Advanced Support Worker – Female

What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:

Are you a an experienced Female Mental Health Support Worker that is looking for a new challenge?

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

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate, skilled and experienced care professional, to support an adult with complex ASD needs, to lead their best life possible! Working full time or part time in a lovely one bed home in Sarisbury Green.

Benefits include:-

• Starting pay from £12.72 per hour
• 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
• No uniform – wear your own casual clothes!
• Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
• We will pay for your DBS
• Guaranteed Hours
• Spend your whole shift with the same person you support, making the biggest impact on their lives
• Shopping Discounts Scheme – free blue light card
• Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities
• Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme
• Financial Hardship Fund and investment in your wellbeing

Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities. We work hard to enrich the lives of the people we support 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.

This post is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.

Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role:

We need you to be a person who is extremely knowledgeable and experienced. One who is able to work independently and within a small team. The role will include supporting this individual to integrate into the community and to enjoy other people’s companionship!

We need a staff team who can support with daytime and sleep in shifts , as everyone in the team will need to be able to provide support 24 hours a day .

You’ll be able to come to work every day and use the very best of your personality and skills, to enable this person to live her best life possible.

We’re looking for candidates who are caring, dedicated, love working with people and share the values that make our charity so special.

Essential Criteria

Quick and effective decision-making skills and be self-directed as this will involve lone working 1:1 with one individual, knowledge of Autism, attachment disorders and trauma informed approach, and resilience.

The emphasis will be on lone working including sleep-ins – we need confident staff who can work independently and make decisions quickly and effectively.

Desirable Criteria

An interest in shopping, eating out in restaurants, Disney, puzzles, exploring in the local area and swimming.

Your Values

The ideal candidates 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, we can support you to gain one.

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.

We will develop your talents with a range of specialist training, including the opportunity to learn Positive Behaviour Support methods, and other person specific training as required.

During the recruitment process you will have the chance to meet the person we support, and visit her home. This will allow you to see her wonderful personality first-hand and will help you to fully understand the level of support that she requires.

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 Who Are

• Caring and understanding
• Confident in decision making
• Self motivated
• Reliable

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 Natasha Palliser our recruitment specialist, for a friendly informal chat on 07816 266959 or email [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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