Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Pension

No uniform

Paid DBS

Blue Light Card discounts

Career development

Wellbeing networks

Flexible hours

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is seeking a dedicated Support Worker in Leicester/Oadby to help provide person-centred care. The role involves supporting the individual to achieve goals, maintain independence, and participate in the community, with shifts including mornings and a focus on consistent support for the same person.

Shifts include Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Monday mornings 8:30–12:30, with potential for flexible contracted hours.

Qualifications

• Willingness to support individuals to achieve goals and greater independence.
• Experience in or values-based recruitment for social care is valued.

Responsibilities

• Support the person to achieve aspirational goals and live more independently.
• Assist with medication administration, community inclusion and prompts in the person’s home in Oadby, Leicester (LE2).
• Driver preferred but not essential if close to transport links.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Reliability

Honesty

Determination

Problem solving

Resilience

Work ethic

Job description

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

Why you'll love working with us

If you’re truly looking for a role that is self-rewarding — a job with purpose, progression, and genuine impact — you’ll find it here. Don't just take our word for it.

This is a role you can really feel proud of — with purpose, stability, and real impact as you would expect working for one of the UKs largest Charities.

We need Passionate, Reliable, Support Workers who are located inOadby Leicester, Nottingham (LE2) 16 hours per week,£13.12 per hour — make a real difference while doing what you enjoy. You’ll spend your full shift with the same person, building genuine connections and delivering truly person‑centred support.

Once on shift, you’ll be based in one location, giving you the chance to focus on what matters most — supporting people to live their best lives.

• £13.12 per hour
• Turn your hobbies and interests into part of the job
• Work for a multi award‑winning charity that reinvests in its people
• Supportive leaders who want you to grow
• 28 days annual leave plus pension
• No uniform — just wear what’s comfortable
• Full and Part-time Contracted hours available - you will need to be fully flexible around a rota
• Paid DBS, Blue Light Card and shopping discounts
• Career development and progression opportunities
• Strong wellbeing and support networks

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.

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.

As a multi-award winning charity we ensure our colleagues and the people we support live the best lives possible. In 2025, we launched our new strategy - Best Lives, Bolder. Find our more - here.

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

What you'll be doing

The role involves supporting me to achieve my aspirational goals and to become more independent and make their own choices each day.

I am a male who needs support on Friday Saturday Sunday and Monday mornings 8.30-12.30 only to support me with medication administration, community inclusion and prompts in my own home in Oadby, Leicester (LE2).

I would prefer a driver, although not essential if you live close to transport links.

About you:

What we’re looking for

We know it takes a special person to work in social care and we recognise that not everyone that would be perfect for the role, will have professional experience. This is why we're really passionate about recruiting to individuals’ values and we recruit people from all walks of life; From people with vast experience in a support worker or care assistant role, from people with lived experiences who may have friends or relatives with disabilities or have looked after older relatives, to people with no experience at all.

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.

• 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.

If you do need any adjustments, please email [e-mail]. Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.

We’re proud to be a Hive HR Employee Voice Certified organisation, recognising our commitment to listening to colleagues and acting on their feedback. In our 2025 Engagement Survey, 59% of colleagues (nearly 3,800) shared their views, helping us achieve an Employee Net Promoter Score of +34 — a Very Good result against global benchmarks.