What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work: 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. Our Benefits: •Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing learning and development•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
•Contributory pension scheme
•Managed by supportive leaders
•There is no uniform - you can wear your own casual clothes
•Access to a free app offering retail discounts, leisure savings and holiday and travel discounts
•Employee of the month award and other recognition schemes
•Free Employee Assistance programme available 24/7, providing a wide range of financial, legal and consumer services, as well as counselling, life coaching and career guidance
•Financial support options to help in times of hardship using our Wellbeing Fund and our partnership with the Care Workers Charity
•Employee Representatives (GameChangers) to help raise and action issues within the organisation that are important to you
•Recommend a Friend bonus scheme
•We pay for your PVG check!•Competitive salary and progression opportunities•33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) – pro-rated for part-time staff
•Good work/life balance – rotas are issued 4+ weeks in advance enabling you to plan ahead! Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role:
We have a new opportunity for a caring, compassionate and talented Service Leader to join our established management team within Edinburgh and the Lothians. This role will be based in our service in Niddrie in Edinburgh.
As a Service Leader (Level 1) you will work under the supervision of the Service Leader (Level 3) and will support them to lead and manage a team of 38 Support Workers to support them to make a real difference to the lives of the people we support, assisting them to live independently in their own homes and to live their best lives possible.
It is essential that you have good knowledge and experience of working within a social care environment and an understanding of the regulations and principles involved in management of a service.
The Service Leader (Level 1) will report to an experienced Service Leader (Level 3) and a Regional Manager and will have line management responsibilities, supporting people to realise their full potential within their roles. You will be responsible for ensuring all colleagues are suitably trained, well supported and supervised, having the tools to carry out their role to the best of their abilities. You will ensure that all aspects of support and service delivery are focused on meeting the needs and preferences of the people we support. This includes being involved in the creation and auditing of care and support plans, risk assessments and safe systems of work.
The successful candidate will be required to register with the SSSC if they are not already registered or hold an appropriate registration. They will also be required to have, or undertake, a SVQ Level 4 or equivalent qualification to meet the conditions of their registration.
It is also important that you share our company values which are at the heart of everything we do and ensure that we deliver high quality, consistent care and support.
In return, we offer you a competitive salary of £29, - £30, per year (depending on experience), a rewarding and satisfying role in a friendly environment, and the opportunity to develop your skills and career.
This role is a permanent role, working 37.5 hours per week from Monday - Friday from 9am - 5pm (with occasional out of hours work). Community Integrated Care operates a centralised out of hours support team, so there is no requirement for on call duties as part of this role. Your values: The people we support and our teams like to be supported by people who respect and empower them to make informed choices. It’s important that you are reliable and honest and can communicate well with everyone.