Support Worker

Seeking a confident & engaging Support Worker in Radstock, BA3 3XN

• Hourly Rate £12.65; sleep nights are paid at £50.00 per night
• It is essential that you hold a full UK or EU or Designated Country Driving Licence as the person you will be supporting ask that you are able to drive their mobility vehicles.

We are looking for a proactive, confident, engaging and caring person to join a close-knit support team in Radstock.  You will be supporting ‘Tom’, a gentleman in his late 40’s, with a learning disability, autism and specific sensory needs. With your support, Tom lives his best life - the life that he chooses to live.

To be part of Tom’s support team, you will need to follow his support plan closely and be able to work well with a team of supportive professionals to minimise behaviours of distress that Tom can experience.   It is essential that you are able to drive so you can support Tom to access the places he enjoys.

At Dimensions, we believe it is who you are as a person – and the difference you can bring to lives of the people with disabilities – that is more important than experience. Whether you are new to support work, or have supported people previously, we want to hear from you!   We will give you all the training you need to be become an amazing support worker.  You will find no other role more personally fulfilling, and professionally rewarding, than becoming a Support Worker with Dimensions. 

Shifts: Tom’s team work across a 7-day rota, which covers both day shifts and sleep-in shifts, to ensure his needs are met in a way that makes him feel safe and secure.

Dimensions is proud to be one of very few social care organisations that are accredited by the Great Places To Work programme in 2024 – now 6 years in a row! On top of on-going, fully-funded training and mentoring, we offer all our colleagues generous benefits; job satisfaction and job security, genuine career prospects, and an inclusive, caring work environment that celebrates diversity, champions mental well-being, and encourages employee recognition.

For further information about the role, the shifts available, and the people we support, please contact our Internal Resourcing Consultant, Ronnie Lillywhite on Ronnie.lillywhite@dimensions-uk.org

Apply now or please share this vacancy with someone you think would make an amazing Support Worker!

The position will be filled as soon as the people we support have found their new support worker

• 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
• 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
• We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.
• 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.

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