Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; Milton of Campsie; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a renowned charity as a Support Worker, where your dedication can transform lives. In this rewarding role, you'll provide person-centered support to individuals with complex needs, ensuring they live fulfilling lives. With a focus on empathy and communication, you'll work within a supportive team, gaining valuable experience while making a real difference. Enjoy flexible working hours, ongoing professional development, and the satisfaction of knowing your work truly matters. This is not just a job; it's a chance to follow your passion and grow in a meaningful career.

Benefits

28 Days Annual Leave

Flexible Working Hours

Pension Scheme

Ongoing Professional Development

Shopping Discounts Scheme

Financial Hardship Fund

No Uniform Policy

Supportive Leadership

Guaranteed & Contracted Hours

Investment in Wellbeing

Qualifications

• Experience supporting adults with Autism is preferred.
• Ability to follow care and support plans.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with complex autism and build trusting relationships.
• Work flexibly to meet the needs of the individuals supported.

Skills

Empathy

Problem Solving

Communication

Flexibility

Reliability

Resilience

Education

Full UK Driving License

Job description

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What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:

Benefits & USP’s:

• £13.01 per Hour
• Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
• Work for a multi award-winning Charity that invests all its 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 / PVG
• 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 work hard to enrich the lives of people with many different care needs. It’s exciting and rewarding work, and we’re full of pride and passion for what we do. Since the early days, we’ve grown to provide many innovative and bespoke care services to thousands of people across England and Scotland. We want to provide support based on the principles of choice, dignity and respect. This resonates in our vision of ‘Your Life, Your Choice’ and our strategy ‘Best Lives Possible’. We have strong values and we’re proud to pioneer new ways of delivering social care to stand out in our sector. In the past two years, we have won or made the shortlist for over national and regional awards! We are also focused on our people. Our Support Workers are dedicated and passionate about going ‘the extra mile’ for the people we support, and in return, we go the extra mile for them by investing in pay, recognition, wellbeing and continued professional and personal development. We will provide you with all the training, support, and personal protective equipment you need in your role and will help you develop, should you decide you want to develop your career with us.

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

Are you seeking a job that offers variety and is satisfying? Do you enjoy working with people and want to make a real difference? We are currently recruiting for a Part Time (24 hours) and Casual/Relief opportunities for caring, enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals to join our support team in Milton of Campsie near Kirkintilloch.

Our Support Workers work in a flexible and customer-led manner that meets the needs and preferences of people we support, enabling them to live the life they choose.

You will need to be flexible, committed and dedicated to supporting an individual who has complex autism, having an ability to follow a detailed care and support plan. You will work as part of an established team and have an understanding of how to effectively communicate with someone who does not use verbal speech. You will be able or willing to spend time getting to know this individual and build a trusting relationship. Having an ability to deal with complex situations and problem-solve is essential, with an ability to self-reflect and work with your colleagues to make any necessary support changes.

We want to hear from dedicated team players with experience in supporting adults with Autism who are willing to adapt their approach to provide innovative, person-centred support to this individual and support him to achieve his goals.

Applicants should hold a full UK driving license.

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 where you can follow your passions and learn new skills too.

Our values:

We know it takes a special person to work in social care, and we recognize that not everyone who would be perfect for the role will have professional experience. That’s 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.

It is also important 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 us, so we look for people with:

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