Job Description
Support Worker, Christchurch
Full or Part-Time roles available
£12.52 per hour
Full UK/EU Driving License Essential
Are you seeking a role where you can make a meaningful impact of the life of someone living in their own home? Dimensions is seeking Support Workers to do just that in the Christchurch!
Supporting a sociable man in his 50’s who has learning disabilities, Dimensions Support Workers will empower this gentleman’s independence by supporting him to do the things he enjoys, which include:
- Going out on buses
- Meeting his friends for lunch
- Walks in the local area
- Long drives in his car
- Playing football
- Planning his holidays (he goes away twice a year)
Although this gentleman does not use many words to communicate, he can understand you and loves to be around people. He has various ways of telling you what he wants. Don’t worry if you haven’t experienced this type of communication before as Dimensions provide Support Workers with full training.
Support Workers will also support this gentleman by assisting with day-to-day tasks (which include – but are not limited to – finances, shopping, cooking & personal care)
Dimensions are pleased to be able to accept applications from full or part-time Support Workers and offer a payrate of £12.52 per hour.
Shifts run 07.00-14.30/14.30-22.00 we also need Support Workers to undertake 2 sleep-in shifts a week. (Sleep-ins are paid at an allowance of £50 per shift).
As this gentleman has his own vehicle it is essential that all Support Workers hold a full UK/EU driving license.
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.