Support Worker

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: This an exciting opportunity for caring, compassionate and talented support workers in Southport to support 2 people with learning disabilities, communication difficulties and mobility. This is a great opening to make a real difference to the lives of others and gain great development. Both ladies supported here, like to get out and about in the community and are very sociable. They both need assistance with their personal care too, including verbal prompts. The people supported here enjoy watching TV, going shopping, going for walks in the park & also love to go on holiday together with their support staff too. They would describe themselves as kind, caring and friendly. They prefer to be supported by female staff and would love their support workers to be able to have a positive outlook on life, and can help both people supported to get the best out of life. There is usually 1 staff member on shift from 7am-10pm, 7 days per week and then also a waking staff member, who works between the neighbouring service too. This role is for 18 hours ONLY & the shifts are over Saturday and Sunday (4-10). 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.

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.

• £11.94 per hour
• Permanent
• Full-time
• 2 days ago
• 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
• 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