What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:
Our Benefits:
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. Pension Scheme
6. No uniform - we wear our casual clothes
7. Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
8. We will pay for your DBS
9. We are based in one location, so no need to be a car driver
10. Guaranteed & Contracted Hours
11. Spend your whole shift with the person you support, making the biggest impact on their lives
12. Shopping Discounts Scheme
13. Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities
14. Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme
15. Financial Hardship Fund
16. 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:
This an exciting opportunity for a caring, compassionate and talented Support Worker in Southport to support 4 ladies with learning disabilities and mental health challenges to live independently in their own homes. This is a great chance to make a real difference to the lives of others and develop yourself both professionally and personally. The people supported here enjoy going out for meals, going to the cinema and theatre, listening to music, cooking and socialising with family and friends. They are quite independent and like to get out and about into the local community and enjoy what it has on offer. The ladies would describe themselves as energetic, confident, kind, caring and friendly. They would love their support staff to be able to have a laugh with them and have good banter, but also need individuals who ensure they have choice and autonomy to help them get the most out of their lives. We are currently recruiting for a 4-hour post with a set shift pattern working every second Saturday from 10am - 6pm. Sometimes the people we support really need a male or female person to support them. For this particular role, a female colleague is required. This is a genuine occupational requirement as defined by the Equality Act
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. If you are interested in learning more about the role before submitting your application, please feel free to contact our Recruitment Specialist, Eva Otto, on [email protected].