What are the responsibilities and job description for the Support Worker position at Community Integrated Care?
What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work : 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
- We are based in one location
- 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 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.
One of the values of Community Integrated Care is our passion for our people and every year we invest in our front-line worker pay inline with the Living Wage increase each April. Our promise has always been clear : we will do everything in our power to improve pay for colleagues. And so, if you start with us between now and 31 March your pay will be £11.94 per hour then from the 1April , this will increase to £12.62 per hour.
Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role :
Stafford House is a property that houses 9 self contained flats, supporting people with a range of needs including learning disability, acquired brain injury, physical disability, ADHD, autism, depression and anxiety. Stafford House is located in Barrow-in-Furness. We are a fairly small team at Stafford House and aim to provide the highest standard of support, we are outgoing and deal with any issues with a “can-do” approach. We are looking for someone who is calm, enjoys being outdoors, can be creative at finding local activities and ways to improve community engagement, willing to learn and get to know the people supported, reliable and someone who can work well in a team.
The shifts at this service are 8am - 3pm, 3pm - 10pm and a waking night 10pm - 8am. We currently have a 40 hour vacancy, working a mixture of shifts, including some weekends.
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 :
Salary : $12 - $13
