What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:
Our Supported Living Service in Hemsworth, WF9 is seeking a Female Support Worker to provide support to our residents. 24 Hours pw. Mix of Days and Nights. Applicants with Full UK Driving Licence would be preferred. Benefits & USP’s:
1. £12.62 per Hour - Rising to £13.12ph from 01 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. Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
9. We will pay for your DBS
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:
This is an exciting opportunity to join Community Integrated Care at our supported living service in Hemsworth.
What is important to us?
We need empathic, patient staff to provide person-centered support to individuals who are living here.
We want everyone who accesses our services to have the opportunity to live the best life possible. You will be supporting people to work towards outcomes, enabling them to maintain independence.
You will encourage and support people to engage in the local community, clubs, cinema, shows, days out, gym, pub lunches shopping, and activities of our personal choice, they enjoy swimming, family activities and day trips.
You will support a community within Wakefield itself, across several services there are long-standing friendships, and you will support to maintain these relationships.
We will be closely working with new partnerships, exciting new prospects, and activities for the entire community to enjoy.
Carlton Close is a supported living project for 3 individuals with learning disabilities, 24 hours a day.
The property is a bungalow set in a quiet cul de sac. It has a large communal open plan dining space, it is wheelchair accessible throughout, a beautiful conservatory and ensuites for all the bedrooms.
The property is in the market town of Hemsworth, there are regular buses linking the town with Barnsley, Wakefield and Doncaster.
We live within a short walking distance from a playing field, the local amenities and busy marketplace which contains shops and a range of cafes, a library and a local farm shop.
Other information
We will have a core background team on duty 24/7 so there is overnight shifts and we will provide additional 1:1 support, ranging from personal care, housekeeping, and meals to days out and trips to the shops and activities.
Your values:
What essential skills and experience is needed for the role?
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