Support Worker
Weymouth
Waking Nights (21.30-07.00)
£13.77 per hour
We are looking for Support Workers in Weymouth to cover night shifts on a full time or part time basis.
We are looking for someone to support a gentleman in his 30s, with varied disabilities (Cerebral palsy, atypical tautism and behaviours of distress). You will be working as a part of a close team around this gentleman, whilst supporting him in his own home in Weymouth.
Role responsibilities will include supporting him to live as independently as possible whilst also supporting him in administering of medication, personal care and promote a positive sleep pattern as the individual can awake for periods of the night.
During the day this gentleman likes to spend his days engaging in a wide range of activities from swimming to walking, carriage riding, sailing (summertime) He also likes spending time at home where he can play games, he enjoys watching his favourite 80’s, 90s quiz shows. He enjoys a nice calm, quiet atmosphere. He enjoys taking part in arts and crafts, visiting local parks.
During the night, the gentleman has a healthy sleep pattern albeit he can wake for small periods of the night. Reliability, consistency and having a fun sense of humour are the key to his heart and to developing a friendship with him. Our support for this gentleman will involve keeping this gentleman sleep pattern positive whilst supporting him to meet his needs if called upon.
Dimensions is proud to be one of very few social care organisations that are members of the Great Places To Work programme 2024.
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Dimensions is a national social care company and we are proud to have been recognised as one of the UK’s best workplaces in the ‘super large’ category by the Great Place to Work Institute three years in a row.
As one of the country’s largest not-for-profits supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, behaviours of distress, and complex needs, we are driven by our values. People with learning disabilities and their families are at the heart of everything we do and we want every person we support to have a great life, with excellent outcomes.
Dimensions has hundreds of services across England and Wales and have over 5000 colleagues supporting more than 2,500 people.
Our head office is based in Theale (Reading), however since the pandemic all business support staff now work from home, with access to work in shared workspaces.
We are always working to improve standards – our own and across the sector. Dimensions was one of the pioneers of personalised support, showing how it works in practice, and enabling thousands of people to have greater choice and control. We continue to be innovative in our approach, and our Strategy for 2025 outlines our commitment to becoming a leader in our sector.