Job Description
Support Worker - Wetherby
£12 per hour
Part Time Positions available. 5 - 15 hours per week - 10am - 3pm
A Full UK Driving License is Essential for this role
Are you looking for a rewarding new position? Would you like to make a positive impact on the life of a young lady in your local area? Dimensions, an award-winning not-for-profit provider of social care, is seeking Support Workers in Wetherby - LS22
Supporting one wonderfully independent lady in her 40's, who lives in her own home and has learning disabilities and Cerebal Palsy; Support Workers will empower her independence by ensuring that she lives the life she chooses. The lady you will be supporting is involved with Dimensions Council and loves public speaking and going to Dimensions Events. The types of activities she enjoys are:
- Cooking and Baking - She is a wonderful chef!
- Planting fruits and veggies in the garden.
- Going to the cinema and listening to music.
- Taking trips out - She has her own E-scooter and will often go into town for a bit of shopping
- Playing a good game of UNO!
No Experience? No Problem!
We believe in potential over experience. If you have the right values and enthusiasm, we’ll provide all the training you need to excel in this role. Whether you’re new to social care or looking for a career change, we’ll support you every step of the way.
Benefits for Support Workers choosing to work with Dimensions include:
- We offer 30 days annual leave pro rata with the option to buy and sell leave
- If you refer a friend to us and if they’re successfully employed, you’ll receive a £200 bonus
- We offer paid training and options to further develop your career through funded accredited courses
- Bike to Work scheme and discounts on meals, shopping, entertainment, gym membership and mobile phone tariffs
- We’re a values-driven organisation that puts people with learning disabilities and their families at the heart of everything we do
- We care about our colleagues and are passionate about our comprehensive well-being strategy and staff listening network
- Dimensions are proud to be one of very few social care organisations that have been recognised by the Great Places to Work programme in 2019-2024.
Other important information:
- Applications are reviewed upon receipt and interviews will take place until the positions are filled
- An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions
- We welcome applications from everyone with 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
- 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 if you require adjustments
- British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos are available for all of our recruitment communications
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.