Join Our Team as a Support Worker in Darlington!
Pay: £13.94 per hour (£50 per Sleep-In Shift)
Positions: Part-time (Includes Sleep-In Shifts)
Location: Darlington (15min walk from Darlington Memorial Hospital)
Requirements: Full UK Driving Licence Essential Covering for Manual Vehicles
Are you passionate about making a difference? If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
About the People We Support
We support an active young gentleman in his early twenties who loves:
Physical activities and long, challenging, countryside walks
Enjoys time independently to binge-watching YouTube videos and have his support team available when he requires them
He is autistic, has a learning disability, and needs our support to live his life independently in his own home and to maintain his safety. Your role will include providing emotional reassurance and ensuring a level of safety during moments of distress, with full positive behaviour support training provided. Previous experience is preferred. A full UK driving licence for manual vehicles is essential for this role.
If you’re energetic, confident, and have good initiative, you’ll be a wonderful match for our team!
What Will You Be Doing?
Empowering Independence: Support him to live his life how he chooses, be himself, and achieve his personal goals.
Daily Support: Assist with medication administration, budgeting, and prompting with meal prep, cooking, cleaning, laundry and identifying opportunities for accessing the community with a wide range of activities.
Behavioural Support: Working in partnership with the PBS teams, including community teams and nurses
Shift Patterns
Long Day Sleep-In Shifts: 9am – 9:15am the following day (includes £45 sleep over shift)
Day Shifts: Varies, depending on need. As a second member of support to access the wider community.
Sleep-Ins: 11pm – 8am (Paid to Sleep)
We’re looking for people with flexibility across weekdays and weekends. Rotas are provided at least 4 weeks in advance to support a healthy work-life balance, which we’re very passionate about!
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: Childcare vouchers, 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.
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!
