Support Worker

Community Integrated Care • Elgin, IL

18h • $14 • Onsite

About The Position

Community Integrated Care is one of the UK's largest health and social care charities, founded in 1988. They transform lives by delivering high-quality, person-centred support that fosters independence and empowerment. They were pioneers of the ‘Care in the Community’ agenda, enabling people to move out of long-stay institutions and live more fulfilling lives. Today, they support more than 2,600 people and employ 6,600 colleagues across England and Scotland. They have a proud history of breaking boundaries and are always looking for new ways to make a positive difference through bold ideas, innovative projects and impactful partnerships. This role involves supporting 17 individuals at a service in Elgin, which includes a 12-bedsit and a 3-bedroom bungalow. The individuals require various levels of support with learning disabilities, mental health, and physical disabilities. The focus is on achieving individualized goals, working together to overcome barriers, and ensuring people are living their best lives. The individuals have experience with challenges related to anxieties, past traumas, and behaviors, and require support workers who are confident in these areas and can build trust to help them feel safe and secure. The service operates with several support workers on shift each day and two waking night staff (10 pm to 7 am), with floating staff between 7:30 am and 10 pm. The earliest shift starts at 7 am, and the latest finishes at 10 pm. Flexibility is required to meet the needs of the service.

Requirements

• Caring and compassionate nature.
• Passion to care.
• Ability to support individuals with learning disabilities, mental health, and physical disabilities.
• Confidence in supporting individuals with anxieties, past traumas, and behaviors.
• Flexibility to meet the needs of the service.
• Willingness to work various shifts, including waking nights.
• Ability to build trust and help individuals feel safe and secure.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a support worker.
• Experience as a Care Assistant.
• Veteran.
• Lived experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide various levels of support to individuals with learning disabilities, mental health, and physical disabilities.
• Focus on achieving individualized goals and working together to overcome barriers.
• Ensure individuals are living their best lives.
• Support individuals with their interests and activities such as karaoke, baking, BBQs, garden parties, discos, day trips, and holidays.
• Provide support in areas of anxiety, past traumas, and behaviors.
• Build trust to help individuals feel safe and secure.
• Work as part of a team with several support workers on shift and waking night staff.
• Be flexible to meet the needs of the service.

Benefits

• £13.86 per hour
• Opportunity to engage in hobbies, chats, walks, and cooking as part of the job.
• Multi award-winning charity status with reinvestment of profits.
• Supportive leadership.
• No uniforms required, comfortable casual clothes allowed.
• Guaranteed shifts with contracted hours and rotas available 4 weeks in advance.
• Shopping discounts.
• Ongoing training and career progression.
• Recommend-a-Friend bonus.
• Financial hardship fund.
• Wellbeing investment.
• Free PVG check.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed