Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; Wick; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly pay £13.86

28 days annual leave (FT pro-rata)

Pension scheme

No uniform

Flexible working hours

PVG paid

Guaranteed contracted hours

Wellbeing investment

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is seeking an experienced Support Worker in Wick, Scotland, to support a gentleman in daily living and community activities. The role requires driving and flexibility to cover shifts across weekdays and some weekends, with 30 hours per week.

You will work under a caring team, providing compassionate, person-centred support in the individual's home and local community, helping with daily tasks and ensuring safety and independence.

Qualifications

• Experience in social care or caring roles is beneficial.
• Must be able to drive for this role.
• Experience supporting people with disabilities is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Supporting with taking medication
• Cooking
• Assisting with personal care
• Maintaining the homes of the people supported and managing their finances

Skills

Patience

Reliable

Sociable

Empathy

Job description

Are you an experienced Support Worker with a passion for helping others?

Is it important for you to have a satisfying job where you feel supported?

If this sounds like you, maybe a Support Worker role with an award-winning charity is the change you’ve been looking for! Driver needed for this role

Why you'll love working with us

• £13.86 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 PVG
• 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

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.

We are recruiting for Female Support Workers to expand our team in Wick. 30 hours per week. You will be supporting a friendly sociable gentleman to be confident, stay safe and live independently aswell as accessing the local community.

Our team provide support 24 hours a day, so we are looking for flexibility to work a variety of shifts from Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Thursday 9am - 9pm and some ad hoc weekends and occasional sleepover.

You will need to be a driver as he has his own mobility vehicle so important can support with maintaining this.

What You'll Be Doing

Our support team are experienced and work well together to ensure the people we support are happy and safe in their own homes. This can include:

• Supporting with taking medication
• Cooking
• Assisting with personal care
• Maintaining the homes of the people supported and managing their finances

Individually, the gentleman we support enjoys swimming, and social clubs, attending college, arts and crafts, gaming, cooking and baking.

We are therefore seeking patient, sociable, reliable, encouraging colleagues with a great sense of humour to help maintain these activities.

Previous experience of disabilities such as Learning Disability, Autism, Epilepsy etc would be an advantage.

What We're Looking For

At Community Integrated Care, we know it takes someone special to work in social care and that doesn’t always mean having experience. We hire based on values, welcoming people from all walks of life: seasoned support workers, Care Assistants, Veterans, those with lived experience, or even total newbies with a passion to care.

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