Female Support Worker

About The Role

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. 

 

Benefits:

 

• 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

and our local communities • Contributory pension scheme • Managed by supportive leaders • 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 • Mental health support through our everymind app • Colleague Inclusion Networks where individuals with shared experiences and their allies can help raise awareness,

provide support, celebrate communities and promote positive change, greater inclusivity and equity within the

workplace • 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

• Recommend a Friend bonus scheme  • We pay for your PVG check! • Guaranteed and contracted hours • We are based in one location, so no need to be a car driver •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

About You

Are you a friendly and outgoing person? 

Do you have a genuine desire to help improve the lives of vulnerable people? 

If so, we want to hear from you!

We are recruiting for  female Support Workers to support a new lady who will be moving into our Gilmerton service in Edinburgh.

Here, you will support four ladies to live the best lives possible by supporting them to live as independently as possible. They are very active in their community and enjoy going to local clubs/groups, meeting new people, going shopping and exploring the town.

The ladies have some mobility issues, so there will be support required to help them get around, support with personal care and to administer medication. Your main goal will be to provide the right support so they can be as independent as possible and are supported to make their own choices.

We would love to hear from enthusiastic applicants who are interested in developing new skills. If you have a full UK driving license that’s a bonus (but not required) as the ladies have a shared mobility vehicle which they use to get out and about.

Our team provide support 24/7, so we are looking for flexibility to work a variety of shifts, including some weekends . The shift patterns are:

•07.00 - 14.00 •14.00 - 21.00 •21.00 - 07.00 (waking night - there are no vacancies for waking nights at this time)

We are currently recruiting for  full-time (37.5 hour) Support Worker roles only at this time.

Working for Us

We like to be supported by people who respect us and our homes, but who also like to have fun! 

We like people who are reliable and honest, so we can build trust and know that you have our best interests at heart.

It’s important that you can communicate well with us and work well within our team.

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 by email 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