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Support Worker

Location:
Liverpool
Job Category:
Care and Support
Salary Details:
£11.94
14 Dec 2024
Vacancy Type:
Permanent - Full Time
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What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:
Do you want to work for a charity that truly value their best, whilst helping someone live their best life?
APPLY TODAY!
 
Must only apply if you have a UK drivers licence for a minimum of 12 months!
 
Benefits & USP’s:
  • £11.94  per Hour
  • 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
  • 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 DBS / PVG
  • We are based in one location, so no need to be a car driver
  • 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. 
 


 
Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role:
Who will you be supporting?
 
  • We are 2 ladies that just love being girlie we are 59 and 62 years old though we are very different we muddle along quite well.
  • We are both mobile but can sometimes need a little physical assistance when out and about. We have different challenges in our lives which include hearing impairment, autism, learning disabilities and bipolar.
  • We have a great established staff team who are all trained and familiar with supporting us both. They know us well and most have been with us for over 8years.
What is important to us? 
 
  • We love being out and about on the days we have 1-1hours.
  •  We can be found either in Sefton park or one of the local eateries enjoying lunch or getting lots of fresh air along the prom. We would love to try a Spa!
  • We both love doing girlie things whilst one of us loves makeup both of us enjoy having our nails done and a foot spa, watching reality TV shows or crafting/baking.
  • we are fun, friendly and considerate with a shared love of the girlie life.
  • We would love spending time with those that are happy, outgoing, helpful and considerate of others personal space. Oh and the love of all things sparkly would be great!
Other Important Information?
 
  • There is always at least 2 colleagues on shift during the day and 1 colleague on a sleep - in night.
  • We like our staff to work Long Days Sleep 09.00 a.m. through to 09.00a.m. the following day (this of course includes the sleep-in from 23.00 till 07.00 a.m., other shifts are Long Day 08.00 a.m. till 20.00 pm.
  • The main objective is that we have a clean, friendly, and safe home ensuring that each of us individuals preferences and choices are met
Your values:

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.
 
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 [email protected]

Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.

We’re really proud to be a Hive HR Employee Voice Certified organisation, a recognition that confirms our commitment to creating a culture where our colleagues are not only encouraged to share their thoughts, but where this feedback is actively sought and acted upon to drive positive change at every level.

In our 2023 Colleague Engagement Survey, 56% (over 3,300!) of our people shared their feedback and insights, giving us an incredible Employee Net Promoter Score of +28. This is a measure of how positively our colleagues talk about us – and 28 is an excellent score compared to other organisations!