Support Worker
| Posting date: | 30 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.31 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 July 2025 |
| Location: | Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Dimensions |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Dim/22180 |
Summary
Support Worker - Full-Time Role Available in Droitwich WR9
Location: Droitwich, WR9 (Just a 3 min drive from Droitwich Spa Train Station!)
Pay Rate: £12.31 per hour
Hours: Full-Time (37.5 Hours Per Week)
Requirements: Full UK Manual Driving Licence (Confident driving a mobility vehicle)
Are you looking to be in a rewarding and dynamic role where you can support young adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) and complex needs? Join our dedicated team in a specialist supported living setting and help create meaningful and fulfilling experiences for the people we support.
Who Will You Be Supporting?
You'll be supporting five individuals aged 19-31 in a modern self-contained apartment setting with a shared kitchen, living space, and access to a garden. Each person has their own unique personality and passions, including:
- Attending college - two individuals are currently enrolled and actively learning
- Social butterflies - one individual has a packed schedule of social activities
- Community engagement - two gentlemen are looking for roles in the community but currently fill their days with personal hobbies
- Home-based interests - enjoying computer games, comics, cartoons, and relaxing in the garden
- Outdoor adventures - going to the cinema, bowling, and taking walks in the park
This is a dynamic, social, and engaging environment where you'll play an important role in supporting independence, promoting engagement, and ensuring well-being.
What Will You Be Doing?
- Providing personal care - supporting with bathing, dressing, and toileting
- Hoisting & mobility assistance - most individuals use wheelchairs and require hoisting
- Supporting meals & PEG feeding - ensuring safe and healthy eating
- Administering medication - including epilepsy support
- Encouraging independence - helping individuals participate in activities that matter to them
- Supporting communication - one individual uses Makaton, and training is provided
- Collaborating with families - working closely with relatives to ensure consistent support
Shift Patterns Available:
We offer a variety of flexible shifts, including:
- Day Shifts: 7:00am - 3:00pm / 3:00pm - 10:00pm
- Long Days: 7:00am - 10:00pm
We're looking for flexible, proactive support workers who are happy to work some weekends and want to be part of a close-knit, hardworking team that values each other's contributions.
Who We're Looking For:
- Great team players - someone who is reliable, proactive, and supportive of colleagues
- Hardworking & enthusiastic - willing to get involved and bring new ideas to the team
- Strong communicators - able to spot other signs of communication, particularly for those who don't use words to communicate
- Patient & empathetic - able to provide emotional reassurance and a positive presence
- Experience with complex health needs - including PEG feeding and epilepsy medication (training provided)
- Confident drivers - as the home has multiple mobility vehicles, a driving licence is essential
Why Choose Dimensions?
- Award-Winning Workplace: Recognised as one of the UK's best workplaces in the 'super large' category by the Great Place to Work Institute six years in a row.
- Generous Leave: 30 days annual leave pro rata with the option to buy and sell leave.
- Career Development: Paid training and opportunities to further develop your career through funded accredited courses.
- Well-Being Focus: Comprehensive well-being strategy and staff listening network.
- Values-Driven: We put people with learning disabilities and their families at the heart of everything we do.
- Referral Bonus: Receive a £200 bonus if you refer a friend and they're successfully employed.
- Additional Perks: Bike to Work scheme, discounts on meals, shopping, entertainment, and gym memberships.
Other Important Information
- Immediate Reviews: Applications are reviewed upon receipt and interviews will continue until positions are filled.
- Equality Commitment: Gender is considered a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 where mentioned. . In this context, "gender" refers to the sex legally assigned to an individual.
- DBS Disclosure: An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be covered by Dimensions.
- Inclusive Workforce: We welcome applications from everyone with the right to work in the UK and value diversity in our workforce.
- Disability Confident: We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
- BSL Support: British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos are available for all of our recruitment communications.
Ready to make a real difference? Apply now and join a team that values you and the incredible work you do!
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