Support Worker - Bank

Community Integrated Care; Banchory; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed shifts

Training & progression

Wellbeing support

Discounts

Casual dress

Job summary

Community Integrated Care in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Care Assistant or Support Worker to help three ladies live life to the fullest. You will support them with daily tasks to promote independence and wellbeing.We offer guaranteed shifts with rotas 4 weeks in advance, no uniforms, training and career progression, discounts, wellbeing support, and a caring leadership team. A driving license is required to access several shifts.

Qualifications

• Patience and empathy when supporting individuals
• Ability to work with vulnerable adults and respect their choices
• Reliable and consistent in shift patterns

Responsibilities

• Support three ladies with daily living to promote independence
• Assist with medications and personal care as needed
• Encourage activities they enjoy to enhance wellbeing
• Assist with appointments and finances as required

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Reliability

Strong work ethic

Job description

Are you an experienced Care Assistant or Support Worker with a passion for helping others? Do you want to support 3 ladies to live life to the fullest? If so, maybe a Support Worker role with an award-winning charity is your next move!

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

• £13.86 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 - contracted hours each week with rotas available 4 weeks in advance
• Shopping discounts - because treats are important
• Ongoing training & career progression - grow with us
• Recommend-a-Friend bonus - bring your besties
• Financial hardship fund - we’re here when life gets tough
• Wellbeing investment - your health matters
• Free PVG 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.

Working closely with the Service Leader and Support Worker Team, you will be responsible for supporting vulnerable individuals in their day to day lives. Each person we support is unique, so the support you provide will be person-centred and will focus on achieving the best lives possible for each individual.

Our Shifts

10am - 10.30am the next day (this includes a sleepover) - 8am - 2pm - 2pm - 8pm.

Shift Requirement

Days, working different days each week and including some weekends.

Contract

Relief hours.

Driving License Required

Yes.

What You'll Be Doing

You’ll support ladies, who share their home, with everyday tasks to ensure they’re supported to be as independent as possible.

The Individuals We Support Love

• gardening
• discos
• playing games
• cooking

You’ll Help With

• Home & daily living
• Medication & personal care
• Promoting independence & choice
• Appointments & finances

Candidate Profile

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.

Values We Look For

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

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.

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 2023 Colleague Engagement Survey, 56% (over 3,300!) of our people shared their feedback and insights, giving us an incredible Employee Net Promoter Score of +28. This is a measure of how positively our colleagues talk about us - and 28 is an excellent score compared to other organisations!