A driving license is essential for this role!
We are offering an hourly rate of £12.32.
Due to the recent contract win, we are continuing to move new service users into our service.
We are looking for Support Workers to join our team.
This is a brand-new, purpose-built building to eventually house 16 service users in their own individual flats.
We are working closely with the local authority through this transition period, and we are gradually moving service users into this new building.
Are you passionate about making a difference in a person's life? Would you like the opportunity to provide an individual with a better quality of life?
Mears is a company uniquely placed to address the major challenges in housing and social care industries. We are a market leader in providing housing services to the affordable housing sector and a major presence in supported living, delivering a high standard of Care Services.
About the Role:
As the successful Support Worker, you will be working with a gentleman who has been diagnosed with a learning disability, autism, Pica, and also suffers from eczema.
You will support him in his daily activities, with all elements of personal care and support in household tasks and maintenance of the house. Provision of preparing and serving nutritious meals.
Support with professional appointments and anything else our service user requires.
If you are passionate about making a difference in a person's life, this is the role for you!
About Them:
Our service user has a learning disability, autism, Pica, and also suffers from eczema.
You must be physically fit, strong-minded, and patient for this role. Our service user is a 26-year-old male who weighs 26 stone; we are looking for Support Workers who will not be intimidated by this! He is unable to go on public transport but he owns a mobility van that you will have access to drive to take him out.
He is very routine-oriented, so we need a Support Worker that can match that and support him.
He requires support with all personal care but does not tolerate anyone in his personal space.
Due to the nature of this contract, restraint and safety training will be provided. To be suitable for this training, you MUST have a 100% fit bill of health and be able to participate in the practical elements of the course.
What can you expect:
* Supporting with hobbies and activities
* Supporting with personal care needs
* Supporting with daily chaos
* Management of behaviour which challenges in accordance with proactive 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. 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.
All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK; Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.
Benefits:
* Cost of PVG covered
* Up to £20,000 life cover
* Enrolment onto SVQ level 2 after successful completion of your 6-month probation.
* Care Worker of the Month financial award
* Refer a friend scheme (total award up to £1000)
* Excellent training
* Pension scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service)
* Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health & wellbeing advisors)
* Mears Annual Family Fun Day for you and your family to places like Blairdrummond Safari Park, M&Ds Themepark, fully paid for including lunch
* Mears Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchers
* Family-friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more.
Role Criteria:
* Enthusiasm
* Passion
* Compassion
* The ability to show dignity and respect to our service users
* Physical fitness (not extreme!)
* Ability to manage behaviour which challenges
If you have what it takes to make a difference in someone's life and have the passion to go above and beyond, we need to hear from you!
Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:
Vickie Rudge (Vickie.Rudge@mearsgroup.co.uk)
Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks before commencement of employment.
We are the people behind the smile! At Mears, we look for people who share our vision and values - to make a positive difference to the communities we serve. We do this by improving homes, improving communities, and improving lives. We are proud of our business and the opportunities we provide to colleagues working across the UK.
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