Support Worker - Driver

Community Integrated Care; Forfar; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate £13.86

28 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Casual dress code

PVG paid

Flexible hours & shift patterns

Guaranteed & contracted hours

Discounts scheme

Ongoing professional development

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is recruiting a Support Worker to provide day support to adults in the Angus region, including Forfar, Montrose and Arbroath. You will work closely with individuals who may have complex needs, supporting activities and personal goals in a respectful environment.

The role requires a full UK driving licence and access to a car. We offer competitive pay (£13.86 per hour), generous annual leave, pension, flexible hours, PVG paid, and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people who can exhibit behaviour that challenges.
• Full UK driving licence and own car is required.
• Reliable and honest with a caring approach.

Responsibilities

• Medication administration.
• Cooking and home maintenance.
• Social support and help to achieve personal goals.
• Managing the finances of the people we support.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Compassion

Strong work ethic

Reliability

Honesty

Determination

Problem solver

Resilience

Job description

• Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
• Work for an award-winning Charity that invests all its profits right back into the people we support, our workforce and our local communities
• 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
• 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

Our Benefits

• £13.86 per hour
• Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
• Work for an award‑winning Charity that invests all its profits right back into the people we support, our workforce and our local communities
• 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

Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities. We work hard to enriching 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 100 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.

Are you a positive and motivated person who is experienced in supporting people who can exhibit behaviour that challenges? Are you looking to gain great experience in 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! At our Angus CLP service, we support vulnerable adults to live as independently as possible across the Angus region.

We are currently recruiting for a Support Worker based in the Montrose area, but who is happy to provide support in Forfar, Arbroath and Letham too. Some of the individuals we support have their own flats, some live in sheltered accommodation and some live at home with their parents but our goal is still the same; to support these individuals to live the best lives possible. We provide a wide range of support in this area, including providing social support, going to the pub or Sparkles disco, surfing the internet, playing games, meeting up with our friends, listening to music, baking and enjoying our local area.

The people we support are always up for trying new things, so are looking for inventive people who are up for the challenge. Our staff team are very supportive and experienced and may provide support with:

• Medication administration
• Cooking and home maintenance
• Social support and support to achieve personal goals
• Managing the finances of the people we support Our team provide day support only, but we ask for flexibility to work a variety of shift patterns from Monday‑Sunday.

We are currently recruiting for a Full time and a Part time position hour post and the successful applicant must hold a full UK driving licence and have their own car.

The people we support like to be supported by people who respect them and their homes, but who also like to have fun! We like people who are reliable and honest and are able to remain calm under pressure, so they can support people effectively and build fantastic relationships.

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. People's Values Are Important To Use, So We Look For People With

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

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. You can read more about this by clicking here.

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.

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!