1. £14.78 per hour (from 1st April )
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. We will pay for your DBS
9. We are based in one location
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. 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’.
Our mission & strategy: We're a multi-award winning charity that exists to ensure our colleagues and the people we support live the best lives possible. In, we launched our new strategy - Best Lives, Bolder. Find our morehere. Our Best Lives, Bolder Strategy - Community Integrated Care
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:
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced support worker to step up. You will support adults with learning disabilities and autism, who have complex needs, to lead the best life possible.
15. We are group of amazing individuals living in a scheme of Bungalows. We range in age from 20-60 years old.
16. The scheme can cater for individuals with needs related to learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs and physical disabilities.
What is important to us
17. We lead very independent and active lives in our local community. This includes volunteering and going to college.
18. We have a range of hobbies and interests including drama/theatre, art, cooking, gaming, collecting, swimming and going to the gym and horse riding.
19. We enjoy socialising with each other, especially in the summer.
20. We have lots of goals we would like to achieve. These include learning new skills, getting jobs, learning to drive and having relationships.
Your values:
The ideal candidate will have a Level 3 in Social Care and strong experience in mental health, autism and sensory communication, and physical health, and challenging behavior.
If you do not have a qualification, you will need to have experience in social care.
You will know how to connect with people and be passionate about supporting people to live independently. You will also be a brilliant mentor and share your skills and experiences with your colleagues.
We will develop your talents with a range of specialist training, including the opportunity to learn Positive Behaviour Support methods, Makaton and the Picture Exchange System.
During recruitment you will meet the people we support in their home. This will allow you to see their wonderful personalities first-hand and fully understand the level of support that they require.
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:
21. Patience
22. Empathy
23. compassion and sensitivity to others
24. A strong work ethic
25. Reliability
26. Honesty
27. Determination
28. A problem solver
29. Resilience