Job Description
Female Support Worker
£13.54 per hour (£60 per sleep in shift)
Part-time (Up to 32 hours per week)
Newcastle, NE6 (15 min Walk from St. Anthony’s Park)
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Are you an experienced Support Worker with a passion for making a difference? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
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Who will I be supporting?
***Caroline***, a young lady in her mid 20’s who joined Dimensions in her own supported living bungalow in 2023, is looking for an experienced female support worker to help her achieve her goals, encourage and support her in developing her independence.
**Caroline** has autism and is very much into structure and routine in her daily life, she thoroughly enjoys watching films, TV series, such as masked singer!
She enjoys arts and crafts at home as well as buying all different kinds of stationary! She loves getting her nails done and looking through examples of nail art to help her decide what design she would like. She also enjoys eating out and visiting attractions within the North East
**Caroline** is very close to her family and maintaining this relationship is very important to her and she likes to spend regular time with them.
Friendly, patient and reliable support workers who take an active interest in their hobbies and activities would be wonderful matches.
What will I be doing?
You will be supporting **Caroline** to engage in the community and home based activities, as well as supporting her to learn life skills and elements on independence within the home.
Support will include prompting of personal care and provide support if required, medication administration, budgeting, cooking, cleaning, and laundry.
**Caroline** can experience behaviours of distress, this can be through verbal and physical aggression, so previous experience supporting people with autism and complex behaviours is essential.
"Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010. In this context, "gender" refers to the sex legally assigned to an individual."
What shifts are available?
Day Shifts: 9am – 6pm
Long Day Sleep: 9am – 9am the following day (Includes £60 Sleep-In Shift)
Sleep In Shifts: 10pm – 8am
Rotas are provided at least 4 weeks in advance to allow a healthy work life balance- something we’re really passionate about!
Why choose Dimensions?
30 days annual leave pro rata with the option to buy and sell leave
Refer a friend to us and if they're successfully employed, you'll receive a £200 bonus
Paid training and options to further develop your career through funded accredited courses
A Bike to Work scheme and discounts on meals, shopping, entertainment, and gym memberships are also available
Salary advance scheme where you can access 50% of the money you've earned before pay day
Other important information:
Applications are reviewed upon receipt and interviews will take place until the positions are filled
An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions
We welcome applications from everyone with the right to work in the UK and value diversity in our workforce
As disability confident leaders, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application. Please contact the Resourcing Consultant Team on 03003039150 if you require adjustments
British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos are available for all of our recruitment communications
Dimensions is a national social care company and we are proud to have been recognised as one of the UK’s best workplaces in the ‘super large’ category by the Great Place to Work Institute three years in a row.
As one of the country’s largest not-for-profits supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, behaviours of distress, and complex needs, we are driven by our values. People with learning disabilities and their families are at the heart of everything we do and we want every person we support to have a great life, with excellent outcomes.
Dimensions has hundreds of services across England and Wales and have over 5000 colleagues supporting more than 2,500 people.
Our head office is based in Theale (Reading), however since the pandemic all business support staff now work from home, with access to work in shared workspaces.
We are always working to improve standards – our own and across the sector. Dimensions was one of the pioneers of personalised support, showing how it works in practice, and enabling thousands of people to have greater choice and control. We continue to be innovative in our approach, and our Strategy for 2025 outlines our commitment to becoming a leader in our sector.