Support Worker
| Posting date: | 13 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £11.66 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £45 per sleep in |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2024 |
| Location: | Worcester, WR2 4LE |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Dimensions |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Dim/20486 |
Summary
Location: St John's, Worcester - 5 min walk from Sainsbury's
Pay rate: £11.66 + £45 per sleep in
Full time role - 37.5 hours
It is essential you hold a full UK or EU driving license to be considered for this role
Are you looking for an organisation that cares about you, your wellbeing, and your work/life balance? Do you want to work alongside others who are as motivated and dedicated as you are? If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!
We support four young gentleman with autism who are very active and love going out for a meal or a walk, spending time with their family & friends, and attending sporting activities. They also enjoy watching rugby - on TV or at a live match - and playing computer games.
As a valued Support Worker, you'll be helping them to live the individual life they want, ensuring they have choice and control over the planning and delivery of their support. We are looking for ambitious individuals of a caring nature to work for an award winning company where we promote independence in a supportive environment.
The ideal candidate will have flexibility to work on a rota basis that includes a combination of weekdays and weekends, shift patterns will be discussed at interview. It would also be a great bonus if you have had any previous experience working with behaviours of distress.
It is essential you hold a full UK driving license for this role - this is because the people we support have a manual Mobility Vehicle that their support workers need to drive for them - to be able to drive a Mobility Vehicle you need to have a full UK license.
Do you share our values?
Ambition - helping people to be the best they can be
Courage - being brave enough to make a difference
Integrity - being honest and fair in all the things we do
Partnership - working with other people to make a bigger difference
Respect - treating everyone fairly and knowing that everyone's voice is important
If the answer is YES, we would love you to come and join us in supporting three young adults. We will provide you with full induction and fully paid training when you join us. In addition to regular 1-2-1s and annual appraisals, we will help you develop and progress your career. Worried about monthly pay? We got it covered - we offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.
Why to choose Dimensions?
- We do not need you to have prior experience as full training is given
- We want you to be happy to work within our values of ambition, courage, integrity, partnership and respect
- We welcome applications from everyone who has the right to work in the UK, and value diversity in our workforce
- Dimensions is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Dimensions are Disability Confident Committed and we guarantee to interview all applicants who let us know they have a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for this role.
- 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
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