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

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
• 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

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 completely personalised service.

To have an understanding approach around our daily challenges.

We work with support and contribution from family members of the people in our services.

How people are supported to be independent living in their homes and the exceptional level of support we give

How we are adaptable and flexible as a team

We support people to access community facilities and person-centred activities.

We involve and develop together to do things better.

Support is never finished it is always changing.

How we support each other as a team.

We enjoy different things to go out on 1-1 with staff to the shops, car shows cafes and theatres.

We also enjoy time in our home watching movies baking and spending time in our large garden.

We need highly reliable and motivated people with a passion for what you do.

We need you to be flexible to meet our needs and our service.

We need you to be non-judgmental and be a people person and a team player.

We need you to commit to our core values and “think differently”.

We need you to understand our compliance with contracts and CQC and accept that we don’t live and work in an ideal world.

We need you to commit to being totally personalised in all that you do – we are at the centre of our support.

We need you to always communicate and listen to us and respect what we have to say.

We need you to always be open and honest.

We need you to able to have positive relationships with our families and circles of support.

We need you always be committed to what you do

We have a range of shifts staff will work 8am -8pm 8.30am till 8pm and a 10.00am till 2.00pm to support us to have our 1-1 time.

We also have 1 night staff working 8pm till 8pm.

Our staff have to have all mandatory training as well as moving and positioning, PEG, Catheter and understanding of learning disability and alcohol abuse.

About you:

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.