Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate £13.12

Flexible working hours

28 days leave (pro-rata)

DBS paid

Pension scheme

No uniform

On-site parking

Contracted hours

Discounts scheme

CPD & progression opportunities

Job summary

Community Integrated Care in Huddersfield seeks caring staff for a 50-self contained Extra Care scheme in Ash Brow, HD2. You'll provide personal care, help with meals, assist with medications, and support residents with mobility and wellbeing.

Shift options include early to late patterns; DBS is paid. We value inclusion, development, and community engagement within a supportive, award-winning charity.

Qualifications

• Patience, empathy and sensitivity to others.
• Strong work ethic with reliability and honesty.
• Determination and resilience in daily care tasks.
• Ability to solve problems and adapt to changing needs.

Responsibilities

• Personal Care
• Moving and Positioning
• Assistance with Medication/Meals
• Dementia Care
• Emergency First Aid

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Reliability

Work ethic

Honesty

Determination

Problem solving

Resilience

Job description

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

• A purpose built Extra Care Scheme consisting of 50 Self-Contained apartments - 40 of which are one-bedroomed, 5 are two-bedroomed, and 5 are adapted single person occupancy.

Based in Ash Brow, HD2. The service has its own garden spaces for the people we support to engage socially together and get some quiet outside their homes. The service has a large driveway to reach the main entrance with parking on site for staff, residents and visitors. Staff are on site 24 hours to provide support where needed and in emergency situations. What is important to us + We will want people who support us to be as independent as possible within our homes and promote social inclusion. + We will want people who can get to know us and have similar interests to get us more involved within our local and wider community. We are keen to hear from local people who have an interest in supporting this local community initiative in delivering positive outcomes to the tenants. This will involve all aspects of Care/Support to include:

• Personal Care
• Moving and Positioning
• Assistance with Medication/Meals etc.
• Dementia Care
• Emergency First Aid

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

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:

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.

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 [email protected] 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.

Shift times could be 6.30am to 2.00pm, 7.00am to 3.00pm, 8.00am to 3.00pm, 2.00pm to 10.00pm or a full long day. Full Rota flexibility is required for this position.

Benefits & USPs:

• £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