Support Worker - Female

Nightingale Hammerson; Ossett; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading support service provider in Ossett is seeking a Female Support Worker on a part-time basis. In this role, you will assist a lady in living her life safely and fully, helping with personal care, medication, and maintaining her home. The position involves flexible rolling shifts, ensuring a balance between work and life. The salary is £12.31 per hour, with the opportunity for rewarding experience and growth within the sector.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Support for disabled applicants

Diversity commitment

Qualifications

• Experience as a Support Worker is essential.
• Ability to promote and support independence.
• Understanding of personal care needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care when needed.
• Support with medication management.
• Help maintain a clean and safe living environment.

Skills

Communication skills

Personal care assistance

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Support Worker - Female

Location: Ossett

Part Time: 25 a week, rolling rota

Pay £12.31ph

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

We are looking for a Female support worker on a part time basis to join our established team to support a lady alongside another staff member. You will be supporting her to live a safe, fulfilled life, see family and friends, attend drama and craft groups, go on holidays, and go to the cinema.

What will I be doing?

• Promote and support to maintain independence
• Prompting Personal Care, supporting when needed
• Moving and assisting, use of wheelchair and supporting around PEG – we train all staff in these areas
• Supporting with Medication
• Supporting to maintain her home, cooking, cleaning and laundry

Working pattern

It would be rolling shifts including 24/7 support plus sleep shifts, two out of four weekends. Shift starts at 9am–10pm with a sleep-in followed by 7am–9am.

We’re looking for people with flexibility to work on a rolling rota basis that includes weekdays and weekends.

Rotas are provided at least four weeks in advance to allow a healthy work-life balance—something we’re passionate about!

Equal opportunity

"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."

About Dimensions

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.

How to apply

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

Salary / Benefits: £12.31 Per Hour