Advanced Support Worker (Female Bank)

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'., Who you'll be supporting & more about the role: Are you seeking support work that offers variety and is rewarding? Do you enjoy working with people and want to make a real difference? This could be the ideal opportunity for you! We currently have a Bank opportunity for a caring, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join our team in Brightons, near Polmont, Falkirk. In this role you will be supporting a young lady to live independently in her own home and work with a tailored care and support plan to meet her individual needs. The lady we support here has a mild learning disability and more recently has been diagnosed with PTSD due to trauma. The staff team are trained in Trauma informed care, PTSD awareness and skin integrity. There is a small team of staff, shift patterns start at 10am and end at 10am the following day. Sleepover shift is 11pm-7am Due to having a mobility car, a driver would be preferred. Maintaining a close relationship with family is very important and likes to access the community with daily drives and walks. We are seeking support workers who can be patient and build confidence and independence with supervision and prompting as well as being fun. Healthy eating and a varied diet is also important. She also loves animals and a bit of pampering! There are lots of activities in the local Falkirk area such as sensory centre, swimming, bowling, cinema and the house is situated in a quiet neighbourhood with a garden to enjoy in the nice weather. There is parking available and a decorated staff sleepover room. "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" Your values: Respect, patience and understanding are key as the individuals we support are adjusting to new home environments. It's important to take the time to understand them in order to support them both to live a fantastic lives as independently as possible. Prior experience supporting people with complex needs is essential, as this is a new team and we're looking for our Advanced Support Workers to share their knowledge and experience within the team. Applicants with a SVQ 3 in Health and Social Care would be highly desirable, but it's not essential. If you have read this advert and feel like you'd love to support me, click 'Apply' to complete a short application form. If you would like to know more before submitting your application, please contact Cathryn Letham, our Recruitment Specialist on . 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 Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.

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.

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. Our Benefits:

• Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing learning and development
• 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
• Contributory pension scheme
• Managed by supportive leaders
• There is no uniform - you can wear your own casual clothes
• Access to a free app offering retail discounts, leisure savings and holiday and travel discounts
• Employee of the month award and other recognition schemes
• Free Employee Assistance programme available 24/7, providing a wide range of financial, legal and consumer services, as well as counselling, life coaching and career guidance
• Mental health support through our everymind app
• Colleague Inclusion Networks where individuals with shared experiences and their allies can help raise awareness,
provide support, celebrate communities and promote positive change, greater inclusivity and equity within the workplace
• Financial support options to help in times of hardship using our Wellbeing Fund and our partnership with the Care
Workers Charity
• Employee Representatives (GameChangers) to help raise and action issues within the organisation that are important to you
• Recommend a Friend bonus scheme
• We pay for your PVG check!
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - pro-rated for part-time staff
• Good work/life balance - rotas are issued 4+ weeks in advance enabling you to plan ahead!
• The opportunity to try new things while supporting people to achieve their goals
• £14.30 per hour