Support Worker

Support Worker

Wishaw & Motherwell & Bellshill

Salary of £12.32 an hour.

A driving License is ESSENTIAL for this role!

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.

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.

The duties are varied and no two days will be the same. Our Service Users are individuals and they all deserve to be treated as such. However duties may include some support with personal care needs, as well as help to take part in a wide range of special interests and activities that support their health and wellbeing such as arts and crafts, watching the football, gardening, shopping trips and social occasions.

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

• 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

If you feel you have skills needed, please apply below via the link. For any further questions please contact Vickie on vickie.rudge mearsgroup.co.uk , quoting the job reference number.

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 either before or upon commencement of employment.