Support Worker

Community Integrated Care; Wick; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PVG paid

Discount scheme

CPD progression opportunities

Flexible hours

Casual dress

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is seeking a Male Support Worker for a Wick-based independent supported living service. The role involves supporting a young man with Autism, following a person-centred plan, and participating in activities and goals with him.

Shift patterns vary across Monday-Friday during school hours. Applicants should be patient, enthusiastic and able to drive to support activities and community engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience of Autism, Sensory processing and ARFID would be welcomed.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Driving

Compassionate care

Patience

Job description

The opportunity and what makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work

Our Benefits:

• £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
• No uniform - we wear our casual clothes
• Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
• We will pay for your PVG
• 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

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.

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

Do you enjoy working with people and want to make a real difference?

We currently have a Male Support Worker opportunity within our Bank Team for a caring, enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals to join our independent supported living service in Wick.

Shift patterns will vary across Monday-Friday during school hours

Our Support Workers work in a flexible and customer-led manner that meets the needs and preferences of people we support, enabling them to live the life they choose. You will be committed and dedicated to supporting a young gentleman with Autism, having an ability to follow a detailed person centred care and support plan.

The gentleman we support is an active member of his local community who enjoys being outdoors and physically active. He enjoys swimming in his pool, family and friends time and runs out in his car- so we are seeking colleagues who can drive and can support him with activities and goals.

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

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

Experience of Autism, Sensory processing and ARFID would be welcomed.

We are seeking Support Workers who are passionate and eager to learn person centred routines and preferences and be patient and understanding of individuals needs and behaviours.

Sometimes the people we support really need a male or female person to support them. For this particular role, a male colleague is required. This is a genuine occupational requirement as defined by the Equality Act 2010

About you:

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.

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.