Support Worker

**What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work**: **Benefits & USP’s**: - £10 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 - ** 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 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. - "Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010."_ **Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role**: **Addison Close - Meet the People** - I am a 60 year old man. - I struggle with anxiety and often need reassurance. - I need male only staff to support me. My staff team are all trained and familiar with supporting someone with similar needs, they have also completed their basic mandatory training to be able to best support me. **What is important to us** - I like to work at Key Enterprises as a bike technician during the week. - Sometimes I like to cook, I also like to go on trips and watch film at Key as well. - I like my staff to support me whilst I am not at Key Enterprises. - I like to go shopping at Morrisons and go from walks with my staff team - I like to attend the cafes and pubs on Byker High Street. - I am quite independent and mainly need emotional support. - I like my staff to be good listeners, supportive and give advice options for me to think about. - I have a south facing back yard, which is a sunspot in summer and my back gate has access to a large communal area. **My Home** - The community is very lively where I live - There are lots of shops, pubs and leisure facilities on my doorstep. - Ouseburn Farm and The Cluny are located nearby. - There are brilliant transport links. There are regular buses from Newcastle and a metro station within a 5-minute walk. **Other information** - I have part time one to one support and a sleepover each night. - I work Monday to Friday so only have a few support hours during the week. - I really enjoy staff that are outgoing, reliable and are good listeners. **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 - Determina