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* Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
* 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
* 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
* We will pay for your DBS / PVG
* We are based in one location, so no need to be a car driver
* 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
* Investment in your wellbeing
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 it profits right 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
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 100 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.
We are different in lots of ways (that’s what makes us so interesting) with our ages ranging between 50s to sixty’s Couple of us not mobile but do require some physical assistance to get around our house and out and about. Two of us can walk around the home We have different challenges in our lives which include visual impairment, and learning disabilities. We have a staff team who are all trained and familiar with supporting someone with similar needs
We all enjoy
cinema, shopping outings, arts and crafts, pamper sessions Other interests we have are listening to music, visiting trendy coffee shops with home baking and the odd pub visit We are fun loving, kind, caring, considerate, respectful of other people’s personal space and belongings and have a love of music.
We would not enjoy spending time with people who are bossy, pushy, running around, shouting or very noisy as it would tend to make a few of us upset
* There is always at least 3 colleagues on shift.
* We like our staff to work Mornings 9am-3pm Afternoon 3pm-9pm and Nights is waking night shift 9pm-9am this is 2 staff on duty overnight .sleep shift 10pm-7am
In order to support us to have the Best Life Possible our team needs to be motivated and encourage us to engage in variety of activities in our home and in the community it is extremely important for our wellbeing
Female driver required 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
If you have read this advert and feel like it’s exactly the role and organisation you’re looking for, please click 'Apply' to take you through to our 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. 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.
We have a really clear plan to achieve this called A Place I Belong. This publicly sets out the promises we’ve made to achieving this vision and how we will hold ourselves to account to getting there. You can read more about this by clicking here.
We wish you the very best of luck in your application to joining our charity. Should you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please feel free to contact recruitment@c-i-c.co.uk
Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.
We’re really proud to be a Hive HR Employee Voice Certified organisation, a recognition that confirms our commitment to creating a culture where our colleagues are not only encouraged to share their thoughts, but where this feedback is actively sought and acted upon to drive positive change at every level.
In our 2025 Colleague Engagement Survey, 59% (nearly 3,800) of our people shared their feedback and insights, giving us an incredible Employee Net Promoter Score of +34.
The Employee Net Promoter Score is a measure of how willing our colleagues are to recommend us as a good place to work to their loved ones - and a score of +34 is considered a Very Good score when compared to global benchmarks set by hundreds of other organisations.
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