Female Support Worker
£12.31 per hour
Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
South Tyneside (8 min drive from South Tyneside District 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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About the person we support:
We have 1 fabulous lady in her 40s who enjoys swimming, sensory activities, going out for food, listening to music and going for walks.
She has profound multiple learning disabilities, epilepsy, limited mobility, experience behaviours of distress and is supported to live asindependently as she can within her supported living home.
She has her own cars that Support Workers drive so it’s essential that you have a full UK driving licence.
What will I be doing?
You will be supporting her to live their lives how they choose, to be themselves, and to achieve their goals
You will be supporting with personal care, meal preparation, medication administration, budgeting, cooking, cleaning, and laundry
You will be assisting with their mobility, so you’ll receive moving, handling and hoist training
What shifts are available?
Days shifts: 8am – 8:30pm (additional shorter shifts available on weekdays)
Waking nights shifts: 7:30pm – 8am
Flexibility to work a combination weekdays & weekends required.
Rotas are provided 4 weeks in advance to support a health work life balance.
"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."
Dimensionsis proud to be one of very few social care organisations that are accreditedbythe Great Places To Work programme in 2024– now 6years 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 everyonewho has the right to work in the UK, and value diversity in our workforce
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