Support Worker - Female


Company:	Dimensions
Salary:	£14.01 - £14.01
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Gateshead, NE21 6HN
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Jul 2026
Closing date:	11 Aug 2026

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Summary

Location: Winlaton NE21 (5 min drive from Blaydon Shopping Centre)

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Driver Licence: UK / EU Manual Essential

About Dimensions

Every day is an opportunity to create impact, joy, and independence for the people we support. Your work, whether direct, or behind the scenes, contributes to unforgettable moments that change lives.

Thanks to our amazing teams, Dimensions Group has been accredited as a Great Place to Work for 2026 — our eighth consecutive year of recognition.

About the role

You will support a witty young lady in her 30s who loves her football, music and being around her family, especially her nieces. She's a passionate gamer, loves to shop, and enjoys getting out and about for activities such as crazy golf and bowling. She is also a big animal lover and enjoys spending time around animals whenever she can.

We are supporting this young lady to live independently in her own home. She is autistic, has a moderate learning disability, epilepsy and needs our support to live her life how she chooses and achieve her goals.

A support worker who loves animals, enjoys activities like crazy golf and bowling, and likes to have a laugh or be a little daft would be a wonderful match. Someone with a great sense of humour, a positive outlook and who doesn't take life too seriously will fit right in.

You will also need to provide emotional reassurance when she is experiencing behaviours of distress. Full Positive Behaviour Support training is provided, although previous experience would be beneficial.

She will need support with her medication, food shopping and domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning and laundry. She can complete her own personal care routines but appreciates some friendly encouragement and gentle prompts.

Shifts:

10am-10am (including a £50 sleepover shift) - Potential to only work 2 to 3 days a week depending on shift patterns.

Sleepover shifts - covers hours between 11pm -7am

11am-7pm day shift for 2:1 support - Can be flexible to an earlier finish depending on activity or plans.

This includes a combination of weekdays and weekends.

Rotas are provided at least 4 weeks in advance to support a healthy work life balance - something we're very passionate about!

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 paid Annual Leave (including public holidays - pro rata)

- Opportunities for career progression

- Supported 'Learn to Drive' scheme (up to 30 driving lessons, 1 theory/practical test - all paid for by us)

- 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

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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 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.

- 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."

Use of AI in the recruitment process:

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If you use assistive technology or require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we are committed to supporting you where we can. Please let us know in advance so we can ensure appropriate arrangements are in place

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