Overview
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 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.
Responsibilities
- Spend your whole shift with the person you support, making the biggest impact on their lives
- Medication administration and epilepsy support
- Cooking and home maintenance
- Social support and support to achieve personal goals
- Managing the finances of the people we support
- Support to work across 7 days a week, with shifts including some sleepover shifts
- Role includes supporting service users to engage in activities (e.g., games, community involvement, outings, personal care such as foot spa)
- There is a mobility vehicle in the service; applicants with a UK driving license would be a bonus
Benefits & Hours
- Salary: 13.86 per hour
- 30 Days annual leave? (Note: retain original information: 28 Days annual leave inclusive of statutory bank holidays for full time; part time pro‑rata)
- Pension Scheme
- No uniform – casual dress
- Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
- We will pay for your DBS / PVG
- Guaranteed & Contracted Hours
- Based in one location; car driving not required, though driving is a bonus
- Shopping Discounts Scheme
- Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities
- Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme
- Financial Hardship Fund
- Investment in your wellbeing
Qualifications and Attributes
- Patience
- Empathy, compassion and sensitivity to others
- A strong work ethic
- Reliability and honesty
- Determination and resilience
- A problem solver
- Willingness to learn and develop professionally
- UK driving license is advantageous; mobility vehicle in the service is a plus
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