Hourly rate: £12.94
Support Worker
West Lothian
Increased Hourly rate of £12.94 an hour.
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.
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.
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:
1. Support staff or service users in any way needed.
2. Prompting with general hygiene
3. Encourage healthy eating
4. Offer support where needed
5. Monitor building and service users within the building
Benefits:
6. Cost of PVG covered
7. Enrolment onto SVQ level 2 after successful completion of your 6 month probation
8. Incentive payment for experienced care workers (£370)
9. Care Worker of the Month financial award
10. Refer a friend scheme (total award £1000)
11. Family friendly policies include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and more
12. Excellent training
13. Pension scheme
14. Cycle to work scheme
15. Eye test vouchers
16. Employee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service)
17. Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health & wellbeing advisors)
18. Mears Annual Family Fun Day for you and your family to places like Blairdrummond Safari Park, M&Ds Themepark, fully paid for including lunch
19. Mears Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchers