Mears Group
Support Worker
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Support Worker
Support Worker - West Lothian
Hourly Rate: £12.94
Due to a new contract win in West Lothian, we are continually looking for Support Workers to join our growing team! This is a beautiful brand-new, purpose-built building to eventually house 16 service users, in their own individual flats.
"We are Mears Supported Living Ltd, providing support to individuals. We provide a range of care and support services to people out in the community and in their own homes."
This service will offer a number of 24-hour packages for our service users. This role is to cover a 24hr shift rotation and you will be specifically required to support and assist the Service Users with specific care packages. Shifts to include 08:00am - 20:00pm and 20:00pm - 08:00am, some flexibility may be offered.
"Due to the nature of this contract, restraint 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."
We can offer some flexibility on these shifts, as well as part-time and full-time hours, zero-hour and contracted-hour contracts. You don’t need to have previous experience in this field, nor do you need qualifications – we’re happy to work with you to help you become an excellent care worker. Above all, we want someone that shares in our values.
Role Criteria
- Support staff or service users in any way needed.
- Prompting with general hygiene.
- Encourage healthy eating.
- Offer support where needed.
- Monitor building and service users within the building.
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All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK. Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship. Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks before commencement of employment.
Benefits
- Cost of PVG covered.
- Enrolment onto SVQ level 2 after successful completion of your 6-month probation.
- Incentive payment for experienced care workers (£370).
- Care Worker of the Month financial award.
- Refer a friend scheme (total award £1000).
- Family-friendly policies include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and more.
- 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 Blair Drummond Safari Park, M&D's Theme park, fully paid for including lunch.
- Mears Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchers.
Apply below or to discuss your application further, contact:
Vickie Rudge Vickie.Rudge@mearsgroup.co.uk
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At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all. We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.
In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.
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.
Our Values:
- Customers
- Innovation
- Teamwork
- Responsibility
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