Support Worker Driver

Community Integrated Care; Morpeth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Integrated Care seeks compassionate and patient individuals to support a young man with Autism in his transition to independent living. This rewarding role involves fostering personal growth and community integration, amidst a supportive team environment within Morpeth. Flexible working hours and commitment to professional development are offered.

Benefits

28 Days annual leave

Pension Scheme

Flexible Working Hours

Guaranteed & Contracted Hours

Ongoing professional development

Financial Hardship Fund

Shopping Discounts Scheme

Investment in wellbeing

Qualifications

• No prior experience required, but valued.
• Sensitivity to individual needs, particularly for Autism.
• Ability to support independent living skills.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in developing independent living skills.
• Facilitate community integration and personal care.
• Ensure a safe and comfortable living environment.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Compassion

Reliability

Problem solving

Resilience

Job description

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What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:

Benefits & USP’s:

• £12.62 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
• 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
• We are based in one location, so no need to be a car driver
• 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:

I need a mixed staff team who can support me at my pace. My Autism means that I cannot tolerate people placing demands on me, I am sensitive to loud and outgoing people and would prefer my staff team to be quiet and introvert, with a dry sarcastic sense of humour. I have lived in a hospital environment for many years and this will be the first time I have lived in the community, so it is so important for my staff team to understand how difficult this transition is going to be for me.

We want everyone who accesses our services to have the opportunity to live their best life possible. You will be supporting X to work towards person-centered outcomes, which to X is “living the retirement life”, no pressure and no demands.

You will support X to develop independent living skills and maintain his home at his pace, whilst integrating into life in his local community. Kingswell is a single occupancy home for a young man with Autism and learning disabilities. He is a very able young man who enjoys walking and visiting the local community, especially the local charity shops.

The property is in the market town of Morpeth, a bustling and historic place with plenty of shops, markets, and heritage to explore. Regular buses link the town with its surrounding villages and larger attractions such as Newcastle and Alnwick. We will have a core background team on duty 24/7 so there are overnight shifts and we will provide additional 1:1 support, ranging from personal care, housekeeping, and meals to days out and trips to the shops and activities.

Your values:

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 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