Advanced Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; Falkirk; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 Days annual leave

Pension Scheme

No uniform - casual dress

Flexible working hours

PVG paid

Guaranteed hours

Discounts

Wellbeing investment

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is seeking an Advanced Support Worker on a bank basis in Polmont, near Falkirk. The role involves supporting a young lady to live independently, following a personalised care plan, with trauma-informed care awareness welcomed.

You will work shifts that may include sleepovers; driver preferred due to mobility needs, and a genuine occupational requirement for a female collaborator is noted.

Qualifications

• Caring, enthusiastic and self-motivated.
• Willingness to learn and follow a tailored care plan.
• Trauma-informed care awareness is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support a young lady to live independently in her own home.
• Follow a tailored care and support plan to meet her needs.
• Spend the whole shift with the person you support to maximise impact.

Job description

Advanced Support Worker

Location: Polmont

Vacancy Type: Bank

Salary: £15.18 per hour

Advertising End Date: 30 Oct 2026

The opportunity and what makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work

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

Is it important for you to have a satisfying job where you feel supported?

If this sounds like you, maybe a Support Worker role with an award-winning charity is the change you’ve been looking for!

Why you'll love working with us

• £15.18 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 PVG
• 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

About Community Integrated Care

Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities. We transform lives by delivering high-quality, person-centred support that fosters independence and empowerment.

Our charity was founded in 1988 and we were one of the pioneers of the ‘Care in the Community’ agenda, enabling people to move out of long-stay institutions and live more fulfilling lives.

Since then, we’ve remained leaders in social care, providing bespoke support to thousands across the UK. Today, we support more than 2,600 people and employ 6,600 caring and committed colleagues across England and Scotland.

We have a proud history of breaking boundaries and are always looking for new ways to make a positive difference through bold ideas, innovative projects and impactful partnerships.

Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role:

Are you seeking support work that offers variety and is rewarding? Do you enjoy working with people and want to make a real difference? This could be the ideal opportunity for you!

We currently have a Bank opportunity for a caring, enthusiastic and self‑motivated individual to join our team in Brightons, near Polmont, Falkirk.

In this role you will be supporting a young lady to live independently in her own home and work with a tailored care and support plan to meet her individual needs.

The lady we support here hasa mild learning disability and more recently has been diagnosed with PTSD due to trauma. The staff team are trained in Trauma informed care, PTSD awareness and skin integrity.

There is a small team of staff, shift patterns start at 10am and end at 10am the following day. Sleepover shift is 11pm-7am

Due to having a mobility car, a driver would be preferred.

Maintaining a close relationship with family is very important and likes to access the community with daily drives and walks. We are seeking support workers who can be patient and build confidence and independence with supervision and prompting as well as being fun. Healthy eating and a varied diet is also important. She also loves animals and a bit of pampering!

There are lots of activities in the local Falkirk area such as sensory centre, swimming, bowling, cinema and the house is situated in a quiet neighbourhood with a garden to enjoy in the nice weather. There is parking available and a decorated staff sleepover room.

Sometimes the people we support really need a male or female person to support them. For this particular role, a Female colleague is required. This is a genuine occupational requirement as defined by the Equality Act 2010