Female Support Worker

Female Support Worker – Start 2026 with Purpose in SN14 (Chippenham)

Location: SN14, Chippenham (15-minute walk from Chippenham Community Hospital)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (varied shifts including sleep-ins)
Pay Rate: £13.04 per hour + £50 per sleep-in
Gender Requirement: Female applicants only (Genuine Occupational Requirement – Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1)

At Dimensions, you’ll find more than a job – you’ll find purpose, belonging, and the support to thrive. Your voice matters, your wellbeing is prioritised, and your growth is celebrated. Together, we make a real difference – for the people we support and for you.

“Each day is different—supporting people and seeing changes.”
– Current Support Worker

Dimensions is proud to be accredited as a Great Place to Work for the 7th year in a row.

We’re looking for a Female Support Worker to join our warm, energetic team in SN14, supporting four adults—two women and two men—aged mid-60s to 80s. Three individuals have profound learning disabilities, and one has a mild learning disability.

You’ll play an essential role in supporting daily routines, promoting independence, and creating positive, meaningful moments every day.

You’ll work with individuals who:

• Require personal care and support with daily routines
• Use hoists and wheelchairs
• Enjoy social interaction, activities, and familiar routines
• Benefit from a person-centred approach and positive risk-taking

• Early: 7:00am – 2:30pm
• Late: 2:30pm – 10:00pm
• 24-hour: 10:00am – 10:00am (includes sleep-in)
• Sleep-in: 10:00pm – 7:00am (paid to sleep)

• Personal care
• Hoist use and mobility support
• Meal preparation
• Medication administration
• Supporting meaningful activities and community engagement

We’re looking for someone who is:

• A female Support Worker (required under GOR)
• Experienced in high-needs or complex care settings (preferred)
• Energetic, proactive, and positive
• Comfortable embracing initiative and positive risk-taking
• Compassionate, patient, and person-centred

This is a lively, warm and supportive home where people enjoy:

• Music, films, and cinema
• Accessible trips into town
• Social outings and activities
• Building strong relationships with staff and family
• Sharing humour and meaningful connections

Two individuals have active family involvement, so strong communication and respectful collaboration are key.

• A competitive pay rate with uplift for overtime you choose to work
• Flexible shift patterns to suit your needs
• 30 days’ paid annual leave (including public holidays – pro rata)
• Opportunities for career progression
• Supported ‘Learn to Drive’ scheme (up to 30 lessons + tests paid for)
• Salary advance scheme – access up to 50% of earned pay before payday
• High Street discounts (retail, hospitality, entertainment, cinema etc.)
• Life Assurance and Company Pension
• Industry-leading training
• Enhanced DBS paid for by us

• An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions.
• We welcome applications from everyone who has the right to work in the UK, and value diversity in our workforce.
• If a driving licence is required for this role you will need to produce a copy of the driving licence at the onboarding stage.
• 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 0300 303 9150.
• We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos for all our recruitment communications.

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.