Advanced Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; Falkirk; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is seeking an Advanced Support Worker in Falkirk to provide support for a young man with complex needs. This role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact while enjoying flexible work hours and various comprehensive benefits within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance programme 24/7

Guaranteed and contracted hours

28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)

Employee of the month award

Qualifications

• Experience supporting individuals with complex needs is essential.
• Prior experience in medication administration and personal care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support a young man with complex needs in daily activities.
• Assist with medication, cooking, and personal care.

Skills

Patience

Understanding

Proactivity

Education

SVQ 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

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• Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
• Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing learning and development
• 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
• Contributory pension scheme
• Managed by supportive leaders
• There is no uniform - you can wear your own casual clothes
• Access to a free app offering retail discounts, leisure savings and holiday and travel discounts
• Employee of the month award and other recognition schemes
• Free Employee Assistance programme available 24/7, providing a wide range of financial, legal and consumer services, as well as counselling, life coaching and career guidance
• Colleague Inclusion Networks where individuals with shared experiences and their allies can help raise awareness, provide support, celebrate communities and promote positive change, greater inclusivity and equity within the workplace
• Financial support options to help in times of hardship using our Wellbeing Fund and our partnership with the Care Workers Charity
• Employee Representatives (GameChangers) to help raise and action issues within the organisation that are important to you
• Recommend a Friend bonus scheme
• We pay for your PVG/DBS check
• Guaranteed and contracted hours
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - pro-rated for part-time staff
• Good work/life balance - rotas are issued 4+ weeks in advance enabling you to plan ahead!
• The opportunity to try new things while supporting people to achieve their goals
  
  

Our Benefits

• £14.81 per hour
• Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
• Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing learning and development
• 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
• Contributory pension scheme
• Managed by supportive leaders
• There is no uniform - you can wear your own casual clothes
• Access to a free app offering retail discounts, leisure savings and holiday and travel discounts
• Employee of the month award and other recognition schemes
• Free Employee Assistance programme available 24/7, providing a wide range of financial, legal and consumer services, as well as counselling, life coaching and career guidance
• Colleague Inclusion Networks where individuals with shared experiences and their allies can help raise awareness, provide support, celebrate communities and promote positive change, greater inclusivity and equity within the workplace
• Financial support options to help in times of hardship using our Wellbeing Fund and our partnership with the Care Workers Charity
• Employee Representatives (GameChangers) to help raise and action issues within the organisation that are important to you
• Recommend a Friend bonus scheme
• We pay for your PVG/DBS check
• Guaranteed and contracted hours
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - pro-rated for part-time staff
• Good work/life balance - rotas are issued 4+ weeks in advance enabling you to plan ahead!
• The opportunity to try new things while supporting people to achieve their goals
  
  

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.

Are you a proactive and friendly individual who loves going the extra mile to improve the lives of others?

We have an opportunity for an Advanced Support Worker to join our team in the Falkirk area.

This role is to support a young man who lives in his own home in Camelon, by Falkirk. This young man has complex needs, including a learning disability and Autism spectrum disorder and receives 2:1 support each day.

Living within his own home, the team help him to build a fantastic life by providing support to source new activities in his community. He requires support to keep himself safe and responds well with people who have a gentle and calm approach to his support.

In Addition, He Requires Support With

• Medication administration and Epilepsy management
• Cooking and shopping
• Assisting with personal care
• Maintaining his home and managing finances
  
  

Members of the team will be required to support on a variety of shifts, including overnight (waking night), days, weekends and bank holidays. Previous experience of supporting with complex disabilities is required.

We are currently recruiting for a full-time (36 hour) Advanced Support Worker to join our team.

Respect, patience and understanding are key as the young man you'll be supporting is adjusting to a new home environment. It's important to take the time to understand him in order to support him to live a fantastic life as independently as possible.

Prior experience supporting people with complex needs is essential, as we're looking for our Advanced Support Workers to share their knowledge and experience within the team.

Applicants with a SVQ 3 in Health and Social Care would be highly desirable

If you would like to know more before submitting your application, please contact [e-mail].

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 [e-mail]

Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.

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