Advanced Support Worker

All Locations; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly pay £13.12

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is seeking a Support Worker to assist individuals living in extra care; you will help with daily living, personal care, meals, and medication within a 24/7 on-site scheme.

You will support residents with varying needs, promote independence, and help with social activities and appointments. No nursing required, a compassionate, reliable attitude is essential.

Qualifications

• Caring and compassionate approach; able to support a range of individuals with varying needs.
• Strong communication and listening skills to work with residents, families, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and daily living support to residents.
• Administer or assist with medication as required and prescribed.
• Assist with home management, meals, shopping, and budgeting; support social activities and appointments.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Patience

Job description

Working closely with the Service Leader and the Support Worker team, you will be responsible for supporting a range of individuals with a range of different needs and abilities.

Our Support Needs & Challenges

In one area of the building we support over 55's with physical or mental health needs. On the other side of the building we support under 55's with mental health, We have 70 apartments and there are 66 people that live here the amount of people we support varies depending on care packages at the time at present we support 28 people but we do have some vacancies so this will increase What is important to us? It is important that we are supportive of everyone and their abilities and needs, we promote independence. Some people we support require low level support such as support with meals, medication, cleaning, others can require a higher level of support with personal care and moving and positioning. The aim of the extra care services is to enable people to live independently but with staff on site 24/7. Some people we support can live in their own apartment but need four calls a day supporting with meals, personal care, medication and cleaning, they don't need a nursing/care home but they do need a higher level of support. We also support people with their social hours such as going out into the community for days out, meals out, shopping and supporting to medical appointments. Our extra care services are not secure buildings and people are free to come and go as they please and have visitors whenever they want there are DOLS in place, everyone has their own front door. They all have pendants which are linked to the phones the support team carry and these are responded to as and when people press them for emergency support

Our Shifts

8am till 8pm days, 8pm till 8am nights

Shift Requirement: Varied

Contract: Full time - 36 hours

UK Driving License Required? No

What You'll Be Doing

You'll be supporting lots of individuals with varying needs with the extra care scheme to live their daily life in the way they wants to live it. This means you will provide support in a wide variety of ways, including:

• Supporting with personal care
• Medication Administration
• Home management, including support with cooking, cleaning, shopping and budget management
• Daily activities - anything and everything the person we support like to do is something you might provide support with!

So come ready and willing to put yourself out there and try some new things

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.

Are you a caring and compassionate person looking to build a great career in social care?

Do you love helping people get the best out of their lives? Then maybe a Support Worker role is for you! Why You'll Love Working With Us:

• £13.12 per hour - because your time and care are valuable
• Do what you love - hobbies, chats, walks, cooking… it's all part of the job
• Multi award-winning charity - we reinvest profits into YOU and the people we support
• Supportive leadership - we've got your back, always
• No uniforms - just comfy, casual clothes
• Guaranteed shifts - guaranteed contracted hours every week and rotas issued 4-6 weeks in advance
• Shopping discounts - because treats are important
• At Community Integrated Care, we know it takes someone special to work in social care and that doesn't always mean having experience. We hire based on values, welcoming people from all walks of life: seasoned support workers, Care Assistants, Veterans, those with lived experience, or even total newbies with a passion to care.