Support Worker Driver

Community Integrated Care•Gateshead, NE

10h•$13•Onsite

About The Position

Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities, dedicated to enriching the lives of people with diverse care needs. They offer innovative and bespoke care services across England and Scotland, guided by the principles of choice, dignity, and respect, and a vision of ‘Your Life, Your Choice’ and a strategy of ‘Best Lives Possible’. The organization values its people, investing in their pay, recognition, wellbeing, and professional development. Support Workers receive comprehensive training, support, and personal protective equipment, with opportunities for career advancement. The role involves supporting individuals with learning disabilities and physical disabilities, with staff trained in areas such as moving and positioning, safeguarding, and medication administration. Support Workers engage in community activities like shopping, arts and crafts, driving, dining out, and people watching. The organization seeks individuals who are fun, bubbly, and outgoing, and who do not dislike community engagement. Support is provided on a one-to-one or two-to-one basis for community access, with some shared support within the home. Shifts are available, including day shifts (8 am-8 pm), specific Tuesday/Thursday shifts (10:00 am-5:00 pm), Monday/Friday shifts (9 am-5 pm), and waking night shifts (8 pm-8 am).

Requirements

Patience
Empathy, compassion and sensitivity to others
A strong work ethic
Reliability
Honesty
Determination
A problem solver
Resilience
Share company values: We Include; We Deliver; We Aspire; We Respect; We Enable.

Nice To Haves

Vast experience in a support worker or care assistant role
Lived experiences with friends or relatives with disabilities
Experience looking after older relatives
No experience at all (values are prioritized)

Responsibilities

Spend your whole shift with the person you support, making the biggest impact on their lives
Engage in community activities such as shopping, arts and crafts, going for drives in vehicles, eating out, and people watching.
Provide one-to-one/two-to-one support to access the local community.
Share support within the home.

Benefits

£13.12 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
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