Male Support Worker
Location: Gornalwood, Dudley (Just a 10min Drive From Russells Hall Hospital)
Pay Rate: £11.70 per hour (£50 Per Sleep-In Shift)
Hours: 22.5 hours per week
Requirements: Full UK Manual Driving Licence & Experience With Behaviours Of Distress
Are you looking for a rewarding challenge where you can make a real impact? Do you have the patience, resilience, and motivation to support a young man in achieving his personal goals? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Who Will You Be Supporting?
You’ll be working with a gentleman in his 20s who has autism, a learning disability, and behaviours of distress. He enjoys:
- Spending time alone in his safe space with sensory items, soft textures, and light-up objects
- Watching colourful cartoons for sensory stimulation
- Classical music in the car
- Using a yoga ball for movement and relaxation
He values his routine and personal space, so we’re looking for someone who is calm, patient, and able to engage with him at his own pace. Over time, we want to encourage him to become more active—taking short walks and gradually expanding his world with the right support.
You will also need to provide emotional reassurance when experiencing behaviours of distress – full positive behaviour support training is provided but previous experience is essential.
What Will You Be Doing?
- Providing 2:1 support to ensure his safety and well-being
- Assisting with personal care, medication, and daily routines
- Encouraging small steps toward independence, such as going for short walks
- Using positive behaviour support strategies to manage distress
- Observing and responding to non-verbal communication cues
- Building trust and helping him feel comfortable in new situations
Shift Patterns
- Day Shifts: 7am – 2:30pm / 2:30pm – 10pm / 7am – 10pm
- Sleep-In Shifts: 10pm – 7am (included in long days)
We are particularly interested in candidates who can provide consistent support to maintain stability in his routine.
Why Choose Dimensions?
- 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: 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. In this context, "gender" refers to the sex legally assigned to an individual.
- 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.
Ready to make a real difference? Apply now and join a team that values you and the incredible work you do!
