Support Worker

Hourly rate: £12.94 Female Support Workers Required Elburn /Livingston A driving license is essential for this role Recently increased hourly rate of £12.94. Due to an increase in hours, we are looking for Support Workers to join our team supporting 2 female service users in the Elburn /Livingston area. 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? 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: As the successful Support Worker you will be working with ladies to enable them to join in with activities in the local area, community activities and day centres. You will support with daily activities, with elements of personal care and support in household tasks and maintenance of house. Provision of preparing and serving nutritious meals. Support with professional appointments and anything else our service user requires. We are looking to cover the below shifts: Mondays and Thursdays 08-00-22-00 to support a young lady in her home and out in the community to access activities of her choice. Tuesdays and Fridays 08-10am supporting another young lady to get ready for her day centre and then 16.00-19.00 on her return home to assist with meal preparation. Total hours 35 hours over Monday /Tuesday /Thursday /Friday with potential weekend cover when required for annual leave etc. If you are passionate about making a different to a person life, this is the role for you ? - "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 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. - 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: - A Valid Driving License- 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 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.