Community Integrated Care
Location
Hailsham, East Sussex | United Kingdom
Job description
Would you like to work at a place, where it doesn't feel like work?
One where you instantly feel like you are part of the 'family'?
Are you passionate about supporting others, and delivering truly person centred care?
Do you want to enable the people we support to live their best lives possible? Not with just the usual day-to-day routines, like cooking and cleaning. But also, the fun things in life! Going out into the local community, or further afield! Going for a coffee, or a walk? Or maybe a trip out with the rest of team, to a disco? Or swimming? The possibilities are endless!
There are other great benefits too : -
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.We have a variety of temporary and permanent full, part time and bank shifts available (days/weekends/sleeps) - everyone will need to take their turn to do a sleep in shift.
This particular role is at a specialist supported living service, in a vibrant and exciting purpose built development in Hailsham. There are 10 self contained flats, as well as communal areas and gardens too.
Each of the people we support that live there, have their own passions and aspirations, as well as many skills and talents. They are individuals with different support needs, interests and life goals! They are already making great strides to living their best life possible, with the help of their friendly and knowledgeable staff team.
The focus is on independence, choice and there is a great team spirit too! The people we support, care deeply about each other and the staff team as well. Everyone does their best to nurture these relationships with social events such as communal cooking, watching TV and trips out together.
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 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 & support.
People's values are important to us, so we are looking for people with:
- Bubbly and Friendly personalities
- A can do attitude
- Team working skills
- Kind, calm and caring natures
- Patience- Empathy, compassion and sensitivity to others
- Reliability and honesty
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.
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 Palliser , our recruitment specialist, for a friendly informal chat on 07816 266959or email [email protected]
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]
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£10.92 per hour
