Job Description
Join Our Team as a Part-Time Female Support Worker in Malmesbury (SN16)
Location: Malmesbury, SN16 (Just a 20min Walk from The Old Bell Hotel, Malmesbury)
Pay Rate: £13.04 per hour (£50 Per Sleep-In Shift)
Hours: Part Time (30 hours per week)
Shifts:
- Day Shifts: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM / 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Long Day with Sleep-In: 9:00 AM – 9:00 AM (next day)
- Evening Sleep-In: 5:00 PM – 9:00 AM (next day)
- Sleep-In: 10:00 PM – 7:00 AM (paid to sleep)
Driver Requirement: UK Driving Licence (Auto Friendly)
Are you calm, patient, and looking for a role where you can truly make a difference? If you enjoy creating a homely, supportive environment and can adapt your approach to meet individual needs, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
Who Will You Be Supporting?
You’ll be supporting two adopted siblings—a brother and sister in their 50s—who live together in a warm, welcoming home. They each have their own unique personalities and support needs:
- The lady is vibrant, outgoing, and loves holidays—especially trips to Butlins!
- Her brother prefers calm, quiet environments and has a passion for trains and public transport. He recently enjoyed a holiday focused on steam trains.
Both individuals have learning disabilities, and one has Down syndrome. They require support with daily routines, diet management, and occasional behaviours of distress (full training provided).
What Will You Be Doing?
As a Support Worker, you’ll be:
- Creating a Calm, Supportive Environment: Adapting your approach to suit each person’s needs
- Daily Living Support: Assisting with personal care, medication, and meal preparation (including portion control support)
- Engaging in Activities: Supporting with holidays, hobbies, and community outings
- Building Trust: Providing consistent, person-centred support with patience and empathy
What Are We Looking For?
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Calm & Adaptable: Able to tailor support to individual personalities and preferences
- Patient & Supportive: Brings a homely, nurturing approach to care
- Firm but Fair: Able to set gentle boundaries while maintaining a positive atmosphere
- Team-Oriented: Works well with others and values collaboration
- Driver: Not essential, but preferred for ease of commuting
Whether you’re new to support work or have experience, we’ll provide all the training you need to thrive.
Why Choose Dimensions?
- Award-Winning Workplace: Recognised as one of the UK’s best workplaces in the ‘super large’ category by the Great Place to Work Institute seven years in a row.
- Generous Leave: 30 days annual leave pro rata with the option to buy and sell leave.
- Career Development: Paid training and opportunities to further develop your career through funded accredited courses.
- Well-Being Focus: Comprehensive well-being strategy and staff listening network.
- Values-Driven: We put people with learning disabilities and their families at the heart of everything we do.
- Referral Bonus: Receive a £200 bonus if you refer a friend and they’re successfully employed.
- Additional Perks: Bike to Work scheme, discounts on meals, shopping, entertainment, and gym memberships.
Other Important Information
- Immediate Reviews: Applications are reviewed upon receipt and interviews will continue until positions are filled.
- Equality Commitment: Gender is considered a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 where mentioned. In this context, "gender" refers to the sex legally assigned to an individual.
- DBS Disclosure: An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be covered by Dimensions.
- Inclusive Workforce: We welcome applications from everyone with the right to work in the UK and value diversity in our workforce.
- Disability Confident: We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
- BSL Support: British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos are available for all of our recruitment communications.
Ready to make a real difference? Apply now and join a team that values you and the incredible work you do!
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.