Support Worker - Scotland

All Locations; Stockport; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible shifts

No uniforms

Award-winning charity

Supportive leadership

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is seeking a dedicated care assistant to support adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health concerns in their daily lives. You will be trained in medication, finance and personal care, and you’ll work with five residents across flats and a communal area.

The role focuses on person-centred support and helping residents achieve their goals. Shifts cover 10:00–22:00 with sleep-in arrangements; there are stairs and mobility considerations.

Qualifications

• You will be trained in medication, finance and personal care.
• We have 5 people who live in their own flats and share a communal area downstairs.
• All people we support are all individuals with differing needs goals and its about reading support plans and spending time with them to see what they need from staff to enhance their lives and support them to reach their goals and inspire their dreams.

Responsibilities

• We have some people who hoard and need support with this, we have one gent who drinks most of the day and games through the night, he can get a bit verbal but means no harm.
• We have a young lady who we try to encourage to engage with us but its not easy as she needs support but will refuse it.

Job description

Working closely with the Service Leader and Support Worker Team, you will be responsible for supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health concerns to live their daily lives. Each person we support is unique, so the support you provide will be person-centred and will focus on achieving the best lives possible with them.

Our Shifts: 1000 - 2200 into sleep shift then 0700 - 1000 There are lots of stairs so its not so good if you have mobility issues. We have 1 staff on each day from 10am sleep in and finish at 10am next day. We also have a member of staff who works with one lady on a 1;1 for 5 hours and also supports everyone else for 5 hours as part of the core hours.

Contract: Bank

Driving License required: Preferred

What you will be doing

You will be supporting 5 people who live in their own flats and share a communal area downstairs. We have some behaviours around young people living together who have capacity in most areas but are vulnerable. Staff need to be friendly and helpful and an understanding and empathy for the people who live there.

• We have some people who hoard and need support with this, we have one gent who drinks most of the day and games through the night, he can get a bit verbal but means no harm.
• We have a young lady who we try to encourage to engage with us but its not easy as she needs support but will refuse it.

All people we support are all individuals with differing needs goals and its about reading support plans and spending time with them to see what they need from staff to enhance their lives and support them to reach their goals and inspire their dreams.

You will be trained in medication, finance and personal care.

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.

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
• Flexible shifts - work around your current commitments, 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.