Male Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate £13.12

DBS paid

28 days annual leave (pro‑rata)

Pension scheme

Flexible working hours

No uniform – wear casual clothes

Training & progression opportunities

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is hiring experienced Support Workers to provide 1:1 care for a male client in a community setting. You will support daily living activities, accompany him on community outings, and ensure his safety and dignity at all times.

Full UK driving license is preferred and DBS will be paid. We offer flexible part-time hours, pro-rata annual leave, a pension scheme, and ongoing development opportunities within a supportive team dedicated to person-centred care.

Qualifications

• Full UK Driving License is required.

Responsibilities

• 1:1 client support on all shifts.
• 14 hour shifts with sleepovers.
• Shadow alongside trained staff during onboarding and transition.

Skills

Full UK Driving License

Job description

The opportunity and what makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work

Are you an Experienced Male Support Worker that wants to make a difference to someone's life?

Do you have a Full UK Driving License?

Do you want to work for a charity that really values their people?

Ideally we are looking for 2 part time employees, each doing 22 hours a week.

Benefits include:

• £13.12 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 - wear your own casual clothes
• Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
• We will pay for your DBS
• 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, 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 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:

Who will you be supporting?

• A male who is both physically able and capable but does need reminders and prompts to do things
• He needs some who is calm and does not panic.
• He will often question your rationality
• He likes living on his own and is proud of his home and belongings
• His home makes him feel secure and needs reassuring he is going back home.

What is important to him?

• He loves going out in the community but need reassures he is going back home afterwards
• He enjoys drawing & painting
• He loves watching documentaries on TV and anything to do with cars, his favourite programme is Wheeler Dealer
• He love going out for food and drink
• He loves going for walks depending on the weather
• He loves music especially Phil Collins
• He likes going for days out and lives close to local transport and has a car you can take him out in
• I do not enjoy spending time around people who are bossy, pushy and noisy. People running around shouting and making noise will upset me

Other Important Information?

• 1:1 support on all shifts
• 14 hour Shifts with sleep overs
• You will receive shadow along side other already trained staff while he gets to know you, trust and accept you

About you:

At Community Integrated Care, we know it takes someone special to work in social care—and that doesn’t always mean just having lots of experience. We hire based on values and welcome people from all walks of life!

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.

Good luck—we can’t wait to meet you!