Support Worker

Hourly rate: £12.32

Support Worker

Stirling

We are offering an hourly rate of £12.32. Shifts ideally to be 12hrs long 0800-2000 and waking nights 2000-0800, 7 days a week.

(We welcome conversations on hours you are looking for)

Due to a new support package we are looking to increase our team. We are looking for energetic and attentive Support Workers for a young Gentleman who lives at his own house in Stirling.

About the Role:

We are looking for enthusiastic Support Workers to join our team based in Stirling, for a specific service user living in their own home and who has a Mental Health disability.

The successful Support Workers will support in household tasks and maintenance of tenancy and provision of nutritious meals advice on healthy eating.

No personal care is necessary for this role as this gentleman is able to do so independently.

About Them:

Our service user is a young man who likes to have routine. He must be observed at all times due to the risk of him absconding. Support Workers must follow care plans and risk assessments set in place. He is a very vulnerable adult motivated by the thrill of being rescued by the emergency services.

He is able to communicate verbally and understand what people are saying. He requires consistent communication. Support to assist him to maintain my health and well being.

Activities he enjoys:

* Walking
* Cinema
* Trips out

The shift pattern will consist of 12hr shifts to cover 08:00-20:00 and 20:00-08:00, this package is to cover 7 days a week.

If you are passionate about making a different to a person life or would like the opportunity to provide an individual with a better quality of life, this role might be for you?

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.

What can you expect:

* Day trips out
* Supporting with hobbies and activities
* Social trips
* Supporting with daily tasks
* Listening to music
* Bowling and go-carting
* Cinema
* 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.