Support Worker Female

Dimensions; Fareham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A reputable social care organization in Fareham is seeking part-time support workers to assist individuals in daily activities, personal care, and community engagement. Candidates must have a full UK driving licence. The role includes a variety of shift patterns, and significant interaction with those supported, fostering independence and enhancing their quality of life. Excellent interpersonal skills and a caring attitude are essential.

Benefits

Enhanced DBS disclosure costs covered

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Support for disabled applicants

Qualifications

• Full UK Driving Licence is essential for driving mobility vehicles.
• Experience in supporting individuals with diverse needs.
• Ability to engage and build rapport with the people supported.

Responsibilities

• Supporting with everyday tasks such as cooking and cleaning.
• Providing full support with personal care and manual handling.
• Encouraging independence and community engagement.

Skills

Caring and supportive attitude

Ability to manage finances

Full UK Driving Licence

Experience in personal care

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

We are looking for thoughtful, caring and inspiring people to join our team of support workers in Fareham. We are looking for support workers on a part time basis (22.5 hours per week).

Full UK Driving Licence is essential as you will be required to drive (Manual & Automatic) Mobility Vehicles

Shift patterns vary and the earliest you will start is 7am and the latest you will finish 10pm (mixture of long days, earlies/mids/late/alternate weekends). Sleep Ins are also available

The Role

• Supporting with everyday tasks such as cooking, cleaning, laundry
• Support with managing finances
• Providing full support with personal care and manual handling
• Medication administration
• Supporting out in the community, taking to day centres and health appointments
• Encouraging them to be as independent as possible

The people we support all have amazing personalities, they are looking for people to support them who have similar interests to them and will enjoy taking part in the following:

• Going shopping
• Going to the cinema
• Listening to music, especially Elvis and the Beatles
• Going out to coffee shops for a coffee and a gossip
• Going out for meals
• Going swimming
• Gardening and bird watching

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.

For more information about the service and people we support, please contact Gillian on 07795267097 or please click apply at the bottom to submit a short application.

Dimensions is proud to be one of very few social care organisations that are accreditedbythe Great Places To Work programme 2025.

Applications will be shortlisted on receipt and interviews will be held until the posts are filled

Your rewards

A full list of rewards can be found in the job description attached

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