Support Worker-Female (Bank/Casual) in Glasgow

Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work. Work for a multi award-winning Charity that invests all its 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
• We will pay for your PVG
• 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
• Investment in your wellbeing
• £13.01 per Hour
• Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
• Financial Hardship Fund

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

Do you enjoy working with people and want to make a real difference? Are you seeking a job that offers variety and is satisfying? We currently have casual/relief opportunities for caring, enthusiastic and self‑motivated Female Support Workers to join our support team in Drumoyne, Glasgow. You will be required to work in a flexible and customer‑led manner that meets needs and preferences of people we support, enabling them to live the life they choose. This role is supporting 2 individuals who share their home in the Govan area of Glasgow. A UK Driving Licence is needed due to the nature of the activities within the service. The people we support have faced a lot of challenges in the past because of their learning disabilities and physical health issues, but this hasn’t stopped them from enjoying life! Both individuals that we support are non‑verbal, but can communicate using other methods. The people we support enjoy lots of different activities, including going out in the car, shopping, swimming, musicians, dancing and enjoying their local area.

Our Support Team are very diverse and work well together to ensure the people we support are happy and safe in their own homes. This can include:

• Supporting them with medication
• Cooking
• Assisting with personal care
• Supporting with moving and positioning and attending hospital appointments
• Maintaining the homes of people supported and managing their finances

Our team provide support 24 hours a day, so we are looking for some flexibility to work a variety of shifts, including some weekends and sleepovers. Shift patterns are Dayshift 7.30am-7.30pm and 7.30pm-10.30pm with sleepover. Sometimes the people we support really need a male or female person to support them. For this particular role, a Female colleague is required. This is a genuine occupational requirement as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

We know it takes a special person to work in social care and we recognise that not everyone that would be perfect for the role will have professional experience. This is why we're really passionate about recruiting to individuals’ values and we recruit people from all walks of life; from people with vast experience in a support worker or care assistant role, from people with lived experiences who may have friends or relatives with disabilities or have looked after older relatives, to people with no experience at all.

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 us, 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 scotlandjobs@c-i-c.co.uk.

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 be 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 recruitment@c-i-c.co.uk. Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.