Support Worker, Mental Health

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Hourly rate: £12.94

Ladysbridge/Banff

The shift pattern will consist of a combination of early and late shifts.

We are looking for enthusiastic Support Workers to join our team to cover a variety of shifts with a service user based in Ladysbridge/Banff
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The successful Support Workers will support in a range of tasks such as household tasks and maintenance of tenancy, personal care, administering medication, preparing nutritional meals and cooking and activities.

• Bowling
• Swimming
• Shopping
• Trips in his car

Our service user is a young man who has a severe learning disability, autism, epilepsy and Down's Syndrome. He engages in very little verbal communication but does respond well to visual support. At times he can enjoy his own company so staff would need to be able to tolerate long periods of quiet time.

Our service user has his own car and would require drivers as he likes to go out in the car, sometimes unexpectedly.

If any challenging behaviour is displayed staff must always follow the behaviour support plan to ensure both staff and service user are safe. All training will be given.

• Driving licence
• Enthusiasm
• Passion
• Compassion
• The ability to show dignity and respect to our service users
• Physical fitness (not extreme)
• Ability to manage challenging behaviour

• 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

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK;
Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21, have held your licence over 3 months, and have less than 9 points.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:
Vickie Rudge ().

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

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). We hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.