Advanced Support Worker

What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:

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.

We believe its a great place to work with great benefits too!

• Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work

• No uniform - wear your own casual clothes

• We will pay for your DBS application

• Shopping Discounts Scheme and Free Blue Light card!

• Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities

• Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme

• Financial Hardship Fund and Salary Advance scheme

• Investment in your wellbeing

Until 31 March 2025 your pay with be £13.74 per hour and then from the 1 April 2025, it will increase to £14.62 per hour.

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

About Me:

I enjoy having my own space. Routine is important and this means that you will need to think outside of the box. The team is dedicated to supporting me to help me live my best life possible

To support me well you will need to access a variety of community facilities and person-centred activities. We evolve and develop together to do things better.

It is important for for me to have positive relationships with family and circles of support who are all very important!

I love to recycle and frequently visit the recycling center. I enjoy going for rides in the car and out for walks. Especially having my snack whilst I am out. I like to watch movies on TV at home, especially comedies.

I find bubbles great fun and really enjoy it when staff encourage me to play with bubbles. I enjoy going out to play bowling, especially if this is followed with a pint at the pub.

My aspiration is to visit Buckingham palace, so if you have any inside connections, you are hired!

“Sometimes the people we support really need a male or female person to support them. For this particular role, a Male colleague is required.  This is a genuine occupational requirement as defined by the Equality Act 2010”

About You: 

You will need to be reliable and very motivated with a genuine passion for what you do.

I hope are willing and enthusiastic, always striving to go above and beyond. We need you to understand our compliance with contracts and CQC and help us reach the “Outstanding” rating. We would like you to commit to being totally personalized in all that you do.

You will need you to always communicate in a positive and honest way, using communication aids that I understand, mainly via basic Makaton or on my iPad.

This role will involve driving the company vehicle so a Full UK Drivers License is essential. Due to the insurance policy, you must have had your license for a minimum of 2 years.

Your values:

The ideal candidate will have a Level 3 in Social Care and strong experience in learning disabilities and autism.

If you do not have a qualification, you will need to have experience in social care and be willing to work towards 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 Behavior Support methods.