Relief Support Worker

Relief Support Worker – Tadley, Basingstoke (RG26)

Location: Tadley, Basingstoke (RG26)

Pay: £13.20 per hour (+12.07% for annual leave accrual)

Sleep-ins: £50 per sleep-in shift

Driver Requirement: Full UK Manual Driving Licence Essential

At Dimensions, you'll find more than a job – you'll find purpose, belonging, and the support to thrive. As a Relief Support Worker, you'll have the flexibility to choose shifts that fit around your lifestyle while making a genuine difference to the lives of the people you support.

Your voice matters, your wellbeing is prioritised, and your contribution is valued. Every shift is an opportunity to help people achieve their goals, enjoy the things they love and live fulfilling lives.

We're proud to be accredited as a Great Place to Work for eight consecutive years.

"Providing the right support so that people can live a fulfilling life."– Current Support Worker

We're looking for caring, reliable and enthusiastic Relief Support Workers to join our team in Tadley, Basingstoke (RG26).

You'll be supporting five adults (three men and two women) with learning disabilities and autistic people in a friendly, active and welcoming home.

The people we support enjoy:

• Music

• Films and movies

• Arts and crafts

• Swimming

• Days out and outdoor activities

• Cooking and baking

• Social activities

• Spending time with people they know and trust

No two days are the same, and you'll play an important role in supporting people to enjoy the things that matter to them while developing meaningful relationships and helping them maintain their independence.

Support includes:

• Supporting people with their personal care

• Administering medication

• Supporting meal preparation and cooking

• Manual handling and mobility support

• Emotional support and reassurance

• Supporting people to attend activities and appointments

• Supporting people to develop skills and confidence

• Supporting people to do the things that matter to them

• Helping to maintain a welcoming and positive home environment

You'll also need to be confident driving larger vehicles, including transit-sized vehicles, to support people to access activities and appointments.

Relief colleagues can support across a variety of shifts, including:

• Long Days: 7:30am – 10:00pm

• Sleep-ins: 10:00pm – 7:00am (£50 paid to sleep)

Relief work offers flexibility, allowing you to choose shifts that fit around your commitments and availability.

Rotas are issued in advance wherever possible.

You'll be a great fit if you're:

• Caring, positive and reliable

• Comfortable supporting people with a range of support needs

• A strong team player

• Confident building relationships with different people

• Happy supporting active lifestyles and community-based activities

• Flexible and adaptable

• Someone with a positive, can-do attitude

• Passionate about helping people live fulfilling lives

• A confident driver with a full UK manual driving licence

Experience is welcome but not essential. Full training and ongoing support will be provided.

Gender Requirement: Female applicants only. Gender is considered a genuine occupational requirement due to the personal care needs of the people we support.

• Flexibility to work around your existing commitments

• Choose shifts that suit your availability

• Gain experience across a rewarding support environment

• Ongoing training and development

• Opportunities to progress into permanent roles

• Be part of an award-winning organisation

• £12.71 per hour plus 12.07% additional payment for annual leave accrual

• £50 per sleep-in shift

• Supported Learn to Drive scheme

• Salary advance scheme

• Retail and leisure discounts

• Life assurance and pension options where eligible

• Industry-leading training

• Enhanced DBS paid for by us

• An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions.

• We welcome applications from everyone who has the right to work in the UK, and value diversity in our workforce.

• 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.

• 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 of our recruitment communications.

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If you use assistive technology or require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we are committed to supporting you where we can. Please let us know in advance so we can ensure appropriate arrangements are in place.

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