Our Supported Living Service for adults with learning disabilities in Pontefract, WF8 has an opening for a Bank Support Worker .
Our Morning shift starts at 8am until 15:30 pm, Afternoon shift starts at 15:00 until 22:00 pm and our night shift starts at 22:00 until 8:00 the next day. We also have a sleeping staff that stays in the guest room.
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 it profits right back into the people we support, our workforce and our local communities
- Managed by supportive leaders
- 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
- 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
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.
We are 3 Females and 1 Male whose ages range between 40s and 60s
Some of our needs are very different from each other. One of us is very mobile and independent. One of us Mobility is not the best and needs to use handrails to get around the home and uses a wheelchair in the community. One of us uses a walker to get around the home and a wheelchair out in the community. One of us needs assistance with all mobility needs. We all have different care and support needs. We have staff who support us and know all our needs to ensure we live the best life possible.
It is important to us that we live our best lives doing all the things we can in life, and we are supported with choice and control over all aspects of our lives.
We all enjoy going out and doing different activates which include:-
Horse-riding
Picnics
Shopping
Cinema
Walking
Going out for food
Baking
Drives in the car
Theatre
Movie nights
Dancing
Listening to music
The list is never ending we love trying new activates and trying new things. We are proud that we can do all the things that we enjoy.
Our Home
We live in a four-bedroom bungalow which includes a guest room.
We have a large front garden which has loads of beautiful flowers that grow in the summer
We have a large car park outside our home and a drive for us to access our cars easily
Our home is adapted to all our needs and our bedrooms are decorated the way we want them to look to make us feel comfortable.
We share a large lounge where we all can spend time together.
We also have a shared Kitchen, two shower rooms and Laundry room.
Other information
We are supported by at least four staff per shift but can work with Two staff.
Our Morning shift starts at 8am until 15:30 pm, Afternoon shift starts at 15:00 until 22:00 pm and our night shift starts at 22:00 until 8:00 the next day. We also have a sleeping staff that stays in the guest room.
What essential skills and experience is needed for the role?
Naturally it is important too 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
- Empathy, compassion and sensitivity to others
- A strong work ethic
- Reliability
- Honesty
- Determination
- A problem solver
- Resilience
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
Doug, our recruitment specialist, for a friendly informal chat at
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.
We’re really proud to be a Hive HR Employee Voice Certified organisation, a recognition that confirms our commitment to creating a culture where our colleagues are not only encouraged to share their thoughts, but where this feedback is actively sought and acted upon to drive positive change at every level.
In our 2025 Colleague Engagement Survey, 59% (nearly 3,800) of our people shared their feedback and insights, giving us an incredible Employee Net Promoter Score of +34.
The Employee Net Promoter Score is a measure of how willing our colleagues are to recommend us as a good place to work to their loved ones – and a score of +34 is considered a Very Good score when compared to global benchmarks set by hundreds of other organisations.