Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; Dronfield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£13.12 per hour

28 days annual leave

Pension scheme

No uniform - casual clothes

Flexible working hours

DBS paid

Contracted hours

Wellbeing investment

Discounts scheme

Career progression

Recommend a Friend bonus

Financial hardship fund

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is seeking a Full Time Permanent Support Worker at our Dronfield Supported Living Service (S18). The role includes daytime and sleep-in shifts, with shift times from 7am to 2:30pm, 2:30pm to 10:00pm, and 10pm to 7am (Sleep-In).

We offer a competitive hourly rate and a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and development. You will work in a supportive, person-centred environment, helping people live independent lives in a family-like team.

Qualifications

• Patience and empathy for the people supported
• Strong work ethic, reliability and honesty
• Determination and resilience in a care setting
• Ability to solve problems and remain calm under pressure
• Commitment to high quality, person-centred care

Responsibilities

• Spend shifts with the person you support to make a positive impact
• Deliver day-to-day support and assist with activities of daily living
• Participate in a variety of shifts including days and sleep-ins

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Reliability

Honesty

Determination

Problem solver

Resilience

Strong work ethic

Job description

We have 1 Full Time Permanent Support Worker vacancy at our Supported Living Service in Dronfield, S18.

The successful applicant will be required to work Days and do Sleep-Ins at the service.

Shift times could be:

7am to 2.30pm

2.30pm to 10.00pm

10pm to 7am (Sleep-In)

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 - we wear our casual clothes
• Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
• We will pay for your DBS
• 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 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.

We love our home; we are 3 young adults ranging from 22-35 years old

Between us we have learning difficulties, Epilepsy, Hearing difficulties, Autism

The staff team are trained in Emergency First Aid, Medication, Epilepsy and Buccal Midazolam

What Is Important To Us

• We are proud of being the best of friends, we’re more like a family than housemates
• We love to go out and about, walks to see the horses, time on the park, shopping, toby carvery, tea and cake, going on the bus into town, visiting new places and much more
• We all enjoy music, games, consoles, baking and lots more
• We love to explore our community on foot, by bus, tram, in fact any mode of transport possible!
• We would describe ourselves as active, bubbly, chatty, full of energy
• We get along best with people who are active, outgoing, will try anything, fun, chatty, understanding and compassionate

We need you to be fun to join us here at Farlows Road!

What essential skills and experience is needed for the role?

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 AndEnsure 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

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.