Support Worker - Scotland
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Huntly, Scotland, United Kingdom
Community Integrated Care
07.12.2023
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Full Job Description
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. Our Benefits: £11.40 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 / PVG
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
Who you’ll be supporting & more about
the role:
ommunity
Integrated Care is recruiting to expand our current team of Support
Workers in Huntly! As a Support Worker, your role will be to support
individuals with their own homes. At this service, we support 3
individuals with learning disabilities who live in a large bungalow in
a quiet area of Huntly, with good train and bus links to the town. The
people we support are active in their local community, enjoying
activities such as swimming, going to cafes, music and pamper
sessions, so we are looking for people who are fun, active and enjoy
supporting others to live the best lives possible. We can offer
full-time (37.5 hours) contracts and our shifts include earlies, lates
and a waking night. In this role, you will provide support to
individuals with some challenging behaviours but you will be fully
trained on the needs of the people we support - including training on
Moving and Positioning, Epilepsy and MAPA. You will be joining an
award-winning charity. This is an exciting role, where you can change
lives for the better and enjoy brilliant experiences.
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
[email protected] 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.