What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:
Benefits & USP's: £12.62 per Hour Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work 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 Managed by supportive leaders 28 Days annual leave inclusive of statutory bank holidays (for full time, part time is worked out on a pro-rata basis) Pension Scheme No uniform - we wear our casual clothes Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns We will pay for your DBS / PVG We are based in one location, so no need to be a car driver Guaranteed & Contracted Hours Spend your whole shift with the person you support, making the biggest impact on their lives Shopping Discounts Scheme Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme Financial Hardship Fund 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 100 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:
Most of us living in Oswin Road need staff support in daily routines with active support. Staff help us with a wide range of tasks and duties including:
Help with engagement with drug and alcohol services, community psychiatrist nurses, The Community Treatment Team, doctors and social services. Managing personal finances and attaining skills. Deal with managing our tenancy's, paying rent and other housing issues. understanding our rights and responsibilities and to maintain our property. Develop and maintain positive relationships with friends, family, neighbours, and the local community helping to avoid social isolation. Plan, shop for, prepare and cook meals. Develop a varied and balanced diet and to eat the foods of our choice. Help to access all mainstream activities wherever possible and appropriate and encourage and provide motivational support to people around their social, leisure and learning activities. Help to gain access to local community services, including a GP, dentist, chemist, and optician. Maintain a high standard of personal care, including cleanliness, toileting, bathing, oral hygiene and hair care.
The core hours will also cover any overnight arrangements required to meet unmet eligible needs, whether this be through assistive technology, a waking night or a sleep-in member of staff. The provider will be expected to explore assistive technology options to better meet needs and promote independence at night.
We all enjoy activities such as the weekly quiz. Arts and crafts activities. Other interests we have are listening to music, visiting the pub for games of pool and a pint of beer, films, theatre, and wrestling. We can be a fun crowd and enjoy working with staff that can relate to us and our hobbies/interests. We would not enjoy spending time with people who are bossy, pushy, running around, shouting or very noisy as it would tend to make a few of us upset.
Support staff are on site 24-hours and will provide both planned and responsive support during the day, and emergency support overnight. Staffing shifts are two 14-hour shifts (8am to 10pm), one 12-hour shift (10am to 10pm) and a one to one shift of 10 hours (8am to 6pm). There are two overnight staff. Both complete a 10-hour shift (10pm to 8am) To support us to have the Best Life Possible all our staff of trained in Schizophrenia, autism, self-harm and ligatures, hoarding and self-neglect and mental health.
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
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.
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.
We're really proud to be a
Hive HR
Employee Voice Certified organisation, a recognition that confirms our commitment to creating a culture where our colleagues are not only encouraged to share their thoughts, but where this feedback is actively sought and acted upon to drive positive change at every level.
In our 2023 Colleague Engagement Survey, 56% (over 3,300!) of our people shared their feedback and insights, giving us an incredible Employee Net Promoter Score of +28. This is a measure of how positively our colleagues talk about us - and 28 is an excellent score compared to other organisations!