Advanced Support Worker

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What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:

Are you a Support Worker that is looking to progress in your career?

Would you like to gain qualifications, enjoy specialist training, have more responsibility and earn more money?

Community Integrated Care is recruiting for an Advanced Support Worker, with flexible shift patterns.

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced support worker to step up. You will support adults with learning disabilities and autism , who have complex needs, to lead the best life possible.

Benefits & USP’s

• £12,72 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
• 25 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 focussed 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 Griffin Lodge, set in large grounds and close links to Stockport and Manchester, we’re a brilliant place to live and work. Griffin Lodge is a Residential care home and we have 12 people living here, who all have their own rooms with an en-suite bathroom and they all share a communal living area. We are 9 gentlemen and 3 ladies ranging between 20-50– we are all brilliant and have a great sense of humour, we all have different personalities and interests. We each have our own personalised support plans and care packages, making sure we are supported in the right way which is a person-centred way.

There are always 10-12 Advanced support workers on site in the day and 4-5 at night. There are around 45 staff employed at our service. The home is staffed 24 hours a day and the shifts a built around us.

Our home is based in Heald Green and is very close to the motorway, Manchester Airport and also good bus routes. The train station is only a 20 minute walk away. There is a large supermarket and other amenities close by and lots of green open spaces to explore.

Prior experience of working in care is required for this role and a Level 3 in Social Care is desirable. If you have a strong background as a support worker, with any specialist training or other skills and experiences that you can bring to this role, we will give you all the support that you need to succeed!

Your Values

The ideal candidate will have a Level 3 in Social Care and strong experience in mental health, autism and sensory communication, and physical health.

If you do not have a qualification, you will need to have experience in social care.

You will know how to connect with people and be passionate about supporting people to live independently. You will also be a brilliant mentor and share your skills and experiences with your colleagues.

During recruitment you will meet the people we support in their home. This will allow you to see their wonderful personalities first-hand and fully understand the level of support that they require.

People’s Values Are Important To Use, So We Look For People With

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.

• 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 contactKellie Swindells, our recruitment specialist, for a friendly informal chat on 07890 963114or email kellie.swindells@c-i-c.co.uk

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 recruitment@c-i-c.co.uk

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