Support Worker

Mears Group; Peterhead; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Mears Group is seeking enthusiastic Support Workers in Peterhead to make a difference in clients' lives through person-centred care. The role includes supporting clients with daily activities, ensuring their independence and dignity. Join a diverse team that values training and promotes career growth.

Benefits

Cost of PVG covered

Enrolment onto SVQ level 2

Care Worker of the Month financial award

Refer a friend scheme

Excellent training

Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mears Annual Family Fun Day

Mears Rewards program

Qualifications

• Ability to show dignity and respect to service users.
• Entitlement to work within the UK.

Responsibilities

• Support service users in various activities including social trips, meal preparation, and personal care.
• Focus on enabling service users to maintain independence in the community.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Compassion

Passion

Job description

Hourly rate: £12.94

Support Worker

Peterhead

We are offering an hourly rate of £12.94

Are you passionate about making a difference to a person’s life? Would you like the opportunity to provide an individual with a better quality of life?

Mears is a company uniquely placed to address the major challenges in housing and social care industries. We are a market leader in providing housing services to the affordable housing sector, and a major presence in supported living and deliver a high standard of Care Services.

Role Criteria:

We are looking for enthusiastic Support Workers to join our team based in Peterhead. Due to the nature of the role and the rural locations, it would be preferred for the successful Support Workers to hold a UK driving license but, it is not essential.

The successful Support Workers will be focused on Person Centred Care and put the service user at the centre of all you do. The forefront of our delivery is to put the service user first and allow them to have their own independence. You will support them out in the community, going to clubs, activities, appointments and much more.

What can you expect:

• Day trips out
• Supporting with hobbies and activities
• Meal Preparation
• Social trips and clubs
• Shopping trips
• Arts and Crafts
• Sports games; Football, Rugby etc
• Gardening
• Supporting with personal care needs

Shift times are variable and sleep cover is a possibility

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 they all deserve to be treated as such.

Role Criteria:

• Enthusiasm
• Passion
• Compassion
• The ability to show dignity and respect to our service users

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

Benefits:

• Cost of PVG covered
• 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 £2,000)
• 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)
• 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
• 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.

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.