Overview
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We are one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities. We work hard to enrich 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 100 national and regional awards. We are 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.
We want to welcome individuals from all walks of life and recruit for values. If you have read this advert and feel it’s the role and organisation you’re looking for, please click Apply to take you through to our short application form. If you would like to learn more before applying, please contact Rachel Mortimer, our recruitment specialist, for a friendly informal chat on 07866884035 or email rachel.mortimer@c-i-c.co.uk. We wish you the very best of luck in your application. Should you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact recruitment@c-i-c.co.uk. Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.
Responsibilities
* Spend your whole shift with the person you support, making the biggest impact on their lives
* Provide personal care and assist with mobility for individuals as required
* Deliver care that respects the person’s choices, dignity and independence
* Work with the team to plan activities and supported living arrangements
* Maintain accurate records and report changes in health or wellbeing
* Follow care plans and health and safety guidelines
What is important to us?
* We all have different personalities and enjoy different things, but we also enjoy living together and going out on activities together
* We enjoy going out in the community for days out and like to go out for meals, cinema and shopping
* If we are spending time at home we enjoy listening to music and watching TV
* We enjoy spending time with our families when they visit
* We require our staff team to be varied in personalities, but they all need to be caring and empathic
Who will you be supporting?
* We all have non-verbal communication, so you will need to spend time with us to see how we communicate with you
* We are three gentlemen of various ages
* We require some assistance to mobilise
* We require full support with all of our personal care needs
Other Important Information
* We have at least 2 x staff on day shifts 08:00-20:00, plus a third member of staff 3 times a week 10:00-16:00 (flexible for activities)
* We have 1 x waking night 20:00-08:00
* We require our staff to be flexible and some staff to be able to drive, as we like to go out and about in our car; one of us attends day centre 2 days a week that we may need to be taken to
We know it takes a special person to work in social care and we recognise that not everyone who would be perfect for the role will have professional experience. We’re passionate about recruiting to individuals’ values and recruit people from all walks of life.
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