Contract: Permanent - Part Time
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

The opportunity
Our large Supported Living Service for adults with Mental Health and Learning Disabilities in Forest Hall, NE12, is looking for 1 x Part Time (26hrs per week) Support Worker. We ideally require applicants with specific experience supporting individuals with Schizophrenia, Autism, self-harm, depression and anxiety, drugs and alcohol problems.

Our Shifts
Will be predominantly days with occasional night cover.

Benefits & USPs

• £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
• 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

About Community Integrated Care
Community Integrated Care is one of the UK's largest health and social care charities. We transform lives by delivering high-quality, person-centred support that fosters independence and empowerment.

Our charity was founded in 1988 and we were one of the pioneers of the 'Care in the Community' agenda, enabling people to move out of long-stay institutions and live more fulfilling lives.

Since then, we've remained leaders in social care, providing bespoke support to thousands across the UK. Today, we support more than 2,600 people and employ 6,600 caring and committed colleagues across England and Scotland.

We have a proud history of breaking boundaries and are always looking for new ways to make a positive difference through bold ideas, innovative projects and impactful partnerships.

Who you'll be supporting & more about the role
Working closely with the Service Leader and the Support Worker team, you will be responsible for supporting adults living within a mental health service.

Our Support Needs & Challenges
Each of us have our own challenges in our lives. These range from Schizophrenia to autism, self-harm, depression and anxiety to drugs and alcohol problems.

What is important to the people we support?
We're seeking someone who brings energy, optimism, and a passion for connecting with others, someone who can uplift and engage the people we support every day.

What You'll Be Doing
You'll be supporting adults with mental health to live their daily life in the way they want to live it. This means you will provide support in a wide variety of ways, including:

• Help with engagement with drug and alcohol services, community psychiatrist nurses, The Community Treatment Team, doctors and social services.
• Managing personal finances and attaining skills.
• Deal with managing our tenancies, paying rent and other housing issues, understanding our rights and responsibilities and maintaining our property.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with friends, family, neighbours, and the local community helping to avoid social isolation.
• Plan, shop for, prepare and cook meals. Develop a varied and balanced diet and eat the foods of our choice.
• Help to access all mainstream activities wherever possible and appropriate and encourage and provide motivational support to people around their social, leisure and learning activities.
• Help to gain access to local community services, including a GP, dentist, chemist, and optician.
• Maintain a high standard of personal care, including cleanliness, toileting, bathing, oral hygiene and hair care.

About you
Essential skills and experience needed for the role. You will share our company values: We Include; We Deliver; We Aspire; We Respect; We Enable. We look for people with:

• Patience
• Empathy, compassion and sensitivity to others
• A strong work ethic
• Reliability
• Honesty
• Determination
• A problem solver
• Resilience

To contact our recruitment specialist for an informal chat, email doug.brough@c-i-c.co.uk

A Place I Belong
We aim to be a warm, welcoming and inclusive employer, where all colleagues feel they belong and can bring their true selves to work. Adjustments during recruitment: recruitment@c-i-c.co.uk

Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer. Hive HR Employee Voice Certified organisation.