Female Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; Inverness; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An established charity is seeking a dedicated Female Support Worker to provide compassionate care and support to individuals in Inverness. This rewarding role offers flexibility, allowing you to engage in meaningful activities that enhance the lives of those you support. With a focus on personal development and a supportive work environment, you will be part of a team that values empathy, resilience, and a strong work ethic. Enjoy benefits like casual dress, a pension scheme, and opportunities for professional growth while making a real difference in your community. Join us in creating a positive impact!

Benefits

28 days of annual leave

Pension Scheme

No uniform

Flexible Working Hours

Shopping Discounts Scheme

Ongoing professional development

Recommend a Friend Bonus

Financial Hardship Fund

Investment in wellbeing

Qualifications

• Passionate about supporting individuals with care needs.
• Must share company values of respect and empathy.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred support to individuals in daily living.
• Engage in various activities like shopping and attending college.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Problem-solving

Reliability

Resilience

Education

No formal qualifications required

Job description

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• 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 of 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
• We will pay for your PVG check
• 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
  
  

Our Benefits

• £13.01 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 of 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 check
• 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.

Are you seeking a career that offers variety and satisfaction? Do you enjoy working with people and want to make a real difference?

Then this could be the ideal career opportunity for you!

Community Integrated Care is recruiting for a part-time (27 hour) Female Support Worker in Inverness.

This service provides person-centred support to a gentlemen with all aspects of his daily living. You will be required to work in a flexible manner that meets the needs and preferences of the person we support, enabling them to live the life they choose.

As a Support Worker you will work as part of a team, providing a safe and inspiring environment. You should be confident and interested in supporting with various activities such as swimming, shopping, walking, travelling on the bus, attending Inverness college, going on holiday and helping with home-based tasks. You should have a sense of fun but be able to work with a calm and reassuring approach to support this gentleman's needs.

There is no overnight support required in this role and our shift pattern is from 10am and 7pm from Monday - Sunday, so some weekend work will be required.

Sometimes the people we support really need a male or female person to support them. For this particular role, a female colleague is required. This is a genuine occupational requirement as defined by the Equality Act 2010

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

• A problem solver
• Resilience
• Patience
• Empathy, compassion and sensitivity to others
• A strong work ethic
• Reliability
• Honesty
• Determination
  
  

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 [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.

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