Support Worker

Livin Housing Limited; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Uddingston seeks a Male Support Worker to provide personal and social support to a service user with complex needs. No prior experience necessary, and training will be provided. This role offers an hourly rate of £12.94 with a variety of benefits and a commitment to inclusivity and diversity in the workplace.

Benefits

Cost of PVG covered

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Care Worker of the Month financial award

Refer a friend scheme

Excellent training

Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Eye test vouchers

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing service

Annual Family Fun Day

Qualifications

• No previous experience required, training provided.
• Must have the entitlement to work in the UK.
• Ability to show dignity and respect to service users.

Responsibilities

• Support with household tasks and maintenance of tenancy.
• Assist with personal care and medication.
• Engage in social activities and support service user’s interests.

Skills

Compassion

Enthusiasm

Respect

Ability to manage challenging behaviour

Job description

Hourly rate: £12.94

Male Support Worker

Uddingston

Hourly rate - £12.94 an hour

We are looking for Drivers

We are Mears Supported Living Ltd, providing a range of care and support services to people out in the community and in their own homes to enable them to stay as independent as they can.

We are looking for a reliable, fun and empathetic support worker to join our team based in Birkenshaw area, for a specific service user living in his own home. The service user has complex mental health needs, communication needs and learning needs.

Successful candidate will support with the following –

• Household tasks & maintenance of tenancy
• Personal care support
• Assistance with medication
• Preparation and serving nutritious meals
• Social supports of service users choice
• Supporting to arranged appointments

About the Role:

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:

• 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.

Activities enjoyed :

• M&D’s is a particular favourite of the service user. He loves any theme park or carnival and tends to go here on a few occasions each week. Particularly the Halloween events & Christmas events

• Go Karting and virtual reality

• Being out in his car for a drive

• Occasionally enjoys going for a sunbed

• Enjoys spending time on his computer playing specific games and finding out if there are any carnivals to attend.

About Them:

The service user is 27, he had Ataxic Cerebral Palsy, Learning Disability and Autism spectrum Disorder. The individual can display challenging behaviour when triggered due to the complexities of his mental health, this may show signs of apprehension and/ or aggression. Strategies are in place such as 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, however does utilize his wheelchair when out in the community for social supports. Service user is nonverbal, however communicates effectively using assistive technology. Behaviours that challenge training will be given to new staff as well as shadowing shifts with experienced staff already in the support team.

What can you expect:

• Day trips out

• Supporting with hobbies and activities

• Social trips

• Supporting with daily chores

• 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!

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 Disclosure Scotland/Security checks before commencement of employment.

Benefits:

• Cost of PVG covered

• Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more.

• Care Worker of the Month financial award

• Refer a friend scheme (total award £1000)

• Excellent training

• Pension scheme

• Cycle to work scheme

• Share saver 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

• 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!

• Enthusiasm

• Passion

• Compassion

• 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:

• Service user currently resides within a ground floor flat within the Birkenshaw area of Uddingston. There are no stairs within the vicinity.

• Service users home is full equipped with bathroom facilities as-well as onsite parking for workers cars whilst on a scheduled shift.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Vickie Rudge ([e-mail])

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) 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.