What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work: Are you ready to make a difference? Would you like to be able to really get to know the people you support, whilst ensuring their needs are met in a way that is respectful, caring and kind? Do you have a full manual UK driving licence? If so, then read on to see how a future with Community Integrated Care could be just what you are looking for! Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities. We work hard enriching the lives of the people we support, with many different care needs. It’s exciting and rewarding work, and we’re full of pride and passion for what we do.
We offer the following benefits:-
1. Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
2. We are a multi award-winning Charity that invests all it profits right back into the people we support, our workforce and our local communities
3. Managed by supportive leaders
4. 28 days annual leave inc statutory bank holidays
5. Pension Scheme
6. No uniform - wear your own casual clothes
7. We will pay for your DBS
8. Shopping Discounts Scheme and a free blue light card!
9. Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities
10. Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme
11. Financial Hardship Fund
12. Investment in your wellbeing
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 teams 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 pursue your career further.
Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role: This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of experienced and passionate support workers, to deliver 24hour assistance to the wonderful people that live at the service. The people we support have a variety of support needs, including Epilepsy, Downs Syndrome, Verbal, Visual and Learning Difficulties, Autism, Bipolar, Dementia, and five out of seven mobilise with wheelchairs. So their teams are trained in moving and positioning, medication, epilepsy, buccal midazolam, autism, as well as the care certificate. You will also have experience working with people supported who present behaviours that require intensive support planning and management to ensure their safety and quality of life at all times. The people we support enjoy a range of different activities on a weekly basis, some of these include music therapy, swimming, shopping, visiting the local pub for a meal, movie nights, karaoke sessions, and enjoying their sensory room full of great music and lots of wonderful things to keep their minds stimulated and have fun! Your values: With experience working in a health or social care setting, you will have an upbeat positive manner, as well as having a genuine passion for supporting people to become a part of their local and wider community. Naturally it is important 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 us, so we look for people with: - Patience, Empathy, Compassion and sensitivity to others.
- A strong work ethic, with a creative thinking style!
- Reliability and Honesty
- Determination and Resilience