Support Worker

**What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work**:
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: - Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing learning and development - 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 - Contributory pension scheme - Managed by supportive leaders - There is no uniform - you can wear your own casual clothes - Access to a free app offering retail discounts, leisure savings and holiday and travel discounts - Employee of the month award and other recognition schemes - Free Employee Assistance programme available 24/7, providing a wide range of financial, legal and consumer services, as well as counselling, life coaching and career guidance - Mental health support through our everymind app - Colleague Inclusion Networks where individuals with shared experiences and their allies can help raise awareness, provide support, celebrate communities and promote positive change, greater inclusivity and equity within the workplace - Financial support options to help in times of hardship using our Wellbeing Fund and our partnership with the Care Workers Charity - Employee Representatives (GameChangers) to help raise and action issues within the organisation that are important to you - Recommend a Friend bonus scheme - We pay for your PVG/DBS check - Guaranteed and contracted hours - We are based in one location, so no need to be a car driver - Rate of pay of £12.50 per hour - 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - pro-rated for part-time staff - Good work/life balance - rotas are issued 4+ weeks in advance enabling you to plan ahead - The opportunity to try new things while supporting people to achieve their goals

**Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role**: Are you a positive and motivated person who is interested in supporting vulnerable adults to live the best lives possible? Are you looking to gain great experience in a satisfying job where you feel supported? If this sounds like you, maybe a Support Worker role with an award-winning charity is the change you’ve been looking for At our service in Aberdeen, we support a young man to live as independently as possible in his own home. This young man is proud of his independence and is looking for people to join his team who are interested in trying new things and will support him to achieve his goals. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to support this gentleman with going to his job, swimming, throwing stones, going on long walks, visiting castles, having BBQs and enjoying all that life has to offer. This young man lives in his own flat in Aberdeen City Centre and enjoys tending his plants in the shared garden there. Our staff team are very supportive and experienced and also provide some support with: - Medication administration - Cooking and home maintenance - Social support and support to achieve personal goals Our team provide support 7 days a week, so we ask for flexibility to work shifts from Monday-Sunday and this will include some sleepover shifts. This shift pattern is from Our shift patterns can vary, but some examples of typical shifts are listed - 9am - 6pm - 9am - 9am (includes sleepover) - 5.45pm - 5.45pm (includes sleepover) We are currently recruiting for a part-time role 20-25 hours per week including sleepover. Due to the activities of the person we support it is essential that you have an UK driving license.