Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; Ambergate; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 Days annual leave

Pension Scheme

No uniform

Flexible Working Hours

DBS paid by us

Guaranteed hours

Wellbeing investment

Shopping Discounts

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is seeking two experienced full-time Support Workers for our Supported Living Service for adults with learning disabilities in Alfreton (DE55). The role offers guaranteed and contracted hours, a salary of £13.12 per hour, and full training including Makaton/BSL.

A UK driving licence is preferred; DBS fees are paid by us. You will support people to live independently, take part in daily activities, and build confidence through person-centered care and meaningful

Qualifications

• Patience and empathy are essential.
• Strong work ethic, reliability and honesty.
• Resilience and problem-solving mindset.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Work ethic

Reliability

Honesty

Determination

Problem solving

Resilience

Job description

Support Worker

Location: Alfreton

Vacancy Type: Permanent - Full Time

Salary Details: £13.12 per hour

Advertising End Date: 10 Oct 2026

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

2 x Experienced Full Time Support Workers needed for our Supported Living Service for Adults with Learning Disabilities, located in DE55 Alfreton.

Makaton or BSL desirable, however full training is provided.

Driver with Full UK license preferred.

Benefits & USP’s:

• £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 - we wear our 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 transform lives by delivering high-quality, person-centred support that fosters independence and empowerment.

Our charity was founded in 1988 and we were one of the pioneers of the ‘Care in the Community’ agenda, enabling people to move out of long-stay institutions and live more fulfilling lives.

Since then, we’ve remained leaders in social care, providing bespoke support to thousands across the UK. Today, we support more than 2,600 people and employ 6,600 caring and committed colleagues across England and Scotland.

We have a proud history of breaking boundaries and are always looking for new ways to make a positive difference through bold ideas, innovative projects and impactful partnerships.

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

What is important to us

• We enjoy outdoor activities, including going shopping, on days out to places such as Skegness and walks around the local parks.
• Other interests we have are listening to music, visiting trendy coffee shops with home baking, Swimming & Keep fit.
• We are fun loving, kind, caring, considerate, respectful of other people’s personal space and belongings and have a love of music.
• We would not enjoy spending time with people who are bossy, pushy, running around, shouting or very noisy as it would tend to make a few of us upset

About you:

What essential skills and experience is needed for the role?

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

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.

We’re really proud to be a Hive HR Employee Voice Certified organisation, a recognition that confirms our commitment to creating a culture where our colleagues are not only encouraged to share their thoughts, but where this feedback is actively sought and acted upon to drive positive change at every level.

In our 2025 Colleague Engagement Survey, 59% (nearly 3,800) of our people shared their feedback and insights, giving us an incredible Employee Net Promoter Score of +34.

The Employee Net Promoter Score is a measure of how willing our colleagues are to recommend us as a good place to work to their loved ones – and a score of +34 is considered a Very Good score when compared to global benchmarks set by hundreds of other organisations.