The opportunity and what makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work

Our Supported Living Service for adults with Learning Disabilities in Bramley, Leeds, LS13 is now seeking to appoint 2 additional experienced Bank Support Workers. For these vacancies, a Full UK Driving License (to drive manual vehicles) is Mandatory. Full flexibility to cover all shifts (Days and Nights) is needed. Benefits & USP’s:

• £13.12 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
  
• Pension Scheme
• No uniform - we wear our casual clothes
• Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
• We will pay for your DBS
• 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

Our charity was founded in 1988 and we were one of the pioneers of the ‘Care in the Community’ agenda, enabling people to move out of long-stay institutions and live more fulfilling lives.

We have a proud history of breaking boundaries and are always looking for new ways to make a positive difference through bold ideas, innovative projects and impactful partnerships.

Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role:

We are different in lots of ways (that’s what makes us so interesting) with our ages ranging between 50 to 65. Most of us have mobility difficulties and require assistance to get around our house and out and about. We have different challenges in our lives which include visual impairment, dementia and learning disabilities. We have a staff team who are all trained and familiar with supporting someone with similar needs.

What is important to us

• We enjoy lots of different activities, but our favourites include going for coffee and people watching, shopping and day trips out to other cities or towns.
• Other interests we have are listening to music, watching good film, arts and crafts, visiting the local pub and going swimming.
• We are fun loving, kind, caring, considerate, respectful of other people’s personal space and belongings and have a love of music.
• We all have good sense of humours and love to laugh. Our service is a loud and noisy place, and we like to have staff that are able to thrive in busy situations.
• Being part of the local community is important to us, we like to go to the same places, as we build up relationships with the people there.

• Our home is a 1 story bungalow. All the floors are the same level inside, so we can access all areas.
• There is a large mature private garden with trees for shade and a paved area where we sit in the summer. We also have a new summer house in the garden.
• There is shared space in the home where we can eat together and chat which includes the kitchen, dining room and sitting room.
• The property is on a main road next to a pub.
• There is parking available off the street next to our home, for family to visit.

Other information

• There is always at least 2 colleagues on shift during the day and 2 colleagues on a night time.
• We like our staff to work Mornings 7:30am to 3pm, Afternoon 2pm to 9:30pm and Nights 9:30pm to 7:30am. We have two waking night staff.
• In order to support us to have the Best Life Possible our team have specialist training in moving and positioning, PEG and learning disabilities.

About you:

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