Support Worker Female

Holidays and Seasonal Events: Excited about Christmas, Halloween, and birthdays, though she struggles to wait for these events.
Family Time: Enjoys spending time with her Mum and Dad.
Sweets: Has a sweet tooth.

She has autism, and your role will include providing emotional reassurance during moments of distress, with full positive behaviour support training provided. If you're a positive person with a good sense of humour and a full UK driving licence covering manual vehicles, you'll be a wonderful match for our team!

What Will You Be Doing?

Empowering Independence: Help her live her life the way she chooses, achieve her goals, and be herself.
Daily Support: Assist with food shopping, bill payments, and domestic tasks like cooking, cleaning, and laundry.
Providing Care: Administer medication, offer occasional wheelchair assistance during outings, and prompt around personal care.

Flexible Shift Patterns

Long Day Sleep-In Shifts: 9am - 9am the following day
Day Shifts: 9am - 6pm
Sleep-Ins: 10pm - 8am (Paid to Sleep)

We provide rotas at least 4 weeks in advance to support a healthy work-life balance, which we're very passionate about!

Pay: £13.20 per hour (£60 per Sleep-In Shift)
Positions: Part-Time (Up to 30 hours per week)
Requirements: Previous or transferable experience is essential & Full UK Driving Licence Covering Manual Vehicles

Are you passionate about making a positive impact in someone's life? Join our friendly team in Newcastle and be the difference!, Award-Winning Workplace: Recognised as one of the UK's best workplaces in the 'super large' category by the Great Place to Work Institute six years in a row.
Generous Leave: 30 days annual leave pro rata with the option to buy and sell leave.
Career Development: Paid training and opportunities to further develop your career through funded accredited courses.
Well-Being Focus: Comprehensive well-being strategy and staff listening network.
Values-Driven: We put people with learning disabilities and their families at the heart of everything we do.
Referral Bonus: Receive a £200 bonus if you refer a friend and they're successfully employed.
Additional Perks: Childcare vouchers, Bike to Work scheme, discounts on meals, shopping, entertainment, and gym memberships.

Other Important Information

Immediate Reviews: Applications are reviewed upon receipt and interviews will continue until positions are filled.
Equality Commitment: Gender is considered a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 where mentioned.
DBS Disclosure: An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be covered by Dimensions.
Inclusive Workforce: We welcome applications from everyone with the right to work in the UK and value diversity in our workforce.
Disability Confident: We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
BSL Support: British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos are available for all of our recruitment communications.