Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; Wick; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a leading health and social care charity, where you will make a meaningful impact by supporting individuals with diverse needs. This rewarding role involves fostering independence and enhancing the quality of life for those you assist. With a commitment to staff development and well-being, this organization values the contributions of its support workers. Enjoy flexible working hours, comprehensive training, and a supportive environment that prioritizes both employee and client satisfaction. If you’re passionate about making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

28 Days annual leave

Flexible Working Hours

Pension Scheme

Shopping Discounts Scheme

Ongoing professional development

No uniform policy

Investment in wellbeing

Guaranteed contracted hours

DBS/PVG payment

Friend Referral Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting individuals with disabilities or mental health needs.
• Ability to manage personal hygiene and daily living skills.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in daily activities and personal care.
• Encourage development of life skills and independence.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Flexibility

Job description

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What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:

Benefits & USP’s:

• £13.01 per Hour
• 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. And so, if you start with us between now and 31 March your pay will be £12.50 and then from the 1 April, this will increase to £13.01
• Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
• Work for a multi award-winning Charity that invests all its 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
• 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 work hard to enrich the lives of people with many different care needs. It’s exciting and rewarding work, and we’re full of pride and passion for what we do. Since the early days, we’ve grown to provide many innovative and bespoke care services to thousands of people across England and Scotland. We want to provide support based on the principles of choice, dignity and respect. This resonates in our vision of ‘Your Life, Your Choice’ and our strategy ‘Best Lives Possible’. We have strong values and we’re proud to pioneer new ways of delivering social care to stand out in our sector. In the past two years, we have won or made the shortlist for over national and regional awards! We are also focused on our people. Our Support Workers are dedicated and passionate about going ‘the extra mile’ for the people we support and in return, we go the extra mile for them by investing in pay, recognition, wellbeing and continued professional and personal development. We will provide you with all the training, support, and personal protective equipment you need in your role and will help you develop, should you decide you want to develop your career with us.

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

We’re looking for committed support workers to join our dedicated team in Wick to support 2 gentlemen in one of our services in Wick. We can also offer Bank/Casual roles.

The gentlemen we support have different support needs and have tailored care and support plans. They also have many interests and hobbies including swimming, music, eating out, cooking, arts and crafts. One of the gentlemen also has an allotment. They are outgoing and fun.

You should have a calm, supportive approach and be highly motivated to support and develop a range of life skills including cooking, cleaning, managing finances, scheduling and attending appointments, support with personal hygiene, shopping, and cooking. You will have a positive and flexible outlook to your work with good communication skills. Experience with mental health and/or learning disabilities would be an advantage. We are seeking applicants who have availability to work long shifts, weekends, and sleepovers.

Your values:

We know it takes a special person to work in social care and we recognize 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 us, so we look for people with:

• Patience
• Empathy, compassion, and sensitivity to others
• A strong work ethic
• Reliability
• Honesty
• Determination
• A problem solver
• Resilience