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Support Worker

Community Integrated Care • Hourly • Waterlooville, Hampshire • 1w ago

Would you like to work at a service that has recently received a CQC rating of 'Good'?

How about for a multi award winning charity, that invests all of its profits back into its people?

Would you like to have fun at work, with the people we support, whilst delivering truly person centred care?

Are you an experienced Support Worker who is passionate about our best lives possible mission?

You will have access to these benefits too!

Wear your own casual clothes, as we do not have a uniform!
DBS application paid for by us
Shopping discounts scheme - free blue light card!
You will be entitled to 28 days annual leave inclusive of statutory bank holidays for full time, (part time is worked out on a pro-rata basis) and a workplace Pension scheme too
Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities
Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme
Financial Hardship Fund and salary advance scheme
Free wellbeing advice and support options

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!

Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role:

Three of us live here, and we like to have fun! Our hobbies include swimming, hot tubs, cinema, playing with stones, motorsport and adapted bikes and going out in the community and trying new things!

We need our support workers to have a full UK driving licence, as we have a specially adapted vehicle, which we would like you to drive.

We tend to enjoy our 1-1 time but also enjoy spending time with each other as well.

Our team are trained in medication and epilepsy, and we all have full support with personal care, and medication. Our team are all able to cook and follow SALT guidelines. The service leader and staff team are very happy to support with upskilling the right candidates, so if you need any training, that is not a problem!

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.

Your values:

It takes a special person to work in social care, and we recognise that not everyone who might be perfect for the role, will have any professional experience. This is why we are really passionate about recruiting to your values. This means we can recruit from all walks of life, from people with vast experience in support work or care assistant roles, to those with lived experiences looking after friends or family members with disabilities, to people with other transferable skills or those with no experience at all.

Naturally it is important that you share our company values - We Include, We Deliver, We Aspire, We Respect, We Enable. This is at the heart of everything we do and ensures that we deliver high quality, consistent care and support. Values are important to us, so we look for people with:

A caring nature, with a mature outlook
Patience, Resilience and Determination
Compassion, Sensitivity, and Empathy
Honesty and Reliability
A strong work ethic, and a natural problem solver

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 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.

If you have read this advert, and you think you'd be a perfect match and would like to start a new and rewarding journey with Community Integrated Care! Just click apply to take you through to our quick and easy application form.