Support Worker; Female Bank

Overview

Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities. We work hard to enrich 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.

• Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing learning and development
• Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
• 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 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 (Game Changers) 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
• Good work/life balance - rotas issued 4+ weeks in advance enabling you to plan ahead
• The opportunity to try new things while supporting people to achieve their goals

We are currently recruiting for a Bank/Casual Female Support Worker for a role in one of our services in Thurso
.

In this role, you will support a lady with Down’s Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder, who lives at home with her dad. The lady enjoys music, dancing and singing and would love someone with similar interests to support her. She enjoys a daily picnic, going out on day trips and spending time with her dad and brother. The lady has a fear of dogs, so patience, compassion and reassurance are required.

She prefers to go out into the community in the car due to her unease with dogs, so a UK driving license and access to your own car is essential for this role.

We provide support from 9am – 9pm from Monday to Thursday. On weekends, we provide support from 9am – 9pm
, as well as a sleepover on Friday and Saturday night.

Sometimes the people we support require a male or female staff member. For this role, a female colleague is required. This is a genuine occupational requirement as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

"I like to be supported by people who respect me and my home, but who also like to have fun! I like people who are reliable and honest, so I can build trust and know that you have my best interests ’s important that you can communicate well with me and work well within our team to ensure my routines are maintained."

If you have read this advert and feel it’s the right role for you, please click Apply to access our short application form. If you want to learn more about the role before applying, please contact

Here at Community Integrated Care we aim to be a warm, welcoming and inclusive employer, where all colleagues feel they belong. We want to be 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 diverse backgrounds, experiences and capabilities, we will build a stronger, richer, more vibrant workforce that reflects the people we support and the communities in which we work.

We have a clear plan called A Place I Belong, which publicly sets out the promises we’ve made to achieving this vision and how we will hold ourselves to account. You can read more about this by clicking here.

We wish you the very best of luck in your application to joining our charity. If you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact  Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.