Female Support Worker
Pay £12.31 per hour (£60 per Sleep-in Shift)
Part Time - 28hrs a week
Newcastle Upton Tyne NE6
Full UK driving licence (Manual) - preferred but not essential
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Are you someone with a passion for making a difference? If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
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About Person We Support:
We have a social lady in her 70’s who loves Social groups, church, cafes, shopping, friends, contact with her family.
The person we support experiences mental health challenges and has speech and language needs.
You will also need to provide emotional reassurance when experiencing behaviours of distress – full positive behaviour support training is provided but previous experience is essential.
A chatty, outgoing support worker with a good sense of humour would be a wonderful match.
What will I be doing?
You will be supporting her to live the life how she choose, to be herself, and to achieve her goals.
You will be supporting with personal care, meal preparation, medication administration, budgeting, cooking, cleaning and laundry.
"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."
Shift Pattern:
Long Day Sleep ins: 10am-10am the following day (£60 sleep-in shift included) - This is a one shift, cannot be split.
Sleep in shifts cover hours between: 10pm -8am
Rotas are provided 4 weeks in advance to support a healthy work life balance.
Why should I choose Dimensions?
Dimensions is proud to be one of very few social care organisations that are accredited by the Great Places To Work programme in 2025 – now 7 years in a row!
We’re a values-driven organisation that puts people with learning disabilities and their families at the heart of everything we do
We care about our colleagues and are passionate about our comprehensive well-being strategy and staff listening network
We offer 30 days annual leave pro rata with the option to buy and sell leave
If you refer a friend to us and if they’re successfully employed, you’ll receive a £200 bonus
We offer paid training and options to further develop your career through funded accredited courses
Childcare vouchers, our Bike to Work scheme and discounts on meals, shopping, entertainment, and gym memberships are also available
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
