Senior Support Worker
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Job Location:
Livingston - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Senior Support Worker
Location: Livingston
Contract: Permanent / Part Time - 16hrs a week.
Pay Rate: 13.44 an hour
This is not a 9-5 role; flexibility however will work both ways.
We are one of the UKs leading housing and care providers offering solutions to both the private and public sectors with over 5500 employees. We operate a Partners for Purpose approach to business supporting our clients helping to develop fund and implement their placemaking ambitions. A career with Mears Group means putting people at the heart of what we do every day.
Mears Care have a dedicated team who respects your hard work and dedication towards our local team is highly committed to providing the best standards of care and support to the local community and purpose-built buildings and to enable our service users to continue living in their own homes.
About the Role:
A Senior Support Worker at Mears plays a key role in providing high-quality care and support to individuals helping them to live as independently as possible while ensuring their safety and wellbeing. They support and mentor care teams oversee day-to-day service delivery and act as a point of contact for both clients and their families. The role often includes developing personalised care plans monitoring outcomes handling more complex needs and ensuring compliance with company policies and care standards. Senior Support Workers also contribute to staff training supervision and fostering a positive person-centred culture within their service.
To ensure the care team understands the importance of their actions
To carry out spot checks and observations
Toattend Social Worker meetings
To carry out Audits
To monitor high standards of work performance in Service Users home.
To maintain confidentiality throughout the service according to legal requirements.
To report promptly any concerns complaints or grievances to their line manager / Registered Manager.
To have an active awareness of personal responsibilities and accountability for helping to ensure that a safe working environment is maintained in accordance with legislation.
To participate in the on-call rota as required.
To participate in emergency and holiday cover when required.
To report to Line Manager the progress of individuals incidents that have occurred and general observations where necessary and at team meetings.
Key Criteria
Previous experience within the care sector is essential for this role.
Driving licence and access to own vehicle
The ability to be flexible with their working hours.
It would be advantageous to hold an SVQ Level 2 qualification or above but this is not essential as all training will be given.
Benefits:
Cost of PVG covered
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 (380)
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
Family friend policies
Refer a friend scheme (total of up to 2000)
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 Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchers
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.
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) 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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Nursing Home Experience
- Developmental Disabilities Experience
- Direct Support
- Computer Operation
- Caregiving
- Case Management
- Special Needs
- Training & Development
- Child Protective Services
- Experience with Children
- Word Processing
- Addiction Counseling
About Company
We provide and manage 17,000 homes for local and central Government and are also responsible for keeping 750,000 of all social housing in the UK in good repair. Mears has thousands employees and a footprint across the country.
