Female Support Worker - No experience required

Dim/21070
£12.00 - £12.00 Per Hour
Worcester
England, Worcestershire, West Midlands
Permanent
Hours per week: 37.5
Closing Date: October 25, 2024
Female Support Worker - No experience required

Join Our Team as a Female Support Worker in Worcester!

Location: Worcester, WR2 (Just an 8min drive from Worcester Foregate Street Train Station)
Pay Rate: £12 per hour (£50 per Sleep-In Shift)
Position: Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)
Requirements: Full UK Manual Driving Licence Essential

Are you a compassionate and patient individual with a passion for making a real difference? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Who Will You Be Supporting?

Join a vibrant team where you'll support four incredible young men aged 20-28 who live with learning disabilities, autism, and some mental health needs. These gentlemen are full of life and enjoy a wide range of activities that keep them engaged and active:

  • Independent & Capable: Most of the support needed is minimal, with one individual requiring a bit of assistance with personal care, such as shaving, washing, and drying.
  • Active Lifestyle: From bowling and trampolining to long walks and sports, these gentlemen love staying active. Whether it’s playing music at rock school or enjoying a meal out, every day is filled with fun.
  • Group & Solo Activities: They enjoy both individual activities and spending time together as a group, fostering camaraderie and support.
  • Wheelchair Assistance: One gentleman uses a wheelchair for longer distances but prefers a walker most of the time.

These young men are lively and, at times, their anxiety can lead to behaviors of distress. They respond well to a calm, consistent, and understanding approach. If you’re patient, calm, and capable of maintaining a positive environment, you’ll fit right in.

What Will You Be Doing?

As a Support Worker, your role will be diverse, rewarding, and full of opportunities to make a positive impact. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Empowering Independence: Provide minimal personal care, encouraging the young men to do as much as they can for themselves.
  • Activity Engagement: Join them in their favorite activities like sports, music, and social outings. Whether it’s a long walk or a trip to the bowling alley, you’ll help them enjoy life to the fullest.
  • Daily Living Support: Assist with meal preparation, light cleaning, and ensuring their environment is safe and supportive.
  • Compassionate Care: Provide emotional support and use strategies to manage anxiety and behaviors of distress, ensuring a calm and positive atmosphere.
  • Medication Assistance: Provide minimal medication support, mainly for one tablet and PRN as needed.

Shift Patterns

  • Day Shifts: 7:30am-2pm
  • Day Shifts: 2pm-10:30pm
  • Day Shifts: 8:30am - 3pm
  • Sleep-In Shifts: 10pm – 7:30am (Paid To Sleep)

Rotas are provided in advance to support a healthy work-life balance. 1-2 sleep-in shifts are required per week.

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 six 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.
  • 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!

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