Support Worker (Bank)

Community Integrated Care; St Helens; Remote; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

No uniforms

Guaranteed shifts

Shopping discounts

Ongoing training & progression

Recommend-a-Friend bonus

Financial hardship fund

Wellbeing investment

Free DBS check

One-to-one shifts

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is seeking a compassionate Support Worker to help five adults live their daily lives with independence and dignity. The role involves personal care, medication administration, home management, and engaging in daily activities with the people we support.

Shifts are guaranteed with contracted hours; training and career progression are provided, and DBS checks are offered to ensure a safe workplace. Equal opportunities employer.

Responsibilities

• Supporting 5 individuals to live their daily life as they wish.
• Provide support in personal care, medication administration, home management, cooking, cleaning and budgeting.
• Assist with daily activities and pursue individual interests and routines.

Job description

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

Are you a caring and compassionate person looking to build a great career in social care?

Do you love helping people get the best out of their lives?

Then maybe a Support Worker role is for you!

Why You’ll Love Working With Us:

• £13.12 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 – guaranteed contracted hours every week and rotas issued 4-6 weeks in advance
• Shopping discounts – because treats are important
• Ongoing training & career progression – grow with us
• Recommend-a-Friend bonus – bring your besties and get rewarded with Love2Shop vouchers
• Financial hardship fund – we’re here when life gets tough
• Wellbeing investment – your health matters
• Free DBS 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.

Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role

Working closely with the Service Leader and the Support Worker team, you will be responsible for three ladies and two gents who currently live in the 5 apartments at this service, all of working age.

Our Support Needs & Challenges

All the people supported here hold a diagnosis of a Learning Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder or Physical Disability. Some of the people supported can at times display behaviours that can be described as challenging to services.

All the staff team have received a mandatory training to meet the needs of the people who live at the service. Alongside this they have received training specific to individuals needs, these include positive behaviour support, PICA, moving and positioning training

What is important to us?

All the people supported have moved here as other housing options have not worked for them or supported our strategy of ‘Best Lives Possible’. By moving to this service they have their ‘own front door’ and are able to fully realise their individual potential in developing independent living skills.

The people supported each have their own interests which they will pursue individually, these include things like, shopping trips, scenic drives and walks, going to sensory sessions and coffee shops. The people supported are always open to new ideas and experiences to widen their experience

Our Shifts

There are a variety of shifts worked in the service, long day shifts 7am-10pm, Flexi shifts (these are delivered in line with peoples identified needs or outcomes) sleep in duty and a waking night duty.

You must be able to do long day sleep in shifts.

Shift Requirement

Flexible

Contract

Bank

UK Driving License Required?

No

What You'll Be Doing

You’ll be supporting 5 individualsto live their daily life in the way they wants to live it. This means you will provide support in a wide variety of ways, including:

• Supporting with personal care
• Medication Administration
• Home management, including support with cooking, cleaning, shopping and budget management
• Daily activities - anything and everything the person we support like to do is something you might provide support with! So come ready and willing to put yourself out there and try some new things

About you

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.

Have questions about the role? Reach out to our Recruitment Specialist, Rachel Mortimer, at [e-mail]

Need adjustments during the process? Email [e-mail].

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