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Hourly rate: £12.94 Male Support Worker Required! Location: Macduff Hourly rate: £12.94 About the Role: Mears Group provides housing and care services across the UK, with a strong focus on supported living. We’re currently looking …...

Hourly rate: £12.94

Male Support Worker Required!

Location: Macduff

Hourly rate: £12.94

About the Role:

Mears Group provides housing and care services across the UK, with a strong focus on supported living. We’re currently looking for Support Workers in Macduff and nearby areas to join our team.

In this role, you’ll help people live independently by supporting them with daily tasks, personal care and social activities at home and in the community. You’ll be part of a caring team that treats every individual with respect and compassion.

No two days are the same, and you’ll find real reward in making a difference to someone’s life. Because of the rural location, a full UK driving licence is preferred.

Key Criteria:

  • Deliver person-centred care that promotes independence, dignity and wellbeing

  • Support with personal care, hygiene and medication

  • Assist with household tasks such as cooking, cleaning and shopping

  • Help individuals maintain daily routines and develop life skills

  • Accompany service users to appointments, clubs and community activities

  • Organise and participate in day trips and social outings

  • Support with hobbies and interests including arts and crafts, gardening and sports

  • Encourage engagement in social visits to restaurants, pubs and local events

  • Maintain accurate records and follow care plans and safeguarding procedures

  • Demonstrate a genuine passion for helping others

  • Show compassion, patience and empathy in all interactions

  • Communicate effectively with service users, families and colleagues

  • Work reliably, flexibly and proactively to meet individual needs

  • Treat every service user with dignity and respect

  • Work independently and collaboratively as part of a supportive team

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.

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 £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.

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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 PVG/Security checks either before or upon commencement of employment.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Vickie Rudge (Vickie.Rudge@mearsgroup.co.uk)

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.

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