Female - Support Worker

Female Support Worker

£12.64 per hour

Full-time 37.5hrs & part-time 22.5hrs contracts

Ossett / Wakefield

Full UK driving licence essential

Turn everyday moments into difference!

At Dimensions, every day is a chance to make a real difference. As a Female Support Worker in Wakefield, you’ll bring purpose and stability to someone’s life – helping a lady enjoy the routines and moments that matter most to her. Recognised as a Great Place to Work for seven years running, we’ll support you to grow, feel valued, and take pride in the difference you make every single day.

Who will I be supporting?

You’ll be supporting a lovely lady in her 50s. She receives support at home from two caring team members who support her to live independently. She has a mild learning disability, physical disabilities, and diabetes. She uses a wheelchair and has a hoist in her home – don’t worry, full training will be provided!

She’s full of life and loves pamper nights, horror movies, gardening, arts and crafts, socialising, and being around animals. She enjoys going for walks and is an active member of her local Slimming World group.

Her team also supports others in the community through our outreach services, so you may have the chance to make a difference to more people too!

?What will I be doing?

You’ll help people live life their way – supporting them to be themselves and achieve their goals. This includes:

Personal care, medication, cooking, cleaning, and laundry
Some of the people we support have declining mobility, so you will be providing some moving and handling support – full training is provided.
Driving funded Motability cars – so a Full UK Manual Driving Licence comfortable driving other people’s cars is essential

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.

What shifts are available?

• Day - 7am - 10pm; Early - 7am - 3pm; Late - 3pm - 10pm. You will also be required to do sleep in shift.
• Rotas are provided at least 4 weeks in advance to support a healthy work life balance

Why choose Dimensions?

• 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.