What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:
Are you looking for your next career step in Health and Social Care?
Do you have experience in supported living and a UK Driving License? Do you thrive on a challenge? Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities. We work hard to enrich 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 believe its a great place to work with great benefits too!
1. £13.74 per hour
2. Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
3. No uniform - wear your own casual clothes
4. We will pay for your DBS application
5. Shopping Discounts Scheme and Free Blue Light card!
6. Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities
7. Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme
8. Financial Hardship Fund and Salary Advance scheme
9. Investment in your wellbeing
We are also focused on our people. Our Support Workers are dedicated and passionate about going ‘the extra mile’ for the people we support. 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: About Me:
I enjoy having my own space. Routine is important and this means that you will need to think outside of the box. The team is dedicated to supporting me to help me live my best life possible To support me well you will need to access a variety of community facilities and person-centred activities. We evolve and develop together to do things better. About You: You will need to be reliable and very motivated with a genuine passion for what you do.
I will need you to be willing and enthusiastic, always striving to go above and beyond. We need you to understand our compliance with contracts and CQC and help us reach the “Outstanding” rating. I need you to commit to being totally personalised in all that you do.
You will need you to always communicate in a positive and honest way, using communication aids that I understand, mainly via basic Makaton or on my iPad.
It is important for for me to have positive relationships with family and circles of support who are all very important!
I love to recycle and frequently visit the recycling centre. I enjoy going for rides in the car and out for walks. Especially having my snack whilst I am out. I like to watch movies on TV at home, especially comedies.
I find bubbles great fun and really enjoy it when staff encourage me to play with bubbles. I enjoy going out to play bowling, especially if this is followed with a pint at the pub.
My aspiration is to visit Buckingham palace, so if you have any inside connections, you are hired!
This role will involve driving the company vehicle so a UK Drivers License is essential. Due to the insurance policy, you must have had your license for a minimum of 3 years. Your values:
The ideal candidate will have a Level 3 in Social Care and strong experience in learning disabilities and autism and a Full UK Driving License.
If you do not have a qualification, you will need to have experience in social care.
You will know how to connect with people and be passionate about supporting people to live independently. You will also be a brilliant mentor and share your skills and experiences with your colleagues.
We will develop your talents with a range of specialist training, including the opportunity to learn Positive Behaviour Support methods.
During recruitment you will meet the people we support in their home. This will allow you to see their wonderful personalities first-hand and fully understand the level of support that they require.
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