Support Worker

Hourly rate: £12.32

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Female Support Worker ONLY & ideally have a UK Driving License

Eliburn

We are looking for outstanding Support Workers to join our team on a 3 week rolling rota to cover days shifts and sleep overs. We are offering a hourly day rate of £12.32 and an hourly sleep rate of £12.00 an hour.

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 and deliver a high standard of Care Services.

About the Role:

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:

* Day Trips out
* Out for dinner
* Loves Singing & Music
* Shopping trips
* Hairdressers
* 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:

* Day trips out
* Supporting with hobbies and activities
* Social trips
* Supporting with personal care needs
* Supporting with daily chores
* 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.

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
* Eye test vouchers
* 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.
* 20K free life cover

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 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 vickie.rudge@mearsgroup.co.uk quoting the job reference number.

Mears Group was recognised for its commitment to workplace excellence ranking 8th in the UK's Best Large Companies to Work for list!

Mears Group is a Disability Confident employer and recognises our people as our greatest asset, we hire individuality, recognising and valuing everyone is individual and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all regardless of social economic background or individual make up.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks before commencement of employment.