Advanced Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£14.78 per hour

Multi award-winning charity

No uniforms

Guaranteed shifts

Shopping discounts

Ongoing training & career progression

Recommend-a-Friend bonus

Financial hardship fund

Wellbeing investment

Free DBS check

Spend your whole shift with one person

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is recruiting an Advanced Support Worker to join our team. You will support three individuals in day-to-day living with person-centred care, personal care, medication administration and home management.

This role offers guaranteed shifts and progression opportunities within a supportive charity. Shifts include early, late, and sleepover hours; a UK driving license is required to drive house vehicles as part of the role.

Qualifications

• Experience in social care or caring roles is desirable.
• Willingness to take on responsibility and grow in the role.
• Commitment to client-centred support and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and medication administration.
• Support with home tasks including cooking, cleaning, shopping and budgeting.
• Facilitate daily activities and community outings.
• Mentor and guide team members to uphold best practices.
• Contribute to support planning and service development.
• Build strong relationships with families and professionals.
• Encourage engagement in meaningful activities.

Skills

Experienced in social care

Support worker

Job description

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

Are you an Experienced Support Worker / Senior Support Worker looking to gain qualifications, enjoy specialist training, have more responsibility and earn more money?

Are you looking for permanent role?

Do you love helping people get the best out of their lives?

Then maybe an Advanced Support Worker role is for you!

Why You’ll Love Working With Us:

• £14.78 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 – contracted hours each week with rotas available 4-6 weeks in advance
• Shopping discounts – because treats are important
• Ongoing training & career progression – grow with us
• Recommend-a-Friend bonus – bring your besties and get rewarded with Love2Shop vouchers
• Financial hardship fund – we’re here when life gets tough
• Wellbeing investment – your health matters
• Free DBS check – we’ve got it covered
• Spend your whole shift with one person – build real connections

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:

Working closely with the Service Leader and Advanced Support Worker team, you will be responsible for supporting vulnerable individuals in their day to day lives. Each person we support is unique, so the support you provide will be person-centred and will focus on achieving the best lives possible for each individual.

Our Shifts: 8am - 3pm | 3pm - 10pm | 8am - 10pm | 10pm - 8am (sleepover) | 8pm – 8am (Waking Nights)

Shift Requirement: We are currently recruiting for days and sleepovers

Contract: 37.5 hour permanent contract

UK Driving License Required?: Yes (to drive house vehicles)

What You'll Be Doing

You’ll be supporting 3 amazing individuals to live their daily lives in the way they want to live them. 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 people we support like to do is something you might provide support with! So come ready and willing to go out for nice drives, go swimming, enjoy picnics and going out for meals
• Mentoring and guiding team members to uphold best practices
• Contributing to support planning and service development
• Building strong relationships with families and professionals
• Encouraging community engagement and meaningful activities

About you:

What We're Looking For

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, experience and qualifications, welcoming people from all walks of life: seasoned support workers, Care Assistants, Veterans and those with lived experience.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.