Female Support Worker

Dimensions; Wallsend; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive overtime uplift

Flexible shift patterns

30 days annual leave

Career progression

Salary advance scheme

High Street Discounts

Life Assurance & Pension

Industry leading training

Enhanced DBS paid for

Job summary

Dimensions is recruiting a Female Support Worker to help a woman in her early 60s live her life with choice and independence in Basildon, Essex. This part-time role is 22.5 hours per week, with a supportive team, training in Positive Behaviour Support, and a focus on building trust and wellbeing.

Shifts include mornings and evenings, with some weekends. You will work with a close-knit team to promote activities she enjoys and to maintain routines that support independence.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with autism, learning disabilities, or distress behaviours.
• Ability to provide 2:1 support and promote independence.
• Full training provided, including Positive Behaviour Support.

Responsibilities

• Provide consistent, skilled support during distress behaviours.
• Help develop and maintain everyday living skills.
• Assist with meal planning, cooking, medications, and healthcare appointments.
• Maintain structured routines to promote wellbeing.
• Support mobility and use of mobility equipment.
• Build meaningful relationships with family, friends and the community.
• Help access social, leisure and community activities.

Skills

Autism support

Learning disabilities

Behavioural support

Job description

About Dimensions

At Dimensions, every day is a chance to make a real difference. Guided by courage and ambition, we promise you purpose in your work, pride in your impact, and support to grow. Together, we’ll create lives filled with joy, independence, and unforgettable experiences. Because when every day matters, the work we do truly changes lives.

About the role

• Female Support Worker


• Part time- 22.5Hours per week


• Basildon, Essex (SS16)

The current payrate of £14.01per hour will be increasing to £14.59on 1st October 2026.

We are looking for female Support Workers to join our team in Basildon, supporting a woman in her early 60s to live the life she chooses in her own bungalow. This is a part time opportunity offering 22.5 hours per week, ideal for someone who is passionate about supporting people to achieve great outcomes and who has experience supporting people with autism, learning disabilities, or behaviours of distress.

The lady you will be supporting has worked incredibly hard to develop her independence and enjoys having choice and control over her daily life. She requires 2:1 support and benefits from consistent, proactive support from people who can build trusting relationships and recognise every opportunity to promote independence, confidence, and wellbeing. You'll be fully supported through Dimensions' training, Positive Behaviour Support approaches, clear support protocols, and by an experienced, long-standing team.

No two days are the same, but you'll spend your time supporting her to take part in the hobbiesand experiences that are important to her. She loves anything pink, sparkly or fluffy, enjoys arts and crafts, taking photographs, keeping in touch with family and friends via FaceTime, going to Toby Carvey on a sunday to meet with her friends, and going out shopping.

What will you be doing?

• Providing consistent, skilled and reassuring support when experiencing behaviours of distress.


• Encouraging and supporting her to develop and maintain everyday living skills.


• Supporting with meal planning, cooking, medication administration and healthcare appointments.


• Maintaining structured, positive routines that promote wellbeing and help manage changes or transitions.


• Supporting with mobility when accessing the community, including the use of mobility equipment when required.


• Building and maintaining meaningful relationships with family members, friends and the local community.


• Supporting her to access social, leisure and community-based activities that are important to her.

Shifts are typically: 7.00am to 2.30pm, 2.30pm to 10.00pm. There are no long days. You will be expected to work alternate weekends, sleep-in shifts, and occasional waking nights when required.

Free parking is available directly outside the bungalow. The home is conveniently located for candidates travelling from Southend, Wickford, Pitsea, Laindon, Billericay, Stanford-le-Hope and surrounding areas.

About you

You’ll be a supportive, resilient, and patient person who enjoys bringing fun and consistency into someone’s life. Experience with complex behaviours is highly desirable due to the specialised nature of this role. You’ll thrive if you:

• Can remain calm and confident during distressed behaviours.


• Enjoy interactive, relationship-based support.


• Are energetic, creative, and enjoy engaging hobbies.


• Can work positively with an experienced, close-knit team.


• Value the importance of reliability, boundaries, and compassion.

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 paidAnnual Leave(including public holidays – pro rata).


• Opportunities forcareer progression.


• 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.

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


• 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.


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


• If a driving licence is required for this role you will need to produce a copy of the driving licence at the onboarding stage.


• 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.