Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; Peterhead; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An established charity is looking for a dedicated Support Worker to join their team in Peterhead. This rewarding role involves supporting vulnerable adults with learning disabilities and autism to live independently and engage in enjoyable activities. You'll be part of a compassionate team that values communication, reliability, and fun. With a commitment to ongoing development and a supportive work environment, this position offers the chance to make a real difference in people's lives while enjoying a flexible work schedule and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction and ongoing development

Contributory pension scheme

Casual dress code

Employee Assistance programme

Financial support options

Recommend a Friend bonus scheme

28 days holiday

Good work/life balance

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting individuals with learning disabilities and autism.
• Ability to administer medication and assist with daily living tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with learning disabilities to live independently.
• Assist with daily tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and medication administration.

Skills

Communication Skills

Reliability

Empathy

Problem Solving

Education

SVQ in Social Care

Relevant Experience

Job description

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What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:

Our Benefits:

• £13.01 per hour
• Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing learning and development (including SVQ funding)
• 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
• Contributory pension scheme
• There is no uniform - you can wear your own casual clothes
• Access to a free app offering retail discounts, leisure savings and holiday and travel discounts
• Employee of the month award and other recognition schemes
• Free Employee Assistance programme available 24/7, providing a wide range of financial, legal and consumer services, as well as counselling, life coaching and career guidance
• Financial support options to help in times of hardship using our Wellbeing Fund and our partnership with the Care Workers Charity
• Recommend a Friend bonus scheme
• We pay for your PVG check!
• Guaranteed and contracted hours
• We are based in one location, so no need to be a car driver
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - pro-rated for part-time staff
• Good work/life balance - rotas are issued 4+ weeks in advance enabling you to plan ahead!
• The opportunity to try new things while supporting people to achieve their goals.
  
  

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

Are you seeking a rewarding career that offers variety and allows you to make an impact on the lives of vulnerable adults? Are you a positive and motivated person who loves going the extra mile? If so, we would love to hear from you! We are currently expanding our team in Peterhead and are recruiting for a 30-hour Support Worker role. In this service, we support a group of adults to live independently in their own homes around Peterhead Town Centre. The individuals we support have a learning disabilities, autism and Downs Syndrome, so require some support to live their everyday lives. The people we support love group events so our team support them to organise and host these events. They enjoy a wide variety of activities, including going to the cinema, getting their nails done, watching football, going to car shows, arts and crafts, watching Disney movies and going to concerts. In addition to supporting with the activities they enjoy, our staff team provide support with daily tasks such as:

• Medication administration
• Cooking and cleaning
• Helping the people we support achieve their goals
• Assisting the people we support to manage their finances If you have a UK driving license, that would be beneficial but is not essential. In this service, we provide support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so this role will include some weekend and overnight work (sleepovers). Our day shifts run between 7am - 10pm. One of the values of Community Integrated Care is our passion for our people and every year we invest in our front-line worker pay in line with the Living Wage increase each April. Our promise has always been clear: we will do everything in our power to improve pay for colleagues.
  
  

Your Values

The people we support like to be supported by people who respect them and their homes, but who also like to have fun! We like people who are reliable and honest, so the people we support can build trust and know that you have their best interests at heart. It’s important that you are reliable and honest and can communicate well with everyone. If you have read this advert and feel like it’s exactly the role and organisation you’re looking for, please click 'Apply' to take you through to our short application form. If you are interested in learning more about the role before submitting your application, please feel free to contact Eva Otto, our Recruitment Specialist 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.

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