Support Worker Female
| Posting date: | 19 March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £11.70 to £12.31 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 April 2025 |
| Location: | Wednesbury, WS10 9EL |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Dimensions |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Dim/21739 |
Summary
Female Support Worker
Full Time / Part time including sleep ins
Location: Wednesbury, WS10
Pay £11.70ph increase to £12.31ph from 1st April 2025
Start your day knowing you'll make a difference - we are looking for a Female Support Worker to join a new team in Wednesbury and create a positive difference that improves life for the people we support.
You will be supporting a lady who lives in her own bungalow, she is visually impaired and is looking for the following from her support workers
Working Hours:
Long days 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM, including a sleep in (10pm-8am)
Offer flexibility to work week days and weekends and will be required to work a minimum of 1 sleep in a week
Requirements:
- They are looking for confident, firm, caring and compassionate support workers
- Have excellent communication skills and be confident to adhere to routines
- Routines are key for this lady, and they may become unsettled if not followed
- Ideally you will have experience in supporting severe learning disabilities, autism, diabetes type 2, and behaviours of distress.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support with all daily living activities, including medication management.
- Prepare specific meals according to a diabetic diet.
- Facilitate community outings and shopping tasks.
- Assist an individual with severe learning disabilities, autism, and additional conditions including Reynaud's syndrome.
"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."
Dimensions is proud to be one of very few social care organisations that are accredited by the Great Places To Work programme in 2024 - now 6 years in a row!
Your rewards
A full list of rewards can be found in the job description attached
Applications will be shortlisted on receipt and interviews will be held until the posts are filled
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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
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