About the Role
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We are looking for reliable, fun and empathetic Support Workers to join our team based in Eilburn, for a specific service user living in a shared house with 2 other ladies who also receive support.
Our service user has a learning disability, she also has autism & epilepsy; but this controlled.
The successful Support Workers will support in household tasks and maintenance of house. Provision of preparing and serving nutritious meals.
Complete all needs for personal care, medication, professional appointments and support with anything our service user requires.
Are you passionate about making a different to a person life? Would you like the opportunity to provide an individual with a better quality of life?
About Them:
Our service user has profound Learning Disability, she also has autism & epilepsy. She has been known to display mild acts of frustration at challenging times, this has extended to banging chairs. She is not overly aggressive. Staff are encouraged to read the positive care plan.
Activities enjoyed:
1. Day Trips out
2. Out for dinner
3. Loves Singing & Music
4. Shopping trips
5. Hairdressers
6. Arts & Crafts
The shift pattern will consist of:
Week 1- Tuesday 9am -10pm, sleep over, 7am – 9am Wednesday morning. Friday 9am -10pm, sleep over, 7am -9am Saturday Morning. 9am -10pm Sunday, sleep over, 7am – 9am Monday Morning.
Week 2- Thursday 9am -10pm Sleep over, 7am- 9am Friday Morning. Saturday 9am -10pm, Sleep Over, 7am – 9am Sunday Morning.
Week 3 - Monday 9am -10pm, Sleep over, 7am – 9am Tuesday Morning. Wednesday 9am -10pm, Sleep over, 7am -9am Thursday Morning.
What can you expect:
7. Day trips out
8. Supporting with hobbies and activities
9. Social trips
10. Supporting with personal care needs
11. Supporting with daily chores
12. Management of behaviour which challenges in accordance with pro active and reactive strategies.
Our Support Workers experience variety and a huge sense of reward and achievement in their daily activities where no two days are the same and we place huge emphasis on the fact that our customers are individuals, at Mears Supported Living we feel everyone deserves to be treated as such.
Benefits:
13. Cost of PVG covered
14. Up to £20,000 life cover
15. Enrolment onto SVQ level 2 after successful completion of your 6 month probation.
16. Care Worker of the Month financial award
17. Refer a friend scheme (total award up to £1000)
18. Excellent training
19. Pension scheme
20. Cycle to work scheme
21. Eye test vouchers
22. Employee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service)
23. Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health & wellbeing advisors)
24. Mears Annual Family Fun Day for you and your family to places like Blairdrummond Safari Park, M&Ds Themepark, fully paid for including lunch
25. Mears Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchers
26. Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more.
27. 20K free life cover
Role Criteria:
28. Enthusiasm
29. Passion
30. Compassion
31. The ability to show dignity and respect to our service users
32. Physical fitness (not extreme!)
33. Ability to manage behaviour which challenges
If you have what it take to make a difference to someone life and have the passion to go above and beyond, we need to hear from you!
If you feel you have skills needed, please apply below via the link. If you have any further questions please contact Vickie on quoting the job reference number.
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