What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work: Do you want to make a difference in someone else's life? Do you want to work for a charity that really value their people? One of the values of Community Integrated Care is our passion for our people and every year we invest in our front-line worker pay in line with the Living Wage increase each April. Our promise has always been clear: we will do everything in our power to improve pay for colleagues. And so, if you start with us between now and 31 March your pay with us will be £11.94 per hour and then from the 1 April, this will increase to £12.62 per hour Benefits & USP’s:
1. £11.94 per Hour
2. Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
3. 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
4. Managed by supportive leaders
5. 28 Days annual leave inclusive of statutory bank holidays (for full time, part time is worked out on a pro-rata basis)
6. Pension Scheme
7. No uniform - we wear our casual clothes
8. Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
9. We will pay for your DBS / PVG
10. We are based in one location, so no need to be a car driver
11. Guaranteed & Contracted Hours
12. Spend your whole shift with the person you support, making the biggest impact on their lives
13. Shopping Discounts Scheme
14. Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities
15. Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme
16. Financial Hardship Fund
17. 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 national and regional awards!
We are also focused on our people. Our Support Workers 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 develop your career with us. Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role: Who will you be supporting?
18. My team are different in lots of ways (that’s what makes them and me so interesting) the team support Adults aged 18 years and above.
19. My team support me with different levels of mobility. I can walk short distances with a rollator but also have a power chair that I am to control myself with somebody present.
20. My team support me, I am verbal however sometimes my speech is not always clear.
21. At present my carer supports me with the following conditions/requirements: full assistance with all my aspects of personal care needs, to access the community which enables me to participate in everyday living activities and to keep in touch with the wider community. They provide a wide range and variety of food and drink to accommodate my dietary requirements. The team support me with various health conditions such as: Cerebral palsy, Moderate learning disabilities and Scoliosis deformity of the spine.
22. Additional medical requirements can be discussed with the management team on assessment. All my staff are all trained and familiar with supporting me with all the above needs.
What is important to us?
23. I enjoy outdoor activities with the team. This includes; shopping ,dining out, I have visited London, church, concerts and a variety of tours.
24. Other interests I have are; Trains, quiz nights, watching football matches and I attend day centre twice a week.
25. I don’t really like my own company, I prefer to watch television and chat with the staff.
26. The staff provide a happy and safe environment in my home and we always respect each other’s privacy, dignity and space
Any other important information?
27. There is always a member of staff during the day and night whilst I am in my home. Shifts vary in times however, there is always a sleep-in 7 nights a week and you could be starting as early at 7am so flexibility is needed for this role .
28. The main objective is that we have a clean, friendly, and safe home ensuring that each of us individuals preferences and choices are met.
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