adminLocation: Kendal
Position: Care and Support
Salary Details: £14.42 per hour
Vacancy Type: Permanent – Full Time
What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work:
🌟 Why You’ll Love Working With Us:
- 💷 £14.42 per hour – because your time and care are valuable
- 🧘♀️ Do what you love – hobbies, chats, walks, cooking… it’s all part of the job
- 🏆 Multi award-winning charity – we reinvest profits into YOU and the people we support
- 🤝 Supportive leadership – we’ve got your back, always
- 👕 No uniforms – just comfy, casual clothes
- 🕰️ Guaranteed shifts – contracted hours each week with rotas available 4-6 weeks in advance
- 🛍️ Shopping discounts – because treats are important
- 🎓 Ongoing training & career progression – grow with us
- 💌 Recommend-a-Friend bonus – bring your besties
- 💰 Financial hardship fund – we’re here when life gets tough
- 🧠 Wellbeing investment – your health matters
- 🛡️ Free DBS check – we’ve got it covered
- 💬 Spend your whole shift with one person – build real connections
✨ Who We Are:
We’re one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities, and we’re proud to be pioneers in person-centred care. Our vision? Your Life, Your Choice. Our strategy? Best Lives Possible. And our vibe? Supportive, passionate, and always up for making a difference.
Whether you’re new to care or a seasoned pro, we’ll give you the tools, training, and TLC to thrive. Because when you go the extra mile for others, we go the extra mile for you.
Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role:
🧡 Female Advanced Support Worker – Kendal (29 Hours per Week)
We’re looking for a compassionate and skilled Advanced Support Worker to join our team in Kendal, supporting a lady in her home and community. She lives independently in a downstairs flat and requires 24-hour support to live a fulfilling and empowered life.
👩🦽 About the Person You’ll Support
- 📝 Communicates using pen & paper or a Lite Writer
- 🎵 Loves music, YouTube (especially cat videos!), shopping, and coffee shops
- 🚌 Enjoys exploring new places by bus or train
- 🐱 Big fan of cats and a good giggle
- 🏞️ Loves trips to the park (especially the swings!)
- 💊 Uses a PEG regime for medication (training provided)
- ♿ Uses a wheelchair in the community
Key Traits Needed:
🧠 Patience, understanding, and the ability to support when fixated or frustrated
💬 What’s Important to Them
- ⏳ Staff who understand their communication style and give them time
- 👨👩👧 Their family
- 🏦 Going to the bank
- 🎶 Music, YouTube, and cats
- 🛍️ Shopping and walking
🙋♀️ About You
You’ll be a great fit if you:
- 🎓 Hold a Level 3 qualification in Social Care (or have strong experience)
- 🧩 Have experience with mental health, autism, sensory communication, and physical health needs
- 💪 Are passionate about helping people live independently
- 🌟 Are a brilliant mentor and team player
- 🗣️ Are confident using alternative communication methods
🕒 Shift Pattern & Hours
- 📅 29 hours per week
- 🌇 Shifts: 10:00am–10:00pm followed by a sleepover
- 🌅 Morning shift: starts at 7:30am after sleepover
📚 Training & Development
We’ll support your growth with specialist training in:
- ✅ Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
- ✅ Makaton
- ✅ Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
- ✅ PEG feeding
⚠️ Important Note
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:
🌟 Got heart? You’re halfway there.
At Community Integrated Care, we know it takes someone special to work in social care. We hire based on values, employment experience and lived experience, welcoming people from all walks of life: seasoned Support Workers, Care Assistants, Veterans, those with lived experience, or even total newbies with a passion to care.
💬 Curious about the role? Reach out to our Recruitment Specialist, Eva Otto, at recruitment.region1@c-i-c.co.uk.
✅ If this sounds like your kind of job, hit ‘Apply’ and fill out our short form.
Need adjustments during the process? Just email recruitment.region1@c-i-c.co.uk.
We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer. Good luck—we can’t wait to meet you!
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