What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work: Benefits & USP’s:
1. £12.62 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 / PVG
10. We are 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:
18. Phoebe age 28, enjoys Reality TV 📺 and Games on my Mobile Phone, which I can also use to communicate at times, due to being Non-verbal I use Makaton to communicate and like my staff to be able to understand me.. I attend placement 2 days a week at the Robin centre Mondays and Fridays 10am till 16.00pm, where lots of activities occur.
19. My Team are required to be trained in all Mandatory training which includes – Medication Administration – MAPA – First aid – Moving & Positioning- Fire – Safeguarding and Service specific – PBS (Positive Behaviour Support)- MAKATON (Sign language)- Epilepsy – Mental health / Learning disabilities – Autism as well as other training.
20. I like Strictly come dancing, Reality shows, playing on her Mobile phone, DVDs and facetiming her family.
21. My aspirations are to attend all Strictly come dancing live tours.
I am a young lady with learning disabilities who likes to access the community on my 1-1 times, I will use public transport but require full support when doing so, I do like to walk weather permitting and depending on the circumstance
22. My home is a detached property (Bungalow) over 1 floor in Middlesbrough (Bellevue) it has 1 bedroom a bathroom, lounge and kitchen, my staff team support me over a 24-hour period including a sleep in, I have my own keys and can access my home at any time. My sleep-in staff will stay in the lounge area on a pull-out bed. My home has a garden and driveway and is in a quiet area but at times do have children playing nearby.
23. My service requires 1 staff member at all times.
Monday = 7am to 10am – 16.00 to 23;00 1x sleep
Tuesday = 7am to 23;00 1x sleep
Wednesday= 7am 23;00 1x sleep
Thursday = 7am 23;00 1x sleep
Friday= 7am to 10am – 16.00 to 23;00 1x sleep
Saturday= 7am to 23;00 1x sleep
Sunday = 7am to 23;00 1x sleep
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