Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; Fochabers; Remote; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£13.86 per hour

Do what you love

Multi award-winning charity

Supportive leadership

No uniforms

Guaranteed shifts

Shopping discounts

Ongoing training & career progression

Recommend-a-Friend bonus

Financial hardship fund

Wellbeing investment

Free PVG check

Spend your whole shift with one person

Job summary

Community Integrated Care, a leading UK health and social care charity, is seeking caring individuals to join as Support Workers in our Fochabers service. You will help people with learning disabilities, autism, mental health concerns or dementia to live their best lives and build meaningful daily routines.

We offer shift patterns across 4 weeks, with evenings and weekends required, plus training and career progression.

Job description

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

Are you a caring and compassionate person looking to build a great career in social care?

Do you love helping people get the best out of their lives?

If so, maybe a Support Worker role with an award-winning charity is your next move!

Our Benefits:

• £13.86 per hour – because your time and care are valuable
• Do what you love – hobbies, chats, walks, cooking… it’s all part of the job
• Multi award-winning charity – we reinvest profits into YOU and the people we support
• Supportive leadership – we’ve got your back, always
• No uniforms – just comfy, casual clothes
• Guaranteed shifts – contracted hours each week with rotas available 4 weeks in advance
• Shopping discounts – because treats are important
• Ongoing training & career progression – grow with us
• Recommend-a-Friend bonus – bring your besties
• Financial hardship fund – we’re here when life gets tough
• Wellbeing investment – your health matters
• Free PVG check – we’ve got it covered
• Spend your whole shift with one person – build real connections

About Community Integrated Care

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.

Community Integrated Care 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:

As a Support Worker you will support people who have learning disabilities, autism, mental health concerns or dementia with their daily routines to live the best lives possible.

In our Fochabers service, we support 4 gentlemen with Learning Disabilities and Autism who live in their own homes. We are a strong team that work well together and support one another, supporting with lots of activities such as concerts and holidays, day trips, meeting friends and family's and attending various clubs, we require you to be committed, reliable and flexible. The people we support are involved in activities such as bowling, swimming, golf and cinema and there is a need for availability for some evening and weekend work.

You’ll be joining an award-winning charity, in an exciting role where you can transform someone else’s life while transforming your own too! Whatever your background, there’s a rewarding career in care for you – one were you can follow your passions and learn new skills too.

We provide support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week so some weekend support will be required. We are currently recruiting for 36 hours day hours - 7am - 2pm and 2pm to 9pm.

About you:

What We're Looking For

At Community Integrated Care, we know it takes someone special to work in social care and that doesn’t always mean having experience. We hire based on values, welcoming people from all walks of life: seasoned support workers, Care Assistants, Veterans, those with lived experience, or even total newbies with a passion to care.

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