Advanced Support Worker
Chailey, England, gb
What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work: Are you an 'experienced mental health support worker' seeking a new challenge? Are you resilient, and passionate about enabling the people you support to live their best life? Are you seeking a role where your dedication and compassion as a health and social care professional, will be truly rewarding? Do you have a full UK driving licence that you have held for more than a year? How would you like to work for a multi award winning charity, that actively promotes inclusivity? With all of these benefits too:-
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 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.
One of the values at Community Integrated Care is our passion for our people and every year we invest heavily in our front-line worker pay, in line with the Living Wage increase each April.
Our promise has always been clear: we will do everything in our power to improve pay for colleagues.
So, until 31 March your pay with be £13.74 per hour and then from the 1April , it will increase to £14.42 per hour.
Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role: This opportunity is at a supported living service in the beautiful countryside in South Chailey, so BEING A DRIVER WITH A FULL UK DRIVING LICENCE IS ESSENTIAL, as public transport links are limited and the service has its own specially adapted vehicle which we would like you to drive.There are 6 purpose-built apartments and 2 short-stay flats. The service focuses on providing complex care to the people we support, who may have restrictions in their care plans due to risk, and that may have safeguards in place.
The team work hard to provide active support to the people who live there. This service has been described as accepting the most complex individuals in the county. For some people, this is their only chance to live in a community setting.
The people we support can present with behaviours of concern during situations they find difficult. This could be associated with other diagnosis such as Autism, emotionally unstable personality disorder, schizoaffective disorder and ADHD. We work under a positive behaviour support model where we are proactive to identify if someone’s day isn’t going so well and work on how we can make it better!
The team are so proud to support our people, some of whom have been institutionalised for many years before. The support worker team are trained to understand any anxieties and behaviours of concern, while keeping people safe. This means the people we support can lead their best lives possible and can attend church, college, go on country walks, go bowling, visit steam railways, visit animal rescue centres, play mini golf, attend discos or virtual cooking classes - to name but a few!
The service is not yet fully occupied, as the complexity of the people referred to us, means that it can take time for the people we support to settle in. New referrals are an intricate process where everyone's needs are paramount and fully considered. There are currently two people living in the service and hopefully up to 4 more in the coming months and years. We can't wait to welcome you, and everyone, to our amazing location!
With experience working in a health or social care setting, you will need to have an upbeat positive manner, as well as having a genuine passion for supporting people to become part of their local and wider community.
It would also be an advantage if you have experience working with people who present challenging behaviours that require intensive support planning, but not essential as full paid training will be provided.
Your values: This is a great opportunity to make a genuine difference, where you will be working alongside an engaged and motivated team, to change lives and deliver person-centred outcomes for every person we support. You will also have the skills to promote a positive and passionate culture, ensuring teamwork with colleagues in order to improve the lives of the people we support. You will know how to connect with people and be passionate about supporting people to live independently. You will also be a brilliant team player and share your skills and experiences with your colleagues.We will develop your talents with a range of specialist training, including the opportunity to learn Positive Behaviour Support methods, Makaton and the Picture Exchange System.
During recruitment you will meet the people we support in their home. This will allow you to see their wonderful personalities first-hand and fully understand the level of support that they require.
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 and support.
People's values are important to use, so we look for people with:
- Patience and understanding- Empathy, compassion and sensitivity to others- A strong work ethic- Reliability
- Honesty
- Determination- Resilience