Support Worker Female only

Community Integrated Care; Wigan; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and social care charity in Wigan is seeking Female Only Support Workers for nights and days at £12.62/hour. In this rewarding role, you'll support individuals with learning disabilities, autism, and more in their daily routines. The position offers flexible shifts and values personal qualities like patience and empathy. Ideal candidates will be passionate about making a positive impact and must be available for varied shifts. Previous experience is valued, but not required.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Flexible Working Hours

Continuous professional development

Shopping Discounts Scheme

Financial Hardship Fund

Qualifications

• Special person needed for social care work; prior experience not mandatory.
• Must be available for both days and waking nights shifts.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with learning disabilities and other needs in daily routines.
• Work during varied shifts including nights and long days in a supportive environment.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Reliability

Strong work ethic

Problem solving

Job description

What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work

We are looking for Female Only Support Workers to work Waking Nights and days £12.62 per hour based in Hindley / WN2 post code of Wigan (24 hours or 36).

Benefits

• £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
• Pension Scheme
• No uniform - we wear our casual clothes
• Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
• We will pay for your DBS
• 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 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

As a Support Worker you will support 15 people who have learning disabilities, autism, mental health concerns or dementia with their daily routines to live the best lives possible.

The Hawthorns is a large building with 9 large apartments within. There is also a large garden and a flower memorial garden too, which is used a lot in summer. The people supported here enjoy long walks in the nearby parks and woods, bingo nights, cooking & also love takeout fridays too! In the day there is always a minimum of 7 members of staff on shift however only 3 at night. Susie, the manager is usually on-site Monday-Fridays too. We have a variety of different shifts here. We have waking nights from 9pm to 9am. Long day shifts 9am to 9pm. As well as shorter shifts 11am-7pm, 10 : 30am-5pm. 9am-7pm. The chosen candidates MUST be available for both days and waking nights!

Your values

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

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. If you are interested in learning more about the role before submitting your application, please feel free to contact [email protected]