• Pay rates: £12.50 per hour • B ank hours available to help you work around your current commitments • Good work/life balance – rotas are issued 4 weeks in advance enabling you to plan ahead • PVG check funded by us • Comprehensive induction and commitment to your ongoing learning and development • Recommend a Friend bonus scheme • There is no uniform - you can wear your own casual clothes • Employee of the month awards and other recognition schemes • Free Employee Assistance programme available 24/7 We also offer a host of other fantastic benefits including: Access to a free app offering retail discounts, leisure savings and holiday and travel discounts, Mental Health and Financial support options to help in times of hardship and Employee Representatives (GameChangers) to help you raise and action issues within the organisation that are important to you. Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role: In this service in Ardersier, you will support a young lady to live independently in her own home and will be prepared to support and enable her to do all the things any young adult would be doing on a day-to day basis. The person we support is an outgoing individual who enjoys the company of others. As a Support Worker you will support with social aspects of living as well as the day-to day intimate personal care, household tasks and moving and positioning tasks. This young lady uses a wheelchair to mobilise. Living with life changing injuries isn't always easy, but it helps if you have a staff team who are understanding, supportive and respectful and that’s where you come in As part of your role, you will receive comprehensive training in order to carry out specialist care tasks. Applicants must have a fun and positive attitude and like cats and big dogs. A full UK driving licence is essential for this role We are currently recruiting for a bank Female Support Worker. The shifts are from 9.30am - 1pm the next day (9.30am - 11pm onto a sleepover, then 8am - 1pm) The lady we support currently lives in Inverness but will relocate to a new property in Ardersier within the next month, so the ability to travel to Inverness until then is very important. Sometimes the people we support really need a male or female person to support them. For this particular role, a female colleague is required. This is a genuine occupational requirement as defined by the Equality Act 2010 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: - A problem solver - Resilience - Patience - Empathy, compassion and sensitivity to others - A strong work ethic - Reliability - Honesty - Determination 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. If you are interested in learning more about the role before submitting your application, please feel free to contact our Recruitment Specialist, Eva Otto, at [email protected] 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 [email protected] Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.