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Bank Support Worker

Location:
Wigan
Department:
Support Worker Roles
Salary Details:
£13.12
Advertising End Date:
30 Jun 2026
Vacancy Type:
Bank
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What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:

We are currently looking a BANK Support Worker looking for a career with an award winning charity. £13.12 based in WN2 area of Wigan.
 
Benefits include:-
 
  • £13.12 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
  • Pension Scheme
  • No uniform - we wear our casual clothes
  • We will pay for your DBS 
  • We are based in one location
  • 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
  • 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!
 
Our mission & strategy:
We're a multi-award winning charity that exists to ensure our colleagues and the people we support live the best lives possible. In 2025, we launched our new strategy - Best Lives, Bolder. Find our more here.

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

      We are a diverse group of adults aged from 26 to over 50. Our service provides personalised support for people with Autism and Learning Disabilities. There are 12 self‑contained apartments in our building, designed to help each of us live as independently as possible while still having support close by.

      We all have our own interests and routines. Some of us enjoy spending time in the communal lounge and socialising with others, while others prefer quiet time in the sensory room or relaxing in the garden. We also enjoy getting out into the community—going shopping, having meals or coffee, and taking part in local activities.

      Staff may support us with a range of activities including puzzles, crafts, singing, walks, and days out. We appreciate being encouraged to try new things, as this helps us grow in confidence and independence.

      We value staff teams who are kind, caring, friendly, and able to think creatively. Having people who understand us, support our goals, and help us feel comfortable makes a big difference.

      Our current staffing levels include 14 staff on during the daytime and 5 staff at night. We cover a variety of shift patterns, including long days, shorter day shifts, waking nights, and the occasional sleep‑in.

       

Your values:

 
We know it takes a special person to work in social care and we recognise that not everyone that would be perfect for the role, will have professional experience. This is why we're really passionate about recruiting to individuals’ values and we recruit people from all walks of life; From people with vast experience in a support worker or care assistant role, from people with lived experiences who may have friends or relatives with disabilities or have looked after older relatives, to people with no experience at all.

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.
 
If you are interested in learning more about the role before submitting your application, please feel free to contact Carol-anne Phypers, our recruitment specialist, email [email protected]
 
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 proud to be a Hive HR Employee Voice Certified organisation, recognising our commitment to listening to colleagues and acting on their feedback to drive positive change.

In our 2025 Colleague Engagement Survey, 59% of our workforce (nearly 3,800 people) took part, resulting in an impressive Employee Net Promoter Score of +34.

The ENPS reflects how likely colleagues are to recommend us as a great place to work, and a score of +34 is rated Very Good against global benchmarks.