About the Role
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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:
1. a commitment to quality and being the best we can
2. treating the people we support with compassion
3. showing dignity and respect to the people we will be working with
4. having trust and respect for all members of our team.
Activities enjoyed :
5. Music interaction, I have specific genre’s that I like
6. Spending time on my iPad / Computer
7. 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:
8. Day trips out
9. Supporting with hobbies and activities
10. Social trips
11. Supporting with daily chores
12. 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!
Benefits:
13. Cost of PVG covered
14. Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more.
15. Care Worker of the Month financial award
16. Refer a friend scheme (total award £1000)
17. Excellent training
18. Pension scheme
19. Cycle to work scheme
20. Share saver scheme
21. Eye test vouchers
22. Employee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service)
23. Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health & wellbeing advisors)
24. Mears Annual Family Fun Day for you and your family to places like Blairdrummond Safari Park, M&Ds Themepark, fully paid for including lunch
25. Mears Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchers
26. 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!
27. Enthusiasm
28. Passion
29. Compassion
30. 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:
31. Service user currently resides within a top floor flat within the Wishaw area. Stair & lift accessible to top landing of flat
32. Service users home is full equipped with bathroom facilities as-well as onsite parking for workers cars whilst on a scheduled shift.