Female Support Worker

Join Our Team as a Female Support Worker in Winnersh!

Location: Wokingham, RG41 (Just a 20min Walk From Winnersh Train Station)
Pay Rate: £12.31 (£50 Per Sleep-In Shift)
Hours: Full-Time (37.5 Hours Per Week)
Requirements: Experience with Mental Health Support & Strong Communication Skills

Are you enthusiastic, reliable, and passionate about making a difference? We have an exciting opportunity for a Female Support Worker to join our team in Wokingham!

Who Will You Be Supporting?

You will be supporting a lady in her 60s with mental health difficulties and bipolar disorder. She requires high emotional support and reassurance throughout the day. She enjoys:

• Shopping: Loves going out shopping.
• Family: Enjoys talking about family and sending cards to loved ones.
• Music and Dancing: Loves listening to music and dancing.
• TV: Enjoys watching TV.
• Chatting: Loves to chat and has a great sense of humor.

What Will You Be Doing?

Each day will be different, but you will be supporting with:

• Personal Care: Providing minimal assistance with personal care tasks, including washing hair.
• Emotional Support: Offering high emotional support and reassurance throughout the day.
• Community Support: Offering 1:1 support when out in the community.
• Meal Preparation: Preparing meals and supporting her with her dietary needs, including following SALT assessment guidelines.
• Medication Administration: Ensuring she receives her medication as prescribed.
• Communication: Providing clear and confident communication, managing verbal behaviours of distress, and setting expectations.

We are looking for someone who is mentally strong, empathetic, and has a positive attitude. You should be:

• Experienced with Mental Health Support: Comfortable working with individuals with mental health difficulties.
• Strong Communicator: Able to provide clear and confident communication.
• Positive and Resilient: Capable of diverting attention, giving space, and positively managing behaviours.
• Outgoing and Chatty: Enjoys engaging in conversations and maintaining professional boundaries.

Shift Patterns:

• Flexible Across the Week:
  • 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM
  • 2:30 PM - 10:00 PM
  • 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
  • Sleep-In: 10:00 PM - 7:00 AM (is a must)

Rotas are provided in advance to support a healthy work-life balance.

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!

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