Support Worker
Community Integrated Care
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Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, United Kingdom
Our Benefits:
• £13.01 per hour
• Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing learning and development
• 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
• 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
• Contributory pension scheme
• There is no uniform - you can wear your own casual clothes
• Access to a free app offering retail discounts, leisure savings and holiday and travel discounts
• Employee of the month award and other recognition schemes
• Free Employee Assistance programme available 24/7, providing a wide range of financial, legal and consumer services, as well as counselling, life coaching and career guidance
• Contributory pension scheme
• There is no uniform - you can wear your own casual clothes
• Access to a free app offering retail discounts, leisure savings and holiday and travel discounts
• Employee of the month award and other recognition schemes
• Free Employee Assistance programme available 24/7, providing a wide range of financial, legal and consumer services, as well as counselling, life coaching and career guidance
• Financial support options to help in times of hardship using our Wellbeing Fund and our partnership with the Care
Workers Charity
• Employee Representatives (GameChangers) to help raise and action issues within the organisation that are important to you
• Employee Representatives (GameChangers) to help raise and action issues within the organisation that are important to you
• Recommend a Friend bonus scheme
• We pay for your PVG check!
• Guaranteed and contracted hours
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) – pro-rated for part-time staff
• Good work/life balance – rotas are issued 4+ weeks in advance enabling you to plan ahead!
• The opportunity to try new things while supporting people to achieve their goals
• We pay for your PVG check!
• Guaranteed and contracted hours
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) – pro-rated for part-time staff
• Good work/life balance – rotas are issued 4+ weeks in advance enabling you to plan ahead!
• The opportunity to try new things while supporting people to achieve their goals
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 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.
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.
Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role:
Are you looking to gain experience and help others live the best lives possible?
Do you hold a UK driving license and have your own car?
We are recruiting for Support Workers in our Jedburgh outreach service and the hourly rate is £13.01 per hour.
We are currently recruiting for 22.5 hour per week, working a varied shift pattern (including some weekends)
We provide no overnight support, so there's no need to work waking nights or sleepovers!
Our Support Workers support adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health concerns to live their daily lives. This can include:
- Supporting with medication
- Encouraging the people we support to maintain their own home and finances
- Assisting people with personal care
- Supporting the person to be active in their community and build fantastic friendships
You'll be joining a leading social care charity in a role where you can transform someone else’s life while transforming your own too! Whatever your background, there’s a rewarding career in care for you – one where you can follow your passions and learn new skills too.
This is an outreach service, so you will be supporting people in Jedburgh, Selkirk, Hawick and surrounding towns. This will require use of your own car and mileage is reimbursed at 45p per mile and you would be paid for travel between different locations.
Your values:
The people we support like to be supported by people who respect them and their homes, but who also like to have fun!
We like people who are reliable and honest, so the people we support can build trust and know that you have their best interests at heart.
We like people who are reliable and honest, so the people we support can build trust and know that you have their best interests at heart.
If you have read this advert and feel like it’s exactly the role and organisation you’re looking for, please click 'Apply' to take you through to our short application form.
If you are interested in learning more about the role before submitting your application, please feel free to contact Eva Otto, our Recruitment Specialist, on [email protected]
If you are interested in learning more about the role before submitting your application, please feel free to contact Eva Otto, our Recruitment Specialist, on [email protected]
A Place I belong
Here at Community Integrated Care we aim to be a warm, welcoming and inclusive employer, where all colleagues feel they belong. We want to an organisation that is truly fair and equal to all – where individual diversity is valued, unique characteristics celebrated and everyone feels able to bring their true selves to work.
By encouraging and embracing a range of diverse backgrounds, experiences, capabilities and viewpoints, we will build a stronger, richer, more vibrant workforce, which reflects the people we support, and the communities in which we work. It helps us make better decisions, bring fresh ideas and become a true provider and employer of choice.
We have a really clear plan to achieve this called A Place I Belong. This publicly sets out the promises we’ve made to achieving this vision and how we will hold ourselves to account to getting there. You can read more about this by clicking here.
We wish you the very best of luck in your application to joining our charity. Should you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please feel free to contact [email protected]
Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.