Female Support Worker
£13.20 per hour (£50 per sleep-in shift)
Part-time (16 - 32 hours per week)
Winlaton NE21 (5 min drive from Blaydon Shopping Centre)
Full UK driving licence essential (Manual)
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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!
“No two days are the same, apply if you're up for a giggle and have a sense of humour.” – Elaine (Assistant Locality Manager)
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About the person we support:
We have a witty young lady in her 20s who loves her football, music and being around her family – especially her nieces. She‘s a passionate gamer and loves to shop!
We are supporting this young lady to live independently in her own home. She is autistic, has a moderate learning disability, epilepsy & needs our support to live her life how she chooses and to achieve her goals.
A support worker who loves to have a laugh or being a little daft, has a great upbeat sense of humour & doesn’t take life too seriously would be a wonderful match.
You will also need to provide emotional reassurance when experiencing behaviours of distress – full positive behaviour support training is provided but previous experience is preffered.
She will need support with her medication, food shopping and domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning and laundry. She can complete her own personal care routines but appreciates some friendly encouragement and prompts.
Shifts Patterns:
10am-10am (including a £50 sleepover shift) – Potential to only work 2 to 3 days a week depending on shift patterns.
Sleepover shifts - covers hours between 11pm -7am
11am-7pm day shift for 2:1 support – Can be flexible to an earlier finish depending on activity or plans.
This includes a combination of weekdays and weekends.
Rotas are provided at least 4 weeks in advance to support a healthy work life balance - something we're very passionate about!
Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
Benefits:
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.
