Support Worker (Female)

Community Integrated Care; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living Wage increase

Annual Leave 28 days

Pension Scheme

Casual Dress

Flexible Hours

DBS/PVG paid

Contracted Hours

Refer a Friend bonus

Discounts Scheme

Wellbeing support

Training & progression

Vaccination/ Protective equipment

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is recruiting a Support Worker in Warrington. You will work 16 hours per week on a rolling rota, primarily Thursdays and Tuesdays, supporting a person with complex needs in their home and community.

You will be part of a compassionate team, with DBS/PVG paid for you and opportunities for progression. The role emphasizes person-centered care, dignity, and respect, with pay at £13.12 per hour and a focus on wellbeing, development, and inclusive employment practices.

Qualifications

• UK manual driving licence is essential.
• Experience in social care is valued.
• Reliable and compassionate team player.

Responsibilities

• Support the person in daily activities and community outings.
• Provide consistent, respectful care tailored to individual needs.
• Follow care plans and participate in ongoing training and development.

Skills

Manual driving

Job description

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

Do you want to make a difference in someone else's life? Do you want to work for a charity that really value their people?

One of the values of Community Integrated Care is our passion for our people and every year we invest in our front-line worker pay in line with the Living Wage increase each April. Our promise has always been clear: we will do everything in our power to improve pay for colleagues.

Benefits & USP’s:

• £13.12 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 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.

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

Who will you be supporting?

• The person we support lives on their own and prefers it this way.
• They have autism and communicate using hand gestures, they are unable to verbally communicate.
• They also have epilepsy and all of our staff and training in this.

What is important to the people we support?

They are proud of their home and the relationship she has with support staff

They enjoy going out shopping, for meals and to the cinema as well as short holidays in the UK.

They enjoy getting to know new people but building a relationship takes time for me to build trust

They have their own car which is used daily to access the community

They enjoy going to social event with McIntyres such as bowling and discos

They get along with highly motivated people who enjoy going out into the community. They wouldn’t get along with people who don’t respect her wishes or show an interest in getting to know her

Any other important information?

• Holder of UK manual driver license is essential.
• This role is permanent for 16 hours per week on a rolling rota basis each Thursday and Tuesday

Sometimes they people we support really need a male of femal to support them. For this particular role, a female colleague is reequired. 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.

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