Advanced Support Worker Bank

Community Integrated Care; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS paid

Flexible hours

Casual clothing

Progression opportunities

Training provided

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is seeking an Advanced Support Worker to assist an adult with learning disabilities and autism in a supportive home setting. You will work on 12-hour bank shifts, days 8am–8pm and nights 8pm–8am, in Middlesborough, with flexible patterns and focus on meaningful daily activities.

The role includes specialist training in Positive Behaviour Support, Total Communication, and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Level 3 in Social Care required or equivalent.
• Experience with mental health, autism and sensory communication.
• Ability to support adults with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Support an adult with learning disabilities and autism to lead a meaningful life.
• Provide 1:1 care, maintain routines and promote independence.
• Work with Positive Behaviour Support principles and total communication as needed.

Job description

Are you a Support Worker with lots of experience, that is looking to progress in your career?
Location: Middlesborough
Pay: £14.78 per hour
Hours: 12 hours shifts on Bank. Days are 8am - 8pm and Wake nights 8pm - 8am
Driving Licence: not essential
Would you like to gain qualifications, enjoy specialist training, have more responsibility and earn more money?
Community Integrated Care is recruiting for an Advanced Support Worker, with flexible shift patterns.
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced support worker to step up. You will support an adult with learning disabilities and autism, who has complex needs, to lead the best life possible.
Benefits

• 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
• No uniform - we wear our casual clothes
• Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
• We will pay for your DBS
• We are based in one location, so no need to be a car driver
• Spend your whole shift with the person you support, making the biggest impact on their lives
• Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities
• Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme

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, Bolder’.
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 focussed 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.
About The Person We Support
I am a 43-year-old man who has recently achieved a significant milestone by moving into my very first home after always living with my parents. This is an exciting new chapter in my life, and I am looking for a dedicated team who can support me to settle into my home, maintain my independence, and help me live the best life possible.
I live with Autism and a Learning Disability and am non-verbal. Although I do not use speech to communicate, I have my own ways of expressing myself and communicating my needs, preferences, and feelings. It is important that my support team understand and use total communication approaches to ensure my voice is always heard. It is also important that when speaking with me, that verbal communication is clear and concise, as I often struggle to understand.
I require 1:1 support; however, I value my personal space and prefer support to be provided from a respectful distance. Due to my sensory needs, I can become uncomfortable when people are too close to me, and I generally prefer people to support from behind or alongside me rather than directly in my personal space. My team should be confident, patient, respectful, and able to follow my support plan consistently.
Routine is extremely important to me and helps me feel safe, comfortable, and happy. I attend Day Service Monday to Friday from 10:00am to 2:00pm and benefit from familiar people and routines. When travelling to my day service, I prefer using a familiar driver or taxi, and my mum and dad also help support me at times.
I enjoy watching films, listening to the radio, and spending time enjoying my favourite movies. I am a big foodie and particularly enjoy baking, icing, and decorating cakes. Supporting me to enjoy these interests and maintain meaningful routines will be an important part of the role.
Initially, support will focus on helping me transition successfully into my new home and establish positive routines.
To support me to have the Best Life Possible, my team have specialist training in Positive Behaviour Support, Autism, Learning Disabilities, and Total Communication, ensuring they have the knowledge and confidence to meet my individual needs effectively.
The ideal candidate will have a Level 3 in Social Care and strong experience in mental health, autism and sensory communication, and physical health and PBS
You will know how to connect with people and be passionate about supporting people to live independently. You will also be a brilliant mentor and share your skills and experiences with your colleagues.
We will develop your talents with a range of specialist training, including the opportunity to learn Positive Behaviour Support methods, Makaton and the Picture Exchange System.
During recruitment you will meet the people we support in their home. This will allow you to see their wonderful personalities first-hand and fully understand the level of support that they require.
Naturally It Is Important Too That You Share Our Company Values - We Include; We Deliver; We Aspire; We Respect; We Enable, Which Are At The Heart Of Everything We Do And Ensure That We Deliver High Quality, Consistent Care And Support. People's Values Are Important To Use, So We Look For People With
Patience

Empathy, compassion and sensitivity to others

A strong work ethic

Reliability

Honesty

Determination

A problem solver

Resilience

If you have read this advert and feel like it’s exactly the role and organisation you’re looking for, please click 'Apply' to take you through to our short application form.
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.
We’re really proud to be a Hive HR Employee Voice Certified organisation, a recognition that confirms our commitment to creating a culture where our colleagues are not only encouraged to share their thoughts, but where this feedback is actively sought and acted upon to drive positive change at every level.
The Employee Net Promoter Score is a measure of how willing our colleagues are to recommend us as a good place to work to their loved ones - and a score of +34 is considered a Very Good score when compared to global benchmarks set by hundreds of other organisations.