Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; Morpeth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS paid

28 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Casual dress

Flexible hours

Contracted hours

Shopping discounts

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is recruiting experienced Support Workers for a Supported Living Service in Morpeth. The role offers day and night shifts (36hrs per week) with guaranteed contracted hours and DBS paid, in a single occupancy setting for a young man with autism and learning disabilities.

You will work closely with the individual to promote independence, community integration and person-centred outcomes, while enjoying a casual dress code and flexible shift patterns.

Qualifications

• Patience, empathy and sensitivity to others.
• Strong work ethic and reliability.
• Honesty and determination.
• Resilience and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Spend your whole shift with the person you support, making the biggest impact on their lives.
• Provide 1:1 support, including personal care, housekeeping and meals, and accompanying on days out.
• Support the individual to engage with local community activities and everyday routines.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Reliability

Honesty

Determination

Problem solver

Resilience

Job description

Now recruiting additional experienced Support Workers for a Supported Living Service for a young man with Learning Disabilities.

We have Day Shift vacancies (36hrs per week) and Night Shift vacancies (36hrs per week).

Benefits & USP’s

• £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.

What is important to me.

I need a mixed staff team who can support me at my pace. My Autism means that I cannot tolerate people placing demands on me, I am sensitive to loud and outgoing people and would prefer my staff team to be quiet and introvert, with a dry sarcastic sense of humour. I have lived in a hospital environment for many years and this is the first time I have lived in the community, so it is so important for my staff team to understand how difficult this transition has been for me.

We want everyone who accesses our services to have the opportunity to live their best life possible. You will be supporting me to work towards person-centered outcomes, which to me is “living the retirement life”, no pressure and no demands.

You will support me to develop independent living skills and maintain my home at my pace, whilst integrating into life in my local community.

Kingswell is a single occupancy home for a young man with Autism and learning disabilities, he is a very able young man who enjoys walking and visiting the local community, especially the local charity shops.

The property is in the market town of Morpeth, a bustling and historic place with plenty of shops, markets, and heritage to explore. Regular buses link the town with its surrounding villages and larger attractions such as Newcastle and Alnwick.

We will have a core background team on duty 24/7 so there is overnight shifts and we will provide additional 1:1 support, ranging from personal care, housekeeping, and meals to days out and trips to the shops and activities.

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 And Ensure 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

If you are interested in learning more about the role before submitting your application, please feel free to contact our recruitment specialist for a friendly informal chat on [e-mail]

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.