Job Description

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What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:

Are you looking for a new opportunity? Do you want to work for an organisation that truly value their people and want to help people live their best life possible? We are currently looking an Support Workers looking for a career with an award winning charity.

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 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!

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

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Who You Will Be Supporting?

+ The people we support in this service are aged from 26 to over 50. This service offers a range of support from mainly Autism & Learning Difficulties. We have 12 apartments in the building and support our service users to live as independently as possible. We have a team of support worker from all different backgrounds, some have many years of experience in Health & Social Care and some that came to us with absolutely no experience at all. All we ask is that you are kind, compassionate and willing to learn. Everything else we are happy to train you in.

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What is important to us?

- We celebrate the individuality of each person that lives here, whether that person enjoys spending time in the garden or the communal lounge engaging with others or enjoying quiet time in the sensory room. We encourage our residents that enjoy doing different activities such as going shopping, going for meals and coffee to participate in community activates. Some of the activities you may be required to participate in include puzzles, crafts, singing and going for walk or days out. Supporting and encouraging our residents to try new things. Our residents enjoy having staff with them who are outgoing, kind, caring, friendly and have the ability to think outside of the box.
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Other Information

- We currently have 14 staff on during the daytime and 5 at night time. However, you may to worked individually to support our residents in their own flats. We over various shifts from long days, shorter days and waking nights with the odd sleep in.


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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 use, so we look for people with:



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


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.

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@c-i-c.co.uk
Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.