Care Worker

Mears Group PLC; March; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS cost covered

NVQ Level 2 after probation

Family friendly policy

Annual family day

Volunteering Leave

Refer a friend scheme

Pension scheme

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing service

Job summary

Mears Extra Care Ltd is seeking Care Workers for our Extra Care Scheme in Doddington. You will provide compassionate support to service users, assisting with personal care, prompting, and medication administration where appropriate; you will help residents maintain independence and wellbeing in a community setting.

No prior experience is required; training will be provided. This role offers a zero-hour contract with local benefits and opportunities for progression within a values‑driven team at

Qualifications

• Compassion and empathy are essential for caring for vulnerable people.
• Ability to put the people you support first in all interactions.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a caring attitude are required.

Responsibilities

• Support with personal care needs and prompting.
• Assist with medication, meal prep, and activities supporting wellbeing.
• Promote independence and dignity in daily living.

Skills

Compassion

Empathy

People first

Job description

Hourly rate: £13.45

Care Worker

Location: Doddington

Contract: Zero hour contract

Salary: £13.45 an hour, plus company benefits

We are looking for empathetic, passionate and hardworking Care Workers for our Our Extra Care Scheme located in Doddington.

Duties will vary on a day to day basis, we value our service users and encourage them to be as independent as possible.

General day to day duties may include supporting with personal care needs, prompting, or assisting with medication, preparing and serving meals, additional activities that support their health and well-being.

We aim to work in partnership with commissioners and others to develop and deliver high-quality care in the community to vulnerable people. Our goal is to provide housing with care based on an enabling approach with an outcome focused support planning process.

As a large provider of social care services, Mears works collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams to address challenges in the social care marketplace.

We are Mears Extra Care Ltd, providing a range of care and support services to people in their own homes.

About the role:

Our main priority for this job role is to find the right people with the right values, skills attitudes that match our own! We're seeking to recruit some great new Care 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.

Key Criteria:

• Compassion
• Empathy
• Ability to put people first

Benefits:

• Cost of DBS covered
• Enrolment onto NVQ level 2 after successful completion of your 6 month probation.
• Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more.
• Mears Annual Family Fun Day for you and your family to places like Blairdrummond Safari Park, M&Ds Themepark, fully paid for including lunch
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Incentive payment for experienced care workers (£350)
• Care Worker of the Month financial award
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Refer a friend scheme (total award £1000)
• Excellent training
• Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service)
• Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health & wellbeing advisors)

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

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

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) to coincide with this, 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. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.