Support Worker

Dim/21068
£11.70 - £11.70 Per Hour
Derby,Heanor
England, East Midlands, Derbyshire
Permanent
Hours per week: 22.5
Closing Date: October 25, 2024
Support Worker

Join Our Team as a Part-Time Support Worker in Heanor / Derbyshire
Location: Heanor DE75 (Just a 9min drive from Ripley Hospital)
Pay Rate: £11.70 per hour + £50 per Sleep-In Shift
Position: Part-Time (22.5 hours per week)

Are you compassionate, friendly, and passionate about helping others live their best lives? Do you want to support individuals with profound learning disabilities and help them engage with the world around them? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Who Will You Be Supporting?

You’ll be working with three mature adults in their 40s-50s who live with profound learning disabilities and multiple needs. This service supports two gentlemen and one lady, and though they don’t use words to communicate, their personalities shine through. Here’s what they love:

  • Hobbies & Interests: Day trips, local pub visits, watching football and cricket, and spending time with friends and family.
  • Staying Active: They enjoy walking, shopping, and staying engaged with their local community.
  • Healthy Living: They appreciate nutritious meals, and they need your help maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Family involvement is essential, and you’ll play a crucial role in maintaining and fostering these connections.

What Will You Be Doing?

As a Support Worker, your role will be diverse and rewarding. You’ll provide:

  • Personal Care: Support all three individuals with all aspects of personal care, ensuring dignity and respect.
  • Empowering Independence: Help them with their daily routines, including medication administration, feeding, and mobility support.
  • Advocacy: Be their voice and advocate for their needs and preferences, helping them make choices about their lives.
  • Activity Engagement: Assist with planning and participating in their hobbies and interests, whether it’s a walk, a trip to the shops, or a meal out.
  • Healthy Living: Prepare nutritional meals and encourage a healthy lifestyle.
  • Communication: Build strong relationships, understanding their unique ways of expressing themselves through gestures, sounds, and expressions.

What Shift Patterns Are Available?

  • Day Shifts: 7am - 4pm or 4pm - 10pm
  • Sleep-in Shifts: 10pm - 7am (Paid to Sleep)
  • Waking Night Shifts: 10pm – 7am

Rotas are provided in advance, ensuring a healthy work-life balance.

Why Choose Dimensions?

  • Award-Winning Workplace: Recognized 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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