Specialist Advanced Support Worker

Are you a Support Worker looking to advance your career?

Would you like to gain new qualifications, receive specialist training, take on more responsibility, and increase your earnings?

Community Integrated Care is hiring Specialist Advanced Support Workers for a new service in the Warrington area.

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced and skilled support workers to take the next step. You will be supporting an adult with learning disabilities, Tourette's, OCD, and complex needs to live their best life possible.

Benefits

• £15.32 per hour, £28,000 to £38,000k per year
• 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
• 33 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
• 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
  
  

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

Join a Specialist Team and empower a young man in his new home (Burtonwood, Warrington)

Are you a passionate and skilled Advanced Support Worker seeking a truly rewarding role? A dedicated team is being built to support a young man as he begins a new chapter in his new home in Burtonwood, Warrington.

This is a unique opportunity to use your skills and interests to foster his independence and enrich his daily life.

What do we need from you?

Individuals who are: Calm, Patient, and Excellent Communicators You will be skilled in both verbal and non-verbal communication, building trust and rapport while navigating different situations with empathy and understanding.

You must have experience with Autism or complex mental health to be considered for this role!

The young man enjoys football and staying active. With a home gym, staff should be energetic and enthusiastic

Share a Love for Films, Music, Gadgets, and Gaming: Those who enjoy discussing films, music, or appreciate gadgets and PlayStation will connect with his passions and create engaging experiences.

More than just a job, this is a chance to:

Be part of a collaborative and supportive team.

Work in a setting where you can build strong, meaningful relationships.

See the direct results of your efforts in promoting someone's independence.

Contribute to a young man's happiness and well-being in his new home.

This role is available for both Day 8am till 8pm and Night shifts 8pm till 8am . If you're looking for an opportunity to genuinely impact someone's life, apply now!

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

If you do not have a qualification, you will need to have relevant experience in social care.

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.

For this role, driving would be a huge benefit, as this property is not easily accessible via public transport.

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 With

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

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 Jones, our recruitment specialist, for a friendly informal chat on 07890 892814 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.