Support Worker - No experience required

Dim/21214
£11.70 - £11.70 Per Hour
Burghfield Common
England, South East England, Berkshire
Permanent, Part Time
Hours per week: 37.5
Closing Date: December 04, 2024
Support Worker - No experience required

Join Our Team as a Support Worker in Burghfield Common!

Pay: £11.70 per hour (£50 per sleep-in shift)
Position: Full-Time / Part-Time (up to 37.5 hours per week)
Location: Burghfield Common, RG7 (Just a 3 min drive from Willink Leisure Centre)
Requirements: Full UK Driving Licence Covering Manual Vehicles

Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Who Will I Be Supporting?

Step into a rewarding role where you'll support 4 amazing ladies and 2 gents, aged 50s to 80s, in their shared supported living home. Our residents have learning disabilities, autism, Down syndrome, and complex needs. We're looking for a confident driver who can handle a transit-sized vehicle and help our residents enjoy their interests, such as:

  • Music & Dance: Enjoying regular visits from a music man and dancing the day away.
  • Creativity: Crafting beautiful necklaces, solving jigsaw puzzles, and engaging in various arts and crafts activities.
  • Outdoor Fun: Going to the cinema, taking nature walks, and embarking on social outings.

If you have a strong work ethic and are a motivated, friendly, and confident communicator, you’ll fit right in!

What Will You Be Doing?

  • Empowering Independence: Help residents live their lives how they choose and achieve their personal goals.
  • Daily Living Support: Assist with personal care, meal preparation, shopping, cooking, cleaning, and laundry.
  • Providing Care: Offer support with wheelchair assistance, medication, and provide emotional support.

Shift Patterns

  • Day Shifts: 7am - 9:30pm
  • Day Shifts: 7am - 3pm
  • Day Shifts: 2:30pm - 9:30pm
  • Sleep-Ins: 10pm - 7am (Paid To Sleep)

Rotas are provided in advance to ensure a healthy work-life balance.

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: Access paid training and opportunities to further your career through funded accredited courses.
  • Well-Being Focus: Benefit from our comprehensive well-being strategy and staff listening network.
  • Values-Driven: Join a team that puts 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: Enjoy the Bike to Work scheme and 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.

Ready to make a real difference? Apply now and join a team that values you and the incredible work you do!

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