Support Worker
| Posting date: | 24 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £12.83 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 May 2024 |
| Location: | Warrington, WA2 0SG |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Dimensions |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Dim/20407 |
Summary
Experienced FemaleSupport Workers - Brand New Service
£12.83 (£45 per sleep in shift)
Full time (37.5 hours per week)
Great Sankey WA5 (6min drive from Warrington Hospital)
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Are you an experienced support worker looking for a new start in a new service with a brand new team? If so, we'd love to hear from you!
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About the person we support:
We have an outgoing young lady in her 30s who we're supporting to be active by going out on regular walks and perhaps feeding the ducks.
She also loves a pub lunch, music, sensory play and spening time with her family..
She has a learning disability, autism and we're looking for outgoing, highly motivated support workers to assist her to live independently in her own home on a 2 to 1 basis.
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.
This lady enjoys being out in her car and there will be a Motability car., so drivers very welcome to apply and we do have a scheme to support with lesson for any apsiring drivers also.
What will I be doing?
- You will be supporting them to live their lives how they choose and to achieve their goals.
- With the ladies autism activities have to have a clear middle objective and an end one.
- You'll be supporting by engaging in intensive interaction such as mirroring their actions and body language (Full Training Provided)
- As well as supporting them to get involved in all the activities they enjoy, you'll also be providing support with their personal care, medication, food shopping, and domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and laundry
Shifts Patterns:
- Day Shifts: 7am-10pm
- Waking Night Shifts: 10pm-7am
- 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!
Why choose Dimensions?
- 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
- Our Bike to Work scheme and discounts on meals, shopping, entertainment, and gym memberships are also available
- 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
- Dimensions are proud to be one of very few social care organisations that have been recognised by the Great Places to Work programme in 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022
Other important information:
- Applications are reviewed upon receipt and interviews will take place until the positions are filled
- Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010
- 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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