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Support Worker Female

Community Integrated Care

Huntly

On-site

GBP 22,000 - 30,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

Community Integrated Care is looking for Support Workers in Huntly to assist individuals with learning disabilities. This role involves providing personal support and engaging clients in enjoyable activities, while ensuring their independence and well-being. Flexibility in hours is crucial, with both full-time and part-time positions available. The ideal candidate is active, reliable, and appreciates a fun working environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction and ongoing development
Contributory pension scheme
Employee Assistance programme available 24/7
Financial support options via Wellbeing Fund
28 days holiday (pro-rated for part-time staff)
Employee of the month award and recognition schemes

Qualifications

  • Ability to support individuals with challenging behaviours.
  • Full UK driving license is a bonus, not mandatory.
  • Must be a reliable and honest communicator.

Responsibilities

  • Support individuals within their homes for independent living.
  • Work flexible hours including early, late, and waking nights.
  • Engage individuals in community activities and improve their quality of life.

Skills

Flexibility
Reliability
Communication

Job description

Our Benefits

  • £13.01 Per hour
  • Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing learning and development (including SVQ funding)
  • 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
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • There is no uniform - you can wear your own casual clothes
  • Access to a free app offering retail discounts, leisure savings and holiday and travel discounts
  • Employee of the month award and other recognition schemes
  • Free Employee Assistance programme available 24/7, providing a wide range of financial, legal and consumer services, as well as counselling, life coaching and career guidance
  • Financial support options to help in times of hardship using our Wellbeing Fund and our partnership with the Care Workers Charity
  • Recommend a Friend bonus scheme
  • We pay for your PVG check!
  • Guaranteed and contracted hours
  • We are based in one location, so no need to be a car driver
  • 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - pro-rated for part-time staff
  • Good work/life balance - rotas are issued 4+ weeks in advance enabling you to plan ahead!
  • The opportunity to try new things while supporting people to achieve their goals,

Community Integrated Care is recruiting to expand our current team of Support Workers in Huntly!

As a Support Worker, your role will be to support individuals within their own homes, ensuring they are able to live as independently as possible and are supported to make decisions and live amazing lives!

At this service, we support 3 individuals with learning disabilities who live in a large bungalow in a quiet area of Huntly, with good train and bus links to the town. The people we support are active in their local community, enjoying activities such as swimming, going to cafes, music and pamper sessions, so we are looking for people who are fun, active and enjoy supporting others to live the best lives possible.

In this role, you will provide support to individuals with some challenging behaviours but you will be fully trained on the needs of the people we support - including training on Moving and Positioning, Epilepsy and MAPA.

If you hold a full UK driving license, that would be a great bonus but is not a mandatory requirement.

We provide support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so candidates must be flexible to work on different days and on different shifts and we currently work with early and late shifts from 730 am - 10 pm, as well as some waking nights.

We are currently recruiting for full-time and part-time roles

Sometimes the People we support really need a male of female member of staff to support them. For this Particular role Female member of staff is required. This is a genuine occupational requirement as defined by the Equality Act 2010

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, so the people we support can build trust and know that you have their best interests at heart.

It’s important that you are reliable and honest and can communicate well with everyone.

If you have read this advert and feel like it’s exactly the role and organisation you’re looking for, please click 'Apply' to take you through to our short application form.

If you are interested in learning more about the role before submitting your application, please feel free to contact Eva Otto, our Recruitment Specialist on recruitment.scotland@c-i-c.co.uk

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 recruitment.region1@c-i-c.co.uk

Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.
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