Location: Hartlepool, TS25 (Just a 6min drive from Seaton Carew Train Station)
Pay Rate: £14.01ph
Hours: 16 hours per week
Requirements: Must be a driver with a full manual UK driving licence
At Dimensions, you can bring your whole self to work – and be celebrated for it. You’ll support autistic people and adults with learning disabilities to live more independently, building confidence and joy in everyday life. We’ll support you too, with a workplace that values wellbeing, listens to every voice, and offers real opportunities to grow through Aspire and Dimensions Academy. Recognised as a Great Place to Work for seven years running, this is more than a job – it’s a place where you can truly be you.
Are you enthusiastic, tech-savvy, and motivated to make a real difference every day?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Support Worker to join our team in Hartlepool.
Who Will You Be Supporting?
You will support one young man in his own home. He has learning disabilities and autism and can display behaviours of distress, so he thrives with consistent, positive and understanding support from people who are patient, calm and dependable.
What are his interests?
Building strong relationships is key in this role, and shared interests really matter. He has a big personality and enjoys:
Gaming – especially PlayStation, with a particular love for GTA
Trains and fancy cars – a real enthusiast
Newcastle United – a proud supporter of the Toon
Being out and about – enjoys car journeys, monster trucks, motorbikes and train trips
Staying active – loves beating his step count, so you’ll need the energy to keep up!
This is a fantastic role for someone who enjoys being active, engaging with technology and supporting someone to live life to the fullest. You’ll play a key part in encouraging independence, supporting daily routines, and helping him access activities he enjoys—both at home and out in the community.
If you’re someone who brings patience, positivity and enthusiasm into everything you do, this could be the perfect opportunity to make a meaningful and lasting impact.
What Will You Be Doing?
Each day will be different, but you will be supporting with:
- Personal Care: Providing hand-over-hand support and prompting for personal care tasks.
- Medication Administration: Ensuring residents receive their medication as prescribed.
- Meal Preparation: Preparing meals and supporting residents with their dietary needs, including supervision for dysphagia.
- Daily Living: Helping residents live their lives the way they choose to.
- Communication: Supporting residents with varied communication needs, including verbal communication, Makaton, and other methods.
Shift Patterns:
Long Day Sleep-In Shifts: 9am – 9am the following day (Weekdays & Weekends - Includes Sleep-In Shift)
Sleep-In Shift: 11pm-7am (£50 per shift)
On call / Stand by: 24 hour period (£25 per shift responsibility)
Flexibility to work a combination of shifts during the week and at weekends is required.
Rotas are provided 4 weeks in advance to support a healthy work life balance.
Rewards that make a difference
- A competitive payrate with uplift for overtime you chose to work
- Flexible shift patterns to suit your needs
- 30 days paid Annual Leave (including public holidays – pro rata)
- Opportunities for career progression
- Supported ‘Learn to Drive’ scheme (up to 30 driving lessons, 1 theory/practical test - all paid for by us)
- We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.
- High Street Discounts – Retail and Entertainment (supermarkets, hospitality, pubs, cinema etc.)
- Life Assurance and Company Pension
- Industry leading training
- Enhanced DBS paid for by us
Additional Information:
- Applications will be shortlisted on receipt and interviews will be held until the posts are filled.
- An enhanced DBS disclosure is required (cost covered by Dimensions).
- We embrace diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
- As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria.
- Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the application process. Contact our Resourcing Consultant Team at 0300 303 9150 if needed.
- BSL-translated videos are available for all recruitment communications.
