Support Worker driver

Community Integrated Care; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 35,818,000 - 44,083,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 Days annual leave

Pension Scheme

No uniform - casual clothes

DBS / PVG paid

Flexible working hours & shiftpatterns

Shopping Discounts Scheme

Ongoing professional development

Recommend a Friend Bonus

Wellbeing investment

Guaranteed & Contracted Hours

Staff discounts

Induction and probation training

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is a major UK health and social care charity providing person-centred support to empower individuals. Based in Tees Valley, we offer guaranteed hours, a pension scheme, and no uniform; DBS/PVG costs are covered.

Flexible working hours and career progression await in a supportive leadership environment that puts wellbeing first. All new staff receive a comprehensive induction during probation, with ongoing development opportunities and a strong focus on staff wellbeing

Qualifications

• Patience and empathy are essential to support individuals with health and social care needs.
• Strong work ethic and reliability ensure consistent, high-quality support.
• Honesty and resilience enable compassionate, trustworthy care.
• Ability to problem solve and demonstrate determination in complex situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred support to people with health and support needs.
• Manage care shifts with a focus on independence and daily living goals.
• Contribute to activities and in-house programmes to enhance wellbeing.
• Participate in training and induction during probation and ongoing development.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Compassion

Strong work ethic

Reliability

Honesty

Determination

Problem solver

Resilience

Job description

• 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


• We will pay for your DBS / PVG


• We are based in one location, so no need to be a car driver


• 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


• Investment in your wellbeing

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 / PVG


• 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.

We are a group of five gentlemen who live at low lane we all hold our tenancy as this is a support living service ,

We are providing a range of support to met individuals with health and support needs

The staff are trained in epilepsy , first aid ,health and safety ,medication ,moving and positioning

We provide person centred support to provide the best lives possible to the People We Support

Wesupport people to access activities of there choice and in house activities themed parties ,bingo ,arts and crafts ,baking.

We support people to participate in activities and hobbies such as theatre ,cinema ,clubs ,speedway ,bowling ,gardening ,walking

We support people with achieve aspiration and goal such as independence ,holidays etc

We are friendly group who love a joke and a up beat group of staff we are wiling to go that extra mile to for fill our lives we meaningful activities and plenty of laughter .

We like a varied range of staff but we do enjoy upbeat people to motivate us to lead a active lifestyle

We provide a sleepover at night and active support for 17 hours per day with a variation of shift patterns to suit the support needs of the people we support between the hours .

All new staff will be given a comprehensive induction which we will expect to complete within your probation and complete service specific training .

We know it takes a special person to work in social care and we recognise that not everyone that would be perfect for the role, will have professional experience. This is 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.

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

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.

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.