Support Worker

We are currently recruiting for Part-Time Male Support Workers (16 hours per week) to join our independent living support team in Wick. In the past, the people we support have faced a lot of challenges, but this hasn’t stopped them from enjoying life!

In this role you will be part of a team supporting a gentleman with an Acquired Brain Injury, Mental Health concerns and Epilepsy to live independently in his own home. Previous experience with Mental Health support would be welcomed.

The gentleman we support has dogs so you must be comfortable with them, and with supporting him in the community with his dogs. To ensure the person we support has freedom to do the activities he enjoys, we are seeking drivers who have access to their own vehicle for work.

Our support team are very diverse and work well together to ensure the people we support are happy and safe in their own homes. This can include:

• Supporting them with medication
•  Cooking
• Assisting with personal care
• Maintaining the home of the person we support
• Community Involvement
• Supporting with finances
• Supporting to maintain his relationships with family and peers

The gentleman we support will need support to become an active member of his local community and will require full support to be able to achieve this.

We are seeking support workers who are reliable and motivated colleagues, who are passionate and eager to learn person-centred routines and be patient and understanding of individuals needs and behaviours.

You will work alongside those who are experienced in his care, who will train you how to support him in a person-centred way.

Shift patterns will vary to include mornings and afternoons between 10am-4pm, Monday-Friday, with some requirement for occasional weekends and evenings. This could be subject to flexibility depending on the activities of the person we are supporting. Equally we are happy to consider a variation to these hours to suit the ideal candidate.

Sometimes the people we support really need a male or female person to support them. For this particular role, a male colleague is required. This is a genuine occupational requirement as defined by the Equality Act 2010

The person we support likes to be supported by people who respect him and his home, but who also like to have fun!

He likes people who are reliable and honest and are able to remain calm under pressure, so they can provide effective support and build fantastic a relationship.

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 our Recruitment Specialists at [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.