Female Support Worker Leeds, England
Job description
What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:
- £10.92 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
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 focused 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.
Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role:
We are proud to be a female only service with only female support staff. We have a Person-Centred Approach, and this is visible in the support plans and in our home. We support people to access the wider community, community facilities and activities that are person centred. The staff team is diverse, supportive, approachable, and engaging.
This is an all female service located in the Oakwood area of Leeds. It consist of 4 bedrooms and communal areas. The property also benefits from a large garden surrounding the property which is accessible to all the residents.
This service is right in the heart of the Oakwood community, benefiting from an array of local amenities.
- Going to the hairdressers to get our hair done
- Getting our nails done professionally
- Arts and Crafts – making rings and bracelets.
- Going out on day trips with trained staff
- Listening to ‘Elvis and Max Bygraves’.
- Attending the theatre (musicals), and going to live shows to see ‘Elvis’
- Going out with staff to the local market, charity shops and visiting other cities.
- We enjoy a variety of meals and enjoy having our meals out
- Having a good sing song on the karaoke
3 staff on an early shift, 3 staff on a late shift, 1 waking night
We need you to be flexible, reliable, and non-judgemental.
It Is important that you respect our services users privacy and choices whilst promoting the company’s core values.
Be passionate about your job!
Have an open mind and bring suggestions. Support our service users to access activities, so they can have new adventures and have a chance to learn and have new experiences.
Be positive and committed in everything you do!
Your values:
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
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.
