Female Support Worker

Dimensions (UK) Ltd.; Copthorne; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive payrate

Flexible shift patterns

30 days paid

Annual Leave - pro rata

Career progression

Learn to Drive scheme

Salary advance

BSL recruitment videos

Job summary

Dimensions Group is seeking an upbeat, proactive Female Support Worker to join our small, friendly team, supporting three ladies aged 40s to 70s to enjoy full, active lives. You’ll provide personalised daily life support including intimate care, mobility aid use, and attendance at medical appointments.

Role involves lone working, physical activity and community outings. We offer paid overtime, flexible shifts, long service leave, extensive training and a supportive environment with career

Responsibilities

• Intimate personal care
• Moving and assisting
• Supporting with mobility and wheelchair use
• Attending medical appointments
• Getting out and about in the local community
• Taking part in activities, hobbies and social events

Skills

Manual handling

Personal care

Mobility support

Wheelchair use

Community outings

Job description

Your wellbeing matters. From health support to flexible working, we provide the tools and culture to help you stay balanced, healthy and at your best, both inside and outside of work., We're looking for an

upbeat, proactive and caring Female Support Worker to join our small, friendly team, supporting three ladies aged from their 40s to 70s to enjoy full, active and meaningful lives.

The ladies have profound multiple learning disabilities and additional health needs, including dementia. Two use wheelchairs, so you'll provide personalised support with all aspects of daily life, including:

• Intimate personal care
• Moving and assisting
• Supporting with mobility and wheelchair use
• Attending medical appointments
• Getting out and about in the local community
• Taking part in activities, hobbies and social events

The ladies lead busy lives and have a wide range of interests. They enjoy volunteering, theatre trips, bowling, arts and crafts, music, cinema visits and evening clubs where they meet friends and peers. One lady also enjoys attending church.

Your role will be about much more than providing practical support. You'll help each lady continue doing the things she enjoys, maintain important relationships and make the most of opportunities within her community.

About you

This is an active, hands-on role, so you'll need to be comfortable with the physical aspects of supporting people with mobility needs.

Manual handling is an important part of the ladies' daily support. This includes

• pushing wheelchairs for extended periods when out in the community, using specialist equipment such as adjustable beds, and assisting with repositioning. Full training will be provided.

There will also be

• periods of lone working, so we're looking for someone who is confident, responsible and able to use their initiative while providing safe, person-centred support.

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., 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

Thanks to our amazing teams, Dimensions Group has been accredited as a Great Place to Work for 2026, marking our eighth consecutive year of recognition.

• 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, 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 of our recruitment communications.

Use of AI in the recruitment process:

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