£12.85 per hour
The current pay rate of £12.65 per hour will be increasing to £12.85 per hour from 1st April.
Full-time 37.5 hrs & part-time 22.5 hrs contracts
Ossett / Wakefield
Full UK Manual 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 eighth 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
Rewards that make a difference :
* A competitive payrate with uplift for overtime you chose to work
* Flexible shift patterns to suit your needs
* 30 days paid Annual Leave (including public holidays – pro rata)
* Opportunities for career progression
* Supported ‘Learn to Drive’ scheme (up to 30 driving lessons, 1 theory/practical test - all paid for by us)
* We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.
* High Street Discounts – Retail and Entertainment (supermarkets, hospitality, pubs, cinema etc.)
* Life Assurance and Company Pension
* Industry leading training
* Enhanced DBS paid for by us
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 (phone number removed) if you require adjustments
* British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos are available for all of our recruitment communications
Salary description
£12.85 - £12.85 per hour