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

Applicants for these 2 Support Worker vacancies at our Supported Living Service for 2 adults with Learning Disabilities should be Female and ideally we would like at least 1 to hold full UK Driving License. The 2 vacancies are Full Time (37.5hrs) and will include sleep-in's at the Service. 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
• 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:

At Mountfield Gardens, we are in our later years, however, we are full of life and laughter. Our needs are varied, one of us is registered as deaf with registered blind and the other person is registered blind with reduced hearing. We both have learning disabilities. One of us uses a wheelchair to get out and about and the other is independently mobile. Our staff are trained to understand our needs despite the challenges we face with communicating these for ourselves, they know us well and our unique nonverbal communication methods We have a great relationship with our Support Workers, and they ensure our days are full of the things we enjoy the most. We enjoy using sensory equipment in our sensory room, we got a lot out of this activity. We make use of the Alan Shearer, a sensory and social resource accessible to all disabled people in Newcastle. This is a short walk away from our front door meaning we visit often. We have enjoyed day trips and weekends away to Blackpool, The Lake District and Kielder forest and would like to have more adventures like this. We enjoy consistency in our days and like to stick to routines which our support workers know well. We enjoy nothing more than a cuppa and a biscuit in front of the TV accompanied by our support workers. We are laid back individuals in personality and have infectious laughs, however routine and structure is what makes us feel safe We have two support workers on shift each day and a two staff sleeping over each night. Shifts are 8am till 11pm and a sleepover starts at 11pm and ends at 8am Support Workers at Mountfield Gardens are patient and understanding of the things that are important to us, and we would hope any new support workers would have the same qualities.

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.