Female Support Worker
| Posting date: | 25 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.31 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 August 2025 |
| Location: | Worcester, WR5 1AA |
| Remote working: | Fully remote |
| Company: | Dimensions |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | D019098 |
Summary
Location: Worcester, WR5 (Just a 3-minute drive from Worcester Shrub Hill Train Station)
Pay Rate: £12.31 per hour + £50 per sleep-in shift
Hours: Full-Time - 37.5 hours per week
Driver Requirement: Full UK Manual Driving Licence essential
Gender Requirement: Female applicants only
If you're someone who thrives on connection, purpose, and variety—this could be the opportunity that changes your life, and someone else's.
We're looking for a compassionate, energetic, and proactive Support Worker to join our team in Worcester. You'll be supporting four incredible adults—two men and two women—who live with autism, learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy. They're full of personality, humour, and curiosity—and they're looking for someone who can help them live life to the fullest.
Who Will You Be Supporting?You'll be working with a vibrant group of individuals aged 40s to 70s who love:
- Music & Movement: Country and western tunes, musicals, and dancing
- Adventures & Travel: From local sightseeing to holidays in Paris and Dublin
- Hobbies & Interests: Lego building, football, boats, trains, and socialising
- Hydropool Sessions: Yes, you'll need to be happy getting in the water!
- Wheelchair Support: Two individuals use wheelchairs full-time, and one uses one when out and about
They're looking for someone who can match their energy, respect their routines, and bring fresh ideas to their day-to-day lives.
What Will You Be Doing?As a Support Worker, you'll be:
- Empowering Independence: Supporting with personal care, mobility, and daily routines
- Encouraging Engagement: Joining in with activities, trips, and holidays
- Supporting Nutrition: Helping with meal prep and following eating and drinking guidelines
- Administering Medication: Ensuring safe and timely support
- Being a Positive Presence: Bringing calm, consistency, and creativity to every shift
Shift Patterns Include:- Day Shifts: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- Long Day with Sleep-In: 2:00 PM - 1:00 PM (next day)
- Sleep-In: 10:30 PM - 7:30 AM (paid to sleep)
Rotas are provided in advance to support a healthy work-life balance.
Why Choose Dimensions?
- Award-Winning Workplace: Recognised as one of the UK's best workplaces in the 'super large' category by the Great Place to Work Institute seven years in a row.
- Generous Leave: 30 days annual leave pro rata with the option to buy and sell leave.
- Career Development: Paid training and opportunities to further develop your career through funded accredited courses.
- Well-Being Focus: Comprehensive well-being strategy and staff listening network.
- Values-Driven: We put people with learning disabilities and their families at the heart of everything we do.
- Referral Bonus: Receive a £200 bonus if you refer a friend and they're successfully employed.
- Additional Perks: Bike to Work scheme, discounts on meals, shopping, entertainment, and gym memberships.
Other Important Information
- Immediate Reviews: Applications are reviewed upon receipt and interviews will continue until positions are filled.
- Equality Commitment: 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.
- DBS Disclosure: An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be covered by Dimensions.
- Inclusive Workforce: We welcome applications from everyone with the right to work in the UK and value diversity in our workforce.
- Disability Confident: We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
- BSL Support: British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos are available for all of our recruitment communications.
Ready to make a real difference? Apply now and join a team that values you and the incredible work you do!
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme