Lead Support Worker
| Posting date: | 19 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £13.92 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2025 |
| Location: | Farnham, GU9 8RS |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Dimensions |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | D018979 |
Summary
Lead Support Worker - Farnham
Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
£13.92 per hour
Are you experienced in supporting adults with learning disabilities? Join our innovative team based in Farnham where you can lead by example, enjoying an excellent training programme, strong career progression - and deliver outstanding support through the unique 'Activate' model, proven to make a measurable difference to people's lives and your professional satisfaction.
You will be part of a team who support 5 gentlemen who are aged in their 19's-50's, and are autistic/have learning disabilities. These gents are an outgoing group. They would be happy meet a full-time Lead Support Worker who would like to get involved in activities such as:
- Planning (and going on) holidays
- Visiting museums and other places of interest
- Going to Prince's Hall and G Live for concerts
- Helping out, or joining in, when the sports coach comes one a fortnight for work-outs
- Drinks, meals and pub lunches in Farnham
Family are important to these gentlemen and they often have visits at home. We also assist two of the guys to visit family on a regular basis.
The gentlemen want you to know that not all of them use works to communicate but they have other ways of letting you know what they want.
The role will be a mixture of early (7.30-15.00) and late (14.30-22.00) shifts andLead Support Workers will need to do 1 sleep-in shift a week. Dimensions are pleased to offer a pay rate of £13.92 per hour for this role (sleep in shifts are paid at an allowance of £50 per shift).
Please see the full job description attached for more information about the role.
Dimensions is proud to be one of very few social care organisations that are accredited by the Great Places To Work programme in 2025 - now 7 years in a row!
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If you have any questions and would like to discuss the role in more detail please call Dan Woodall on 0300 3039150.
- 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.
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