Support Worker
| Posting date: | 15 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £12 to £12 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 August 2024 |
| Location: | Bridgend, CF31 1PQ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Dimensions |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Dim/20741 |
Summary
We are growing our Support Team in Brackla, Bridgend and are seeking confident, engaging, and caring Support Workers
- £12.00 per hour Sleep nights are paid at £45.00 per night
- Part Time (minimum 22.5 hours per week) or flexible Relief contracts
- Shifts: Day and sleep-in shifts
- Applicants need to hold a full, manual UK or EU Driving Licence, as the people you will be supporting ask that you are able to drive their mobility vehicles.
We are looking for quite unique individuals, who are passionate about supporting people with disabilities to live their best lives - the lives that they choose to live.
You will be part of strong, close team who believe passionately in delivering truly person centred support.
There are three Supported Living homes in this Locality, and the needs of the people we support, are varied. So, whilst you will be primarily working in just one of the homes, you will get the opportunity to support in the other 2 homes, to increase, and share, your knowledge and understanding to make the biggest difference to both the people you will be supporting and your team.
Every day will be different, and rewarding, as you encourage and empower each person to be actively engaged in every aspect of their daily lives - this will include accompanying to favoured activities, supporting and developing daily living skills, administering medication and supporting with personal care and mobility assistance, as needed.
At Dimensions, we believe it is who you are as a person - and the difference you can bring to lives of the people you will be supporting - that is more important than experience. Whether you are new to support work, or have supported people previously, we want to hear from you! We will give you all the training you need to be become an amazing support worker for the people you will be working with. You will find no other role more personally fulfilling, and professionally rewarding, than becoming a Support Worker with Dimensions.
Dimensions is proud to be one of very few social care organisations that are accredited by the Great Places To Work programme in 2023 - now 5 years in a row! On top of on-going, fully-funded training and mentoring, we offer all our colleagues generous benefits; job satisfaction and job security, genuine career prospects, and an inclusive, caring work environment that celebrates diversity, champions mental well-being, and encourages employee recognition.
For further information about the role, the shifts available, and the people we support, please contact our Internal Recruitment Consultant ronnie.lillywhite@dimensions-uk.org
Apply now or please share this vacancy with someone you think would make an amazing Support Worker!
The position will be filled as soon as the people we support have found their new support worker
- 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
- We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.
- 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.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme