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Support Worker

Location:
Bradford
Salary Details:
£11.94
31 Dec 2024
Vacancy Type:
Permanent - Full Time
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What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:
 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 
  • 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:
We are seeking - 2 x Full Time Support Workers (37.5hrs per week).
 
We are aged between 18-65

We have different support needs from Mental Health to Learning Disabilities.  

Service Specific training would include; Management of potential aggression, Autism, Emergency First Aid Safeguarding Adults, Duty of Care, MCA and DOLs.

What is important to us

   We are proud of our independence

   Shopping, football, table tennis, Rugby, arts and crafts, walking and attending holidays.  

   Varied range of interests from hair and beauty sports, shopping, computers.

   To be more independent within our own homes

   We like to be involved in community events by checking news updates

   Fun loving individuals who enjoy been independent

   We would get along with people who are understanding and caring who always put us first and encourage and promote inclusion.

   We don’t get along with people who don’t see us as equal and people who don’t communicate effectively with us to ensure our understanding of conversations.

 

   We live within two large buildings Delf Hill Close and Delf Hill Court

   Both buildings are 3 stories high, block 15 has a lift to all floors, whereas block 12 has stairs.

   We have communal gardens around our homes for all to use.

   We live within our own flats and we enjoy mixing with other residents within our own homes.

   

   We have lots of neighbours, some own their own properties.

   We have 3 car parks for parking vehicles with many spaces.

 

   The local community is diverse - Lots of supermarkets, takeaways, pubs and clubs are within reach via walking distance or public transport every 10 mins into the town centre of Bradford and towards Halifax and Huddersfield.

   There are bus services and train links within easy reach of the service.

   We have Bradford city centre local and also easy access to Leeds which has lots to offer in terms of activities. Halifax and Huddersfield are also within easy access in the opposite direction.

   We have lots of places to eat, activity centres and local amenities local to the service.

 

Other information

   We usually have around 5 colleagues on shift at any one time during the day, and 2 on a night.

   We have core shifts 8am to 8pm, night shifts 8pm to 8am, 1-1 shifts 9-5/10-6 and some of us receive 1-1 support hours from 9-6 and 07:30 to 22:00.

   What we need from you is to be open minded to be able to work within a team of carers to ensure the safety of the people we support, staff and external providers. We are looking for enthusiastic people to join our team who really enjoy making a difference to people we supports lives, by engaging with positive interactions, encouragement and a willingness to learn and progress within the company. We have lots of training we provide which will aid you within your role such as mental capacity/ adults with learning disabilities training, Duty of care, Autism Training and so much more..

Your values:
What essential skills and experience is needed for the role?

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!