Lead Support Worker - Female

Lead Support Worker – Female Only

• Full-Time - 37.5 hours per week.
• Basildon, Essex
• Salary: £14.89 per hour

Shifts: 7:00am–2:30pm / 2:30pm–10:00pm, Sleep-ins required, Alternative weekends. No long days.

Are you an experienced support worker looking to take the next step in your career? Do you thrive in a role where you can lead, coach, and make a real difference every day? We’re looking for a female Lead Support Worker to join a dedicated team supporting a woman in her 60s.

This is an opportunity to step into a leadership role while continuing to provide hands-on, person-centred support. You’ll be working in a well-established team with excellent staff retention, supporting a lady who is full of personality, fun-loving, strong-willed, and enthusiastic about all things pink and sparkly. She enjoys shopping, arts and crafts, Face Timing friends and family, and keeping her home tidy. 

As a Lead Support Worker, you’ll play a key role in coaching and mentoring your team, taking the lead on behaviour support, and ensuring high standards of support are consistently delivered. You’ll also consult with professionals, manage communications, and contribute to care planning and reviews. This role is ideal for someone ready to grow into management, with opportunities to develop leadership skills and take on more responsibility.

This is not a Monday to Friday role. You’ll work on a rota that includes alternative weekends and occasional sleep-ins. Flexibility is essential.

Why join us?
At Dimensions, we believe in supporting not just the people we care for, but also the people who care for them. You’ll benefit from:

• Competitive salary.
• 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays), rising to 35 days with service.
• Pension scheme with employee and employer contributions.
• Free Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – 24/7 helpline, also available to family members.
• Discounts and cashback on shopping through the Rewarding Dimensions scheme.
• £200 bonus for referring a friend who joins the team.
• Bike to work scheme, season ticket loans, and potential access to a work mobile phone.
• Career progression through the Aspire development programme.

Apply now! If you have any questions and would like to discuss the role in more detail, please call Debbie Bull on 07940267735.

• An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions.
• 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.
• We welcome applications from everyone who has 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 - Dimensions has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training, and career development of disabled employees.
• 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.
• We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos for all of our recruitment communications.

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