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Job description
Support Worker
Permanent
£11.20 per hour plus our sector-leading package of colleague benefits worth up to £1,220 per year!
Full time or part time/ Days and nights available
Arbury, Cambridgeshire.
Full UK driving licence essential.
Are you looking for a new challenge where you can make a difference to someone's life every day?
Dimensions are one of the country's largest not-for-profit companies supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, behaviours of distress and complex needs. This is a varied role where you will be enabling people we support to live independent and fulfilled lives. We provide a structured training programme and qualifications, so no experience necessary!
In Arbury, we support one gentleman with autism, dysphagia and complex needs to live independently. He is supported 2:1 throughout the day and 1:1 during the waking night shift. This role is suited to those who love MUSIC! This gentleman enjoys listening to or playing music and majority of his activities are music focused. He also enjoys going out for walks locally and visiting the country parks nearby.
As well as participating in activities, your role will include providing support with daily living skills, medication, personal care, and relationship building as required.
At Dimensions, you'll have a really rewarding role working with a great team of people. Everything we do is personalised to the individual, and our staff are ambitious for every person we support.
Shifts
- For the day shift vacancy, shift times are 8am-8pm.
- For the waking night vacancy, shift times are 8pm - 8am.
Applications will be shortlisted on receipt and interviews will be held until the posts are filled.
Our Benefits
Our sector-leading package of colleague benefits really builds up... Your benefits can be worth up to £1,220 per year.
- 30 days annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays), rising to 35 days.
- Advance: access to some of your earned pay ahead of your regular payday
- An occupational sick pay scheme.
- Pensions, including a money purchase scheme with employee and employer contributions.
- Access to the Blue Light Card (lots of discounts available)
- £500 bonus for recommending a friend to work for us if they are employed.
- Paid training with financial bonuses for completion of awards and diplomas.
- We will pay for and support you to complete the Care Certificate, a requirement for people working in the health and social care sector.
- Discounts and cashback on shopping and days out with our colleague benefits scheme
Apply now.
- 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 our recruitment.
