Community Integrated Care is one of the UK's largest health and social care charities. We work hard to enrich 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.
Main duties of the job
* We are two ladies that just love being girly; we are 59 and 62 years old though we are very different we muddle along quite well.
* We are both mobile but can sometimes need a little physical assistance when out and about. We have different challenges in our lives which include hearing impairment, autism, learning disabilities, and bipolar.
* We have a great established staff team who are all trained and familiar with supporting us both. They know us well and most have been with us for over 8 years.
What is important to us?
* We love being out and about on the days we have 1-1 hours.
* We can be found either in Sefton park or one of the local eateries enjoying lunch or getting lots of fresh air along the prom. We would love to try a Spa!
* We both love doing girly things while one of us loves makeup; both of us enjoy having our nails done and a foot spa, watching reality TV shows, or crafting/baking.
* We are fun, friendly, and considerate with a shared love of the girly life.
* We would love spending time with those that are happy, outgoing, helpful, and considerate of others' personal space. Oh, and the love of all things sparkly would be great!
Other Important Information?
* There is always at least two colleagues on shift during the day and one colleague on a sleep-in night.
* We like our staff to work Long Days Sleep from 09:00 a.m. through to 09:00 a.m. the following day (this of course includes the sleep-in from 23:00 till 07:00 a.m., other shifts are Long Day from 08:00 a.m. till 20:00 p.m.).
About us
Benefits & USPs:
* £11.94 per Hour
* Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
* Work for a multi-award-winning Charity that invests all its 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Liverpool based job - West Allerton
Support Worker Vision and Values At Community Integrated Care we make a positive difference: we change lives by caring with passion, delivering life-changing support for people with support needs. Each and every one of us has the potential to do amazing things in our work, which means we can enrich the lives of the people we support, their loved ones, and the communities we work in. Working here you'll feel at home: it's welcoming, friendly, and warm. This is a place you can be yourself; you'll be welcomed no matter who you are. And when we all come together, as one team, we do amazing things and make a difference. We know that we are better together. We dare to challenge the expectations and perceptions of the social care sector by delivering world-class support, for which we're becoming known and trusted. With a relentless focus on quality, we strive to be the best care provider possible.
At Community Integrated Care we all share a goal - we want the company to be the best it can be.
Main Purpose of the Role
To work as a team to enable the people we support to have choice and control over how they choose to live their lives.
Providing safe and positive support in all aspects of daily living, ensuring physical, emotional, and social needs are met in accordance with their care and support plans so people dare to reach their goals and aspirations to lead rich and fulfilled lives.
Key Accountabilities
1. Identify, escalate, and contribute to the management of any risks that could affect customer service or safety, or the effectiveness, quality, efficiency, and compliance of an individual's activities, to ensure that the best interests of the people we support are always maintained.
2. To ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of self, colleagues, and people supported by following the appropriate policies and procedures and escalating any concerns, complaints, or poor practice.
3. To provide the best care and support possible, in accordance with a person's support needs and create personalised support plans using specialist knowledge, gaining input from other care professionals, so that people's holistic needs are supported.
4. Delivering care and support in line with co-produced plans, and establishing meaningful relationships with the people we support and their loved ones, to truly understand their needs, and ensure they feel engaged, involved, and fulfilled.
5. Promoting operational excellence and person-centred care for self and colleagues. Motivating and providing peer support to colleagues as required.
6. Highlighting own learning and performance needs, always striving to be the best they can be, and encouraging those around them to do the same.
Person Specification
Licences & Knowledge
Essential
* Must have UK driver's licence
* Experience of getting to know people individually and ensuring their needs are met in a way that is caring, kind, and respectful.
* Experience of working independently.
* Understanding of person-centred support.
Desirable
* SVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care (Scotland) or Level 2 Diploma in Care (England)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Community Integrated Care
Address
Community Integrated Care
Miners Way
Widnes
Cheshire
WA8 7SP
Employer's website
https://careers.communityintegratedcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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