Advanced Support Worker - Female only

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

Job summary

A prominent health and social care charity seeks a dedicated Female Advanced Support Worker in Alfreton, UK. This full-time role involves supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism, aiming to help them live independently and achieve personal goals. Candidates should possess a Level 3 qualification in Social Care and demonstrate empathy, patience, and a strong commitment to the individuals supported. The position offers a rewarding environment with various benefits, including flexible working hours and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

£14.42 per hour

28 Days annual leave

Pension Scheme

Flexible Working Hours

Investment in your wellbeing

Qualifications

• Strong experience in mental health, autism, and sensory communication.
• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support (PBS).
• Experience in social care roles, ideally in complex needs environments.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with learning disabilities and autism.
• Engage in their hobbies and interests.
• Aid in independent living and personal development.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Compassion

Reliability

Education

Level 3 in Social Care

Job description

What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work :

Please read carefully as this is a complex care role. Female Advanced Support Workers only (level 3, desirable), must have experience with PBS experience and be of an empathetic and nurturing nature. You will also need to demonstrate your enthusiasm, you will need to be energetic, of a calm and supportive personality, patient, kind, very understanding, listen attentively and communicate effectively, to be a perfect fit for this post. We offer 37.5 hours per week, or Part-time 22.5 hours per week. £14.42 per hour, based in the Alfreton area of Derby, (DE55). Early shift starts at 07:00 and the late shift ends at 22:00.

If you are a Female 'Advanced Support Worker' (working in Complex care), or a team leader perhaps, who has plenty of hands on experience with 'Challenging Behaviour' -or experienced with PBS looking to progress your career?

Would you like to gain further qualifications, enjoy specialist training,havemore responsibility and earn more money?

Or how about enjoying and engaging in a favourite hobby, which could include anything from swimming, horse riding, gym, walking, gaming, collecting, theatre, art, to name but a few.

If you seek a secure and rewarding change of employment with a leading charity, we would love to hear from you!

Community Integrated Care is recruiting for an Advanced Support Worker,with various shift patters, you will need to be fully flexible.

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced support worker to step up. You will support adults withlearning disabilities and autism,who have complex needs, tolead the best life possible.

Benefits include :

• £14.42 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 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
• Shopping Discounts Scheme
• Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities
• Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme
• Investment in your wellbeing

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 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.

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

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced support worker to step up. You will support adults withlearning disabilities and autism,who have complex needs, tolead the best life possible.

• We are group of amazing individuals living in a scheme of Bungalows. We range in age from 20-60 years old.
• The scheme can cater for individuals with needs related to learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs and physical disabilities.

What is important to us

• We lead very independent and active lives in our local community. This includes volunteering and going to college.
• We have a range of hobbies and interests including drama / theatre, art, cooking, gaming, collecting, swimming and going to the gym and horse riding.
• We enjoy socialising with each other, especially in the summer.
• We have lots of goals we would like to achieve. These include learning new skills, getting jobs, learning to drive and having relationships.

Your values :

The idealcandidatewill have a Level 3 in Social Careandstrong experience inmental health, autismandsensory communication, and physical health, and challengingbehavior.

Ifyou do not have a qualification,you will need to have very strong experience in social care with proven hands on with PBS.

You will know how to connect with people and bepassionate about supporting a young lady to liveindependently.You will also be a brilliant mentor and share your skills and experiences with your colleagues.

We will develop your talentswith a range of specialist training,includingthe opportunity to learn Positive Behaviour Support methods,Makaton and thePictureExchangeSystem.

During recruitment you willmeet the peoplewesupport in their home.This will allow you to see their wonderful personalitiesfirst-handand fully understand the level of support thattheyrequire.

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'svalues 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