Experienced Support Workers Wanted: Join Us in Making a Difference!
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
- £12.98 per hour / earn up to £32,224.43 annually
- Full time & part time hours considered
- Day and night positions available.
- Driver's license is beneficial, but not essential.
About the Role:
Dimensions is thrilled to welcome a new gentleman to our supported living home! We are seeking experienced and dedicated support workers who are passionate about making a positive impact on people's lives. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that helps a 30-year-old man with a learning disability, autism, and OCD transition into his new home.
Our new gentleman has an engaging personality. He enjoys collecting pub memorabilia, watching virtual tours of pubs, and visiting his favourite pub for meals. He is also passionate about music, with a love for the Rolling Stones and Queen. He is active and social, he enjoys going to the park, throwing a frisbee, and exploring new activities in the community.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide 24/7 support, ensuring his health, wellbeing, and personal care needs are met. This includes maintaining his hygiene and supporting his personal care routine.
- Work closely with Dimensions' behaviour support team to implement and maintain a positive behaviour support plan, addressing any behaviours with understanding and empathy.
- Assist him in engaging with his favourite activities and interests, helping him maintain his routines and explore new opportunities.
- Support him in maintaining strong relationships with his family, ensuring regular visits and communication, and encouraging him to form new friendships.
- Support his gluten-free diet, help with meal preparation, and encourage a healthy lifestyle.
What We Are Looking For:
- Experience: Proven experience in a similar role, particularly with individuals who have learning disabilities, autism, behaviours of distress or OCD.
- Flexibility: Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends, waking nights, and sleep-ins as required. Shift patterns will be discussed during the interview process to match your availability with the needs of the people we support.
- Communication Skills: Familiarity with Makaton or similar communication methods is beneficial, as he has limited verbal skills and uses simple, repetitive language to communicate.
- Resilience and Patience: Ability to handle complex behaviours and remain calm in challenging situations.
- Driver's License: While not essential, being a driver is beneficial.
Play a key role in helping a man transition into his new life, supporting him in living his best life in the community.
Why Join Us?
- Free DBS Check: We cover the cost of your Disclosure and Barring Service check.
- Advance Pay: Access some of your earned pay before your regular payday.
- Employee Assistance Programme: Comprehensive support for your wellbeing.
- Blue Light Card: Access a wide range of discounts.
- Generous Leave: 30 days of annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 35 days.
- Referral Bonus: £500 bonus for recommending a friend who joins us.
- Paid Training: Financial bonuses for completing awards and diplomas.
- Care Certificate: Full support and payment for the Care Certificate required in the health and social care sector.
- Colleague Benefits Scheme: Discounts and cashback on shopping and outings.
Ready to Make a Difference? -Apply today and help us make this transition a success!
If you're an experienced support worker looking for a new challenge, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and be part of a company that truly changes lives.
- Applications will be shortlisted on receipt and interviews will be held until the posts 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 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
- 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 communications.
