Bank Support Worker – England

Community Integrated Care; Wigton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity organization in Wigton seeks an Experienced Support Worker to support individuals with learning disabilities. The role requires a caring attitude and adaptability while offering competitive pay, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment. Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, promoting inclusion and diversity within the team.

Benefits

£12.62 per hour

28 Days annual leave

Flexible Working Hours

Pension Scheme

Ongoing training and development

Shopping Discounts

Financial Hardship Fund

DBS/PVG paid by the employer

Qualifications

• A caring attitude towards individuals with disabilities.
• Ability to work well as part of a team.
• Adaptability to different support styles.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with learning disabilities.
• Promote wellbeing and independence.
• Work collaboratively with a team to provide high-quality care.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Reliability

Problem-solving

Resilience

Job description

Do you want to work for a charity that really value their people? Do you want to further develop your skills whilst making a difference in someone else's life?

We are looking for an Experienced Support Worker to join our company.

Benefits & USP’s

• £12.62 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 / PVG
• We are based in one location, so no need to be a car driver
• Guaranteed & Contracted Hours
• 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
• 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.

• One of the values of Community Integrated Care is our passion for our people and every year we invest in our front-line worker pay in line with the Living Wage increase each April.
  
  

Our promise has always been clear: we will do everything in our power to improve pay for colleagues.

This an exciting opportunity for caring, compassionate and talented Support Workers, to work within a well-established service, supporting 4 people. This service will be supporting people with learning disabilities, whilst also promoting their choices, wellbeing and independence.

As a support worker here, you will need to be able to think outside the box, adapt to different support styles, be a team player & be passionate about caring and supporting others.

This is a great opening to make a real difference to the lives of others and gain great development.

We have a full time role available and shift patterns are 7am-2.30pm or 1.30pm-9pm.

We know it takes a special person to work in social care and we recognise that not everyone that would be perfect for the role, will have professional experience. This is why we're really passionate about recruiting to individuals’ values and we recruit people from all walks of life; From people with vast experience in a support worker or care assistant role, from people with lived experiences who may have friends or relatives with disabilities or have looked after older relatives, to people with no experience at all.

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.

If you are interested in learning more about the role before submitting your application, please feel free to contact Sarah Cain, our recruitment specialist, for a friendly informal chat on 07749 434 055 or [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. 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.