Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; Morpeth; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS paid

28 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Casual dress code

Flexible hours & shifts

Guaranteed hours

Wellbeing investment

Staff discounts

Progression opportunities

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is recruiting experienced Support Workers for a Supported Living service supporting a young man with learning disabilities. The role includes a 36-hour day shift, with potential sleep-ins and an additional allowance for sleep-in duties.

The charity offers a competitive hourly rate (£13.12), a guaranteed contracted hours arrangement, and a range of benefits including a pension, DBS paid by us, flexible hours, and 28 days annual leave pro-rata for part-time staff.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting adults with learning disabilities.
• Ability to work as part of a team and follow care plans.
• Excellent communication with the person supported and the team.

Responsibilities

• Support a young man with learning disabilities in a supported living setting.
• Deliver person-centred care and daily living assistance.
• Attend to shifting patterns including day shifts and potential sleep-ins.

Skills

Learning disabilities

Support planning

Communication

Job description

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

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

We have 1 x Day Shift vacancies (36hrs per week) that may include the need to sleep-in (additional allowance paid for the sleep-in)

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.

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

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