Hourly rate: £12.00
Care Worker
Bristol
Recently increased hourly rate to £12.00 an hour plus some great company benefits.
We are looking for empathetic, passionate and hard working Care Workers to cover our Domiciliary and Care Scheme located in Bristol.
No 2 days will be the same. Duties will vary on a day to day basis, we value our service users and encourage them to be as independent as possible. Our staff encourage everyone to go our and interact with the local community, go on day trips and shopping and support them in their own homes. 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.
A driving license for this role would be preferred due to the need of having to visit different locations.
With a network of branches across the UK, Mears has been providing housing with care support services since 1994.
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 Supported Living Ltd, providing a range of care and support services to people out in the community and 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.
Role Criteria:
- 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.
All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.
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 (£345)
- 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 award £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 Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchers
Our main priority for this job role is to find people with the right values, behaviours and 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?
If you feel you have skills needed, please apply below via the link. For further questions please contact Vickie on vickie.rudge mearsgroup.co.uk , quoting the job reference number.
Mears Group is a Disability confident employer and recognises our people as our greatest asset, we hire individuality, recognising and valuing everyone is individual and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all regardless of social economic background or individual make up.
Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks either before or upon commencement of employment.