Female Support Worker
£13.20 per hour
Full Time - 37.5hrs a week including sleep ins
Warrington WA4 (10min Drive From Warrington Hospital)
Full UK driving licence Essential (Manual)
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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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Who will I be supporting?
We have a social lady in her 40s who loves shopping, spending time with friends and family and especially loves a bit of Karaoke & music.
She has a learning disability and you will also need to provide emotional reassurance when experiencing behaviours of distress - full positive behaviour support training is provided but previous experience is preferred.
A positive & patient support worker with an upbeat can do attitude would be a wonderful match.
What will I be doing?
She would like support to live her life how she chooses and to achieve her goals.
You'll be involved in helping to increase their independent living skills, especially when getting involved around home.
You will be supporting with varying degrees of personal care, food preparation, medication administration, budgeting, cooking, cleaning, laundry and some mobility support.
Shift Patterns:
Long Day Sleep-In Shift:11am - 11am the following day (includes sleep-in shift)
Day Shift: 10am - 6pm
Sleep-In Shift: 10pm - 8am (£50 per shift)
We are looking for full flexibility across all shift patterns.
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.
Why choose Dimensions?
- 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
- Dimensions is proud to be one of very few social care organisations that are accredited by the Great Places To Work programme in 2023 - now 5 years in a row!
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
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