Support Worker - Female

Nightingale Hammerson; North East; On-site; GBP 1,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care organization is seeking a passionate Female Support Worker in South Tyneside. You will provide support to a lady with profound learning disabilities, assisting her in personal care, daily activities, and enabling her to live independently. A full UK driving licence is essential as you'll be driving her own car. The role offers rewarding experiences and opportunities for training.

Qualifications

• Must have a full UK driving licence.
• Experience in supporting individuals with learning disabilities.
• Ability to assist with personal care and daily living activities.

Responsibilities

• Support with personal care, meal preparation, and medication administration.
• Assist with mobility and receive moving, handling, and hoist training.
• Encourage and support individual independence and personal goals.

Skills

Empathy

Effective communication

Patience

Education

Experience in social care

Job description

Female Support Worker

£12.31 per hour

Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

South Tyneside (8 min drive from South Tyneside District Hospital)

Full UK driving licence essential (Manual)

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Are you someone with a passion for making a difference? If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

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About the person we support:

We have 1 fabulous lady in her 40s who enjoys swimming, sensory activities, going out for food, listening to music and going for walks.

She has profound multiple learning disabilities, epilepsy, limited mobility, experience behaviours of distress and is supported to live as independently as she can within her supported living home.

She has her own cars that Support Workers drive so it’s essential that you have a full UK driving licence.

What will I be doing?

You will be supporting her to live their lives how they choose, to be themselves, and to achieve their goals
You will be supporting with personal care, meal preparation, medication administration, budgeting, cooking, cleaning, and laundry
You will be assisting with their mobility, so you’ll receive moving, handling and hoist training

What shifts are available?

Days shifts: 8am – 8:30pm (additional shorter shifts available on weekdays)
Waking nights shifts: 7:30pm – 8am
Flexibility to work a combination weekdays & weekends required.
Rotas are provided 4 weeks in advance to support a health work life balance.

"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."

Dimensions is proud to be one of very few social care organisations that are accredited by the Great Places To Work programme in 2025 – now 7 years in a row!

Your rewards

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

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

Apply now

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
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Salary / Benefits:£12.31 Per Hour