Female Support Worker

Could you help this woman live her best life? Are you patient, reliable with a positive outlook on life? If so, apply today!

• Female Support Worker
• Part time – 7 - 15 hours per week
• £13.06 per hour
• Bricket Wood, St Albans
• Full UK MANUAL driving licence with own car essential.

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Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Support Worker to support this fantastic woman in her own supported living home. We support her to live in and be a part of her community, supporting happy and positive lives. We now need a new Support Worker to continue the great work of our support teams so that we carry on putting smiles on people’s faces.

We know that this is a demanding and challenging role with no two days the same, which is part of what makes it so interesting and for people with the right skills, experience, and ability it is a brilliant way to make people’s lives better in lots of different ways.

You will be supporting one woman who is extremely independent and enjoys have choice and control over the delivery of her support. She oversees her own personal care, finances, and administrates her own medication but your role as her newest team member would involve emotional and behavioural support. We are interested in hearing from applicants who want to support her with her independence, assisting with building new friendships and support her to understand boundaries. She is incredibly open to participate in new and exciting activities but already has varied interests such as board games, computer games, going to church, styling hair, painting nails, and going to the gym.

Any experience with BSL or being able to finger spell will be advantageous for your application but full training will be provided for all aspects of the role.

Our benefits:

Our sector-leading package of colleague benefits really builds up... Your benefits can be worth up to £1,220 per year.

• 30 days annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays), rising to 35 days.
• 10% enhancement for working overtime.
• We will pay for and support you to complete the Care Certificate, a requirement for people working in the health and social care sector.
• Salary advance scheme: access to some of your earned pay ahead of your regular payday
• Discounts on shopping and days out.
• Blue light card
• Free DBS
• £500 bonus for introducing a friend to us, if we employ them.

Apply now!

• Applications will be shortlisted on receipt and interviews will be held until the posts are filled.
• An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions.
• Gender is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
• We welcome applications from everyone who has 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 - Dimensions has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training, and career development of disabled employees.
• 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.
• We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos for all our recruitment communications.

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