Bank Support Worker - England

About The Role

Our Benefits:

£13.12 per Hour

• 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
• Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
• 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 PVG
• 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

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.

About You

We are supporting two gentlemen that require full care and support in all areas of their daily living. Although they have lived together for many years they have their own requirements for doing activities. The activities include a mix of going to the disco, sensory room, days out, bus rides and out for meals. They are unable to use oral spoken language however when getting to know them you will learn ways of communicating. The need workers that are patient with them, give them time to adjust to new people and places. Staff need to be caring and understanding and not to rush them into doing things they do not enjoy.

 

The is a requirement for specific training which includes Epilepsy, Buccal Midazolam, Moving and Positioning, Safety Interventions training and Dysphasia and Eating and Drinking.

 

We are looking for Bank staff and we have two staff on three days and there will be extra staff member to support activities. There is a mixture of shifts which include 8am to 8pm, 8am to 2pm, 2pm to 9pm and 8pm to 8am.

Working for Us

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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

 

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 Julie Macdonald , our recruitment specialist, for a friendly informal chat on View email address on careers.communityintegratedcare.co.uk

 

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 View email address on careers.communityintegratedcare.co.uk