What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:
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~ 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
~ 28 Days annual leave inclusive of statutory bank holidays (for full time, part time is worked out on a pro-rata basis)
~ Pension Scheme
~ No uniform - we wear our casual clothes
~ Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
~ We will pay for your DBS / PVG
~ Spend your whole shift with the person you support, making the biggest impact on their lives
~ Shopping Discounts Scheme
~ Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities
~ Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme
~ Financial Hardship Fund
~ 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. 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. We have strong values and we're proud to pioneer new ways of delivering social care to stand out in our sector. 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:
We currently have a casual/relief opportunity for a caring, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join our support team in East Kilbride. A UK driving licence is essential for this role.
You will be required to work in a flexible and customer-led manner that meets needs and preferences of people we support, enabling them to live the life they choose.
This role will be supporting a gentleman with acquired brain injury in his home and daily life.
This will be primarily social activities support however does include some light housekeeping duties.
Hours available will generally be during the following times - Weekday shifts 11.30am - 6pm, Saturday 12pm-5pm
We are seeking applications from those who also enjoy activities, the gentleman we support likes swimming, chess, drives to the coast, cinema, cooking, museums amongst others. You should have a good sense of humour, commitment and consistency to building a good rapport is essential.
Whatever your background, there's a rewarding career in care for you - one were you can follow your passions and learn new skills too.
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. 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.
We Enable, which are at the heart of everything we do and ensure that we deliver high quality, consistent care and support. Here at Community Integrated Care we aim to be a warm, welcoming and inclusive employer, where all colleagues feel they belong. We want to an organisation that is truly fair and equal to all - where individual diversity is valued, unique characteristics celebrated and everyone feels able to bring their true selves to work.
By encouraging and embracing a range of diverse backgrounds, experiences, capabilities and viewpoints, we will build a stronger, richer, more vibrant workforce, which reflects the people we support, and the communities in which we work. It helps us make better decisions, bring fresh ideas and become a true provider and employer of choice.
This publicly sets out the promises we've made to achieving this vision and how we will hold ourselves to account to getting there. Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.