Support Worker

Support Worker

Wishaw

Hourly rate - £12.94 an hour

We are Mears Supported Living Ltd, providing a range of care and support services to people out in the community and in their own homes to enable them to stay as independent as they can.

We are looking for a reliable, fun and empathetic support worker to join our team based in Wishaw area, for a specific service user living in his own home.

Currently have an opening within a service in Wishaw, shift pattern will consist of long day sleepovers. Shift patterns are as follows:

• This is a 24/7 service. Shifts are long day sleepovers. Staff will be required to be on shift from 9am-9pm on community hours, then 9pm until 9am sleep hours.
• You will be required to work every second weekend.

Posts available for full time positions and part time positions.

Successful candidate will support with the following –

• Household tasks & maintenance of tenancy
• Personal care support
• Assistance with medication
• Preparation and serving nutritious meals
• Social supports of service users choice
• Supporting to arranged appointments

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About the Role:

Our main priority is to find people with the right values, behaviours and attitudes that match our own! We’re seeking to recruit some great new support workers; people with the right values and behaviours to work in our care service – could this be you?

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. These are:

• a commitment to quality and being the best we can
• treating the people we support with compassion
• showing dignity and respect to the people we will be working with
• having trust and respect for all members of our team.

Activities enjoyed :

• Music interaction, I have specific genre’s that I like
• Spending time on my iPad / Computer
• Going for drives in my car

About Them:

Our Service user is 26 and has a diagnosis of Chromosome 18 deletion syndrome which is a very rare chromosomal disorder. He also has a moderate learning disability and autism, which can cause him to display very difficult and challenging behaviours. At these times staff are required to support, reassure and follow the behaviour support plan and PRN protocol to ensure both staff and service user are safe.

There is significant input from the learning disability team, family and social work to ensure staff are supported with challenges faced. Service user is mobile. Service user is nonverbal, however communicates effectively using assistive technology and communication skills he has built up with the current team in place. Behaviours that challenge training will be given to new staff as well as shadowing shifts with experienced staff.

What can you expect:

• Day trips out
• Supporting with hobbies and activities
• Social trips
• Supporting with daily chores
• Management of behaviour which challenges in accordance with proactive and reactive strategies.

Being a Support Worker for Mears is enabling a service user to stay in their own home.

We can offer you job fulfilment and satisfaction, career progression and a great team to work for!

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 Disclosure Scotland/Security checks before commencement of employment. 

Benefits:

• Cost of PVG covered
• Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more.  
• Care Worker of the Month financial award
• Refer a friend scheme (total award £1000)
• Excellent training
• Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Share saver 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
• 20K free life cover

Role Criteria:

 ​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!  

• Enthusiasm
• Passion
• Compassion
• The ability to show dignity and respect to our service users

As part of our inclusive hiring approach, we’re reviewing site accessibility to ensure candidates aren’t excluded due to physical access barriers. Just a few quick checks:

• Service user currently resides within a top floor flat within the Wishaw area. Stair & lift accessible to top landing of flat
• Service users home is full equipped with bathroom facilities as-well as onsite parking for workers cars whilst on a scheduled shift.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

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.