Support Worker Driver in Stockport

Do you want to make a difference in someone else's life? Do you want to work for a charity that really values their people? You will need to have a Full UK Driving License.

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 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
• 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

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.

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

We are four gentlemen that have lived together for some time, we are all very different but get along well. Two of us are very independent and require little support but some need a little physical assistance to get around the house and out and about. We have different challenges in life which include visual and hearing impairment, autism and learning disabilities.

What Is important to us:

• We enjoy outdoor activities, walks in the park, watching sports and fun days out in the sun
• We enjoy going to the pub and playing pool
• We have a love of music
• We are fun loving, kind, caring, considerate, respectful of other people's personal space and belongings
• We enjoy spending time with people that are patient, understanding and kind
• We live in a two storey house with our own bedrooms and share all other parts of the house, we like to have dinner together and spend time chatting to each other.

Other Information:

There is always at least 3 colleagues on shift; the shifts are 8am to 8pm and waking nights are 8pm to 8am. Our team are trained in hearing impairment, autism and learning disabilities.

Your values:

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.

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. 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.