What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:
Our Benefits:
1. £13.01 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. 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 PVG
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. Financial Hardship Fund
15. 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:
Are you seeking a job that offers variety and is satisfying? Do you enjoy working with people and want to make a real difference? We currently have a casual/relief opportunities for caring, enthusiastic and self-motivated Female Support Workers to join our support team in Drumoyne, Glasgow. A UK driving licence held for minimum 1 year 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 is supporting 2 individuals who share their home in the Govan area of Glasgow.
The people we support have faced a lot of challenges in the past because of their learning disabilities and physical health issues, but this hasn’t stopped them from enjoying life! Both individuals that we support are non-verbal, but can communicate using other methods. The people we support enjoy lots of different activities, including going out in the car, shopping, swimming, musicals, dancing and enjoying their local area.
Our support team are very diverse and work well together to ensure the people we support are happy and safe in their own homes. This can include:
•Supporting them with medication
•Cooking
•Assisting with personal care •Supporting with moving and positioning and attending hospital appointments
•Maintaining the homes of people supported and managing their finances
Our team provide support 24 hours a day, so we are looking for some flexibility to work a variety of shifts, including some weekends and sleepovers. Shift patterns are Dayshift 7.30am-7.30pm and 7.30pm-10.30pm with sleepover. 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.
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