Bank Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

28 Days annual leave

No uniform – casual clothes

Flexible working hours

PVG paid by us

Career development opportunities

Recommendation bonus

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is recruiting bank staff to support adults with diverse needs in Aberdeen. You will work flexibly across shifts, including sleepovers, and be part of a charity that reinvests profits into people and communities.

We value reliability, kindness and the ability to stay calm under pressure. Training, PVG clearance paid, and progression opportunities are provided by this large UK health and social care charity.

Qualifications

• Flexible to work a variety of shifts including sleepovers.
• Reliable and honest with good interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with Makaton is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals to engage in activities and community events.
• Follow care plans and administer basic care as directed.
• Build strong relationships with the people we support and their families.

Skills

Flexibility

Reliability

Calm under pressure

Makaton familiarity

Job description

Are you a positive and motivated person who is interested in supporting vulnerable adults to live the best lives possible?

Are you looking to gain great experience in 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!

Our Benefits

• £13.86 per Hour
• 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
• Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
• 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
• Flexible hours to work around your current commitments
• 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
• Financial Hardship Fund
• 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 100 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.

At this service in Aberdeen, we support individuals with a wide range of needs to live as independently as possible in their own flats. The individuals you'll be supporting range in age from 29 to 71 and enjoy lots of great activities, so we're looking for people to join the team who are interested in trying new things and supporting people to achieve their own personal goals.

Some of the individuals we support are non-verbal and use Makaton to communicate, so previous experience using Makaton would be great.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to support people to play pool, go to work placements, do arts and crafts, play video games, garden and spend time out in the community visiting local cafes or attending events.

Our staff team are very supportive and experienced and also provide some support with:

• Medication administration
• Cooking and home maintenance
• Positive behaviour support
• Social support and support to achieve personal goals
• Managing the finances of the people we support

Our team provide support 7 days a week, so we ask for flexibility to work a variety of shifts from Monday-Sunday and this will include some sleepover shifts. Our shift patterns can vary, but some examples of typical shifts are listed below: - 10am - 10am the next day (includes sleepover) - 8am - 4.30pm - 8am - 6pm.

We are currently recruiting for bank staff.

The people we support like to be supported by people who respect them and their homes, but who also like to have fun! They like people who are reliable and honest and are able to remain calm under pressure, so they can support people effectively and build fantastic relationships.

If you are interested in learning more about the role before submitting your application, please feel free to contact Julie Macdonald, our Recruitment Specialist on [e-mail]

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.

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.