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?
1. You will be supporting them to live their lives how they choose and to achieve their goals.
2. With the ladies autism activities have to have a clear middle objective and an end one.
3. You'll be supporting by engaging in intensive interaction such as mirroring their actions and body language (Full Training Provided)
4. 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:
5. Day Shifts: 7am–10pm
6. Waking Night Shifts: 10pm–7am
7. This includes a combination of weekdays and weekends.
8. 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?
9. We offer 30 days annual leave pro rata with the option to buy and sell leave
10. If you refer a friend to us and if they’re successfully employed, you’ll receive a £200 bonus
11. We offer paid training and options to further develop your career through funded accredited courses
12. Our Bike to Work scheme and discounts on meals, shopping, entertainment, and gym memberships are also available
13. We’re a values-driven organisation that puts people with learning disabilities and their families at the heart of everything we do
14. We care about our colleagues and are passionate about our comprehensive well-being strategy and staff listening network
15. 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:
16. Applications are reviewed upon receipt and interviews will take place until the positions are filled
17. Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010
18. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions
19. We welcome applications from everyone with the right to work in the UK and value diversity in our workforce
20. As disability confident leaders, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
21. British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos are available for all of our recruitment communications