About the Role
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We are looking for enthusiastic Support Workers to join our team to cover shifts for a specific service user based in Ladysbridge.
The successful Support Workers will support in a range of tasks such as; household tasks and maintenance of tenancy, personal care, support with medication, nutrition and activities. Our service user likes to complete activities such as…..
1. Enjoys sitting outside on a nice day and people watching,
2. Country music
3. Watching Emmerdale
4. Looking through tractor magazines
5. Any Farming related activities.
About Them:
Our service user is an elderly gentleman with Autism, learning Disabilities and has recently been diagnosed with dementia.
He will need support with medication administration, personal care, meal prep and household tasks. Also, support with health professionals e.g. GP as and when required.
Can display signs of challenging behaviour, so experience with dealing with this would be preferred, but all training will be given. Staff must always follow the behaviour support plan to ensure both staff and service user are safe.
Shifts will include the following:
6. Early shifts 07:30-15:00
7. Late shifts 15:00-22:00
8. Sleepover 22:00-07:30. This will be shared with another Service User.
For continuity of our service user this is the shift pattern we are offering.
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.
Benefits:
9. Cost of PVG covered
10. Up to £20,000 life cover
11. Enrolment onto SVQ level 2 after successful completion of your 6-month probation.
12. Refer a friend scheme (total award up to £2000)
13. Excellent training
14. Pension scheme
15. Cycle to work scheme
16. Eye test vouchers
17. Employee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service)
18. Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health & wellbeing advisors)
19. Mears Annual Family Fun Day for you and your family to places like Blair Drummond Safari Park, M&Ds Theme park, fully paid for including lunch
20. Mears Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchers
21. Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more.
Role Criteria:
22. Enthusiasm
23. Passion
24. Compassion
25. The ability to show dignity and respect to our service users
26. Physical fitness (not extreme!)
27. Ability to manage behaviour which challenges