Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; Polegate; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£13.12 per hour

Guaranteed shifts

No uniforms

Discounts

Training & progression

Sleep-in shifts

Vouchers program

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is recruiting a dedicated Support Worker to help people live their best lives in their own apartments with shared spaces. You’ll provide caring, person-centred support and build real connections through daily activities, chats, and social occasions.

No prior care experience is required; your values and passion for helping others matter most. Join a vibrant team offering supportive leadership, ongoing training, guaranteed shifts, and long-term career progression.

Qualifications

• You don’t need previous experience in care to be a great Support Worker — what matters most is your values and your passion for helping others.

Responsibilities

• Support a group of independent individuals living in their own apartments with shared spaces.
• Build real connections by spending time one-to-one with the people you support.
• Help with daily activities, personal care, and social activities to promote wellbeing.
• Be calm, resilient, and confident in managing emotional needs and behaviours.
• Record observations and communicate effectively with the team.

Skills

Compassionate

Empathetic

Resilient

Patient

Honest

Reliable

Hardworking

Friendly

Positive energy

Job description

Are you a caring and compassionate person looking to build a great career in social care?

Are you looking for a permanent role that guarantees you hours every week?

Do you love helping people get the best out of their lives?

Then maybe a Support Worker role is for you!

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

• £13.12 per hour - because your time and care are valuable
• Do what you love - hobbies, chats, walks, cooking… it’s all part of the job
• Multi award-winning charity - we reinvest profits into YOU and the people we support
• Supportive leadership - we’ve got your back, always
• No uniforms - just comfy, casual clothes
• Guaranteed shifts - with rotas issued 4-6 weeks in advance
• Shopping discounts - because treats are important
• Ongoing training & career progression - grow with us
• Recommend-a-Friend bonus - bring your besties and get rewarded with Love2Shop vouchers
• Financial hardship fund - we’re here when life gets tough
• Wellbeing investment - your health matters
• Free DBS check - we’ve got it covered
• Spend your whole shift with one person - build real connections

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.

This is a truly rewarding opportunity to support a group of independent and vibrant individuals who live in their own self-contained apartments, with access to a shared lounge and kitchen where they love to socialise, cook, and relax together.

The People We Support Enjoy

• Trips to the seaside and meals out
• Studying, job-seeking, and working towards personal goals
• Spending time independantly in their own spaces, and in the community.
• Living life on their own terms, with choice and independence at the heart of everything

You’ll be part of a close-knit, experienced team who are passionate about creating an inclusive, and empowering environment.

This role is hands-on and dynamic — you’ll need to be calm, resilient, and confident in supporting people with emotional needs and behaviours that can be verbally or physically challenging. But you’ll also be part of something truly special: helping people live their best lives, every single day.

We are recruiting for a 22.5 or 45 hour contract, which would include at least one sleep-in shift per week.

Candidates with a full UK (manual) driving licence are strongly encouraged to apply.

You don’t need previous experience in care to be a great Support Worker — what matters most is your values and your passion for helping others.

We’re Looking For People Who Are

• Compassionate, empathetic, and sensitive to others
• Resilient, patient, and determined
• Honest, reliable, and hardworking
• Fun, friendly, and full of positive energy

Whether you’ve worked in care before, supported a loved one, or are simply someone who wants to make a difference — we’d love to hear from you.

We live by our values every day:

• We Deliver
• We Aspire
• We Respect
• We Enable

As part of the process, you’ll have the chance to visit the service, meet the team, and get to know the people we support — we’re confident you’ll feel right at home.

At Community Integrated Care, we’re committed to being a truly inclusive employer where everyone feels they belong. Our A Place I Belong strategy sets out our promises to build a fair, diverse, and welcoming workplace — one that reflects the communities we serve and celebrates every individual’s uniqueness.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.