Advanced Support Worker

Overview

Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns. Are you an experienced Advanced Support Worker with experience in Challenging Behaviours and looking for career progression? Would you like to gain qualifications, enjoy specialist training, have more responsibility and earn more money? Community Integrated Care is recruiting for Advanced Support Workers in Inverness. This is an exciting opportunity to support a young gentleman with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Mild-Moderate Learning Disability, Anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder to live the Best Life Bolder.

UK driving license is essential for this role.

As an Advanced Support Worker you will help this gentleman with routines, structure, and consistency to support his wellbeing and safety. You will need to be highly supportive, trustworthy, and able to build positive relationships to maintain wellbeing. Spend your shift with the person you support to make a meaningful impact. You may also be involved in transitional work in Grimsby prior to the gentleman moving to a new home at the end of March 2026 (travel and hotel expenses paid).

• A natural ability to connect with people and build trusting relationships
• A genuine passion for supporting independence and personal growth
• A talent for mentoring colleagues, sharing knowledge, and leading by example
• A commitment to continuous improvement, always striving to be your best
• Experience in Positive Behavioural Support strategies to enhance wellbeing
• A calm, consistent, and unconditionally positive approach to care
• A keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of individual needs and preferences
• Willingness to engage in reflective practice to ensure the highest quality support

• £14.81 per hour
• Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
• Work for a multi award-winning charity that invests all its profits back into the people we support, our workforce and local communities
• Managed by supportive leaders
• 33 days annual leave inclusive of statutory bank holidays (full-time; part-time pro-rata)
• Pension scheme
• No uniform – casual clothes
• Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
• Paying for your DBS / PVG
• Guaranteed & Contracted Hours
• Spend your whole shift with the person you support
• 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 are focused on providing support based on the principles of choice, dignity and respect, with a vision of “Your Life, Your Choice” and the strategy “Best Lives Bolder.” We have been recognised with numerous national and regional awards and are committed to investing in our people, pay, recognition and wellbeing.

We will provide training, support and personal protective equipment to help you develop your career with us.

The ideal candidate will have a Level 3 in Social Care and strong experience in mental health, autism and forensic background. If you do not have a qualification, you will need to have experience in social care. You should be able to connect with people and be passionate about supporting people to live independently, and you will be a capable mentor who can share skills with colleagues.

Our values are We Include, We Deliver, We Aspire, We Respect, We Enable.

Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer. If you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us.