What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work: 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
10. 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: My name is Jackie I have 24 hour support 7 days a week to support me to live my best lives possible.
My staff team support me on the support at home framework I want staff to support me with dignity and respect. I like female support only and need drivers where possible as I am hoping to get my own mobility car. But I do like walking and travelling on the bus so this isn't essential.
What is important to me?
I need highly reliable and motivated people with a passion for what you do.
I need staff to like going out walking and will look for activities for me to do to reduce my anxiety.
I need you to be flexible to meet my needs.
I need you to be non-judgmental and be a people person and a team player.
I need you to commit to our core values and “think differently”.
I need you to understand our compliance with contracts and CQC and accept that I do not live and work in an ideal world.
I need you to commit to being totally personalised in all that you do – I am at the centre of my support.
I need you to always communicate and listen to me and respect what i have to say
I need you to be able to have positive relationships with my circles of support.
I need you always be committed to what you do.
I need you to be kind compassionate and be fun.
I would like people to be bubbly and energetic.
I need you to always be open and honest.
I live in Billingham I have 2 bedrooms in a bungalow. One for me and one for staff who support me to sleep I have a large front room/dining room bath with shower and kitchen. I have a large back garden which a shed and trampoline and table and chairs so we can sit out in the summer.
Other information
I don’t like change and need to know who is coming to support me. I have mental health problems and become anxious I have a PBS in place, I like going out for walks and to have regular activities to keep me happy and reduce my anxiety.
My support hours are 9am till then 8 hours sleepover then 7am till 9am 7 days a week. I don’t have any pets but have a visiting cat who comes into my home which I like to feed and let have a cuddle.
Your values: What essential skills and experience is needed for the role?
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