Overview
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Are you looking for a new opportunity? Do you want to work for an organisation that truly value their people and want to help people live their best life possible?
Do you hold a full UK driving Licence?
We are currently looking for an experienced Support Worker looking for a career with an award-winning charity.
Benefits & USP’s
* £12.62 per hour
* Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
* Work for a multi award-winning Charity that invests all its profits back into the people we support, our workforce and our local communities
* Managed by supportive leaders
* 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
* We are based in one location, so no need to be a car driver
* Guaranteed & Contracted Hours
* 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
Our purpose Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities. We work to enrich the lives of people with many different care needs. It’s exciting and rewarding work, and we’re proud to be part of it. Since the early days, we’ve grown to provide many innovative and bespoke care services to thousands of people across England and Scotland. We aim to provide support based on the principles of choice, dignity and respect, which resonates in our vision “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. In the past two years we have won or been shortlisted for hundreds of 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 we invest in pay, recognition, wellbeing and ongoing development. We provide training, support and personal protective equipment to help you develop your career with us.
One of the values of Community Integrated Care is our passion for our people. We invest in front-line worker pay in line with the Living Wage increase each April.
Who will you be supporting?
* We are diverse in many ways with ages from 46 to 66 and varied needs including visual and hearing impairments, autism and learning disabilities.
* We have a trained staff team familiar with supporting individuals with similar needs.
Where do we live?
* Widnes with a town centre nearby, good shops and supermarkets.
* Bus routes close by and not far from the local train station.
What do we enjoy doing and what is important to us?
* Outdoor activities such as rambling and walking.
* Interests include listening to music, visiting coffee shops, local shopping, home baking and social outings.
* We are fun-loving, kind, caring, respectful of personal space and belongings, with a love of music.
* We prefer calm environments and may be upset by loud or bossy behaviour.
Other important information
* There are always at least 2 colleagues on shift.
* Typical shifts include mornings from ~7am to afternoons, up to 10:30pm, plus Sleep-In shifts.
* Our team has specialist training in autism and learning disabilities.
We’re open to recruiting people from all walks of life and value alignment with our company values: We Include; We Deliver; We Aspire; We Respect; We Enable. We look for qualities such as patience, empathy, reliability, honesty, determination, problem solving and resilience.
If you have read this advert and feel it’s the role and organisation you’re looking for, please click Apply to begin the short application form.
A Place I Belong
Here at Community Integrated Care we aim to be a warm, welcoming and inclusive employer where all colleagues feel they belong and diversity is valued. We invite adjustments during the recruitment process and can be contacted at rachel.walsh@c-i-c.co.uk.
Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Other
Industries
* Non-profit Organizations
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