Support Worker

Community Integrated Care•South Shields, NE

9d•$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. The organization works innovatively to provide 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 ‘Best Lives Possible’. They are committed to pioneering new ways of delivering social care and have received numerous national and regional awards. The charity emphasizes investing in its people, particularly Support Workers, by offering competitive pay, recognition, wellbeing support, and continuous professional development. They provide all necessary training and personal protective equipment, with opportunities for career advancement. The role involves supporting individuals, many of whom are wheelchair users, with daily living activities. These individuals may have visual and hearing impairments, autism, or learning disabilities. The support aims to foster independence and engagement in meaningful activities such as outdoor pursuits, shopping, theatre, dining out, and learning new skills. A shared interest in music and singing is also highlighted. Desirable qualities for a housemate (the person being supported) include being fun-loving, kind, caring, considerate, respectful of personal space and belongings, and having a love of music. Undesirable traits include being bossy, pushy, running around, shouting, or being very noisy. The staff team is expected to be honest, trustworthy, transparent, reliable, dependable, and to adhere to policies and codes of practice. They must treat individuals with dignity and respect, support their rights to control their lives and make choices, and be committed to assisting them in achieving the best life possible. Imagination and proactivity in supporting meaningful activities are also key.

Requirements

Patience
Empathy, compassion and sensitivity to others
A strong work ethic
Reliability
Honesty
Determination
A problem solver
Resilience

Nice To Haves

Enjoyed outdoor activities, including shopping, theatres eating out, sensory and learning new skills
Love of music
Fun loving
Kind
Caring
Considerate
Respectful of other people’s personal space and belongings

Responsibilities

To be honest trustworthy and transparent
To be reliable and dependable
To abide by the administration policy and adhere to codes of practice
To treat all people, we support with dignity and respect
To support people’s rights to have control of their own lives and make choices as outlined in their support plans.
To be committed to assisting the people supported to achieve the best life possible.
To be imaginative and proactive with supporting people with meaningful activities.

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