Support Worker
| Posting date: | 23 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £14.11 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 August 2025 |
| Location: | Radstock, BA3 2AA |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Dimensions |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | D019093 |
Summary
Join Our Team as a Support Worker in Radstock (BA3)
Location: Radstock, BA3 (Just a 7min Drive from Dragonfly Leisure Midsomer Norton)
Pay Rate: £14.11 per hour + £50 per sleep-in shift
Hours: Full-Time or Part-Time
Shifts Available:
- Long Day with Sleep-In: 10:00 AM - 10:00 AM (next day)
- 2:1 Support (Mon, Wed, Fri): 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Sleep-In Shifts: 1-2 per week
Driver Requirement: Auto-Friendly Full UK Driving Licence Essential
Who Will You Be Supporting?
You'll be supporting a gentleman in his 50s who lives with learning disabilities and autism. He thrives on routine, enjoys being part of a team, and values meaningful, respectful relationships with those around him.
Support is provided on a 1:1 basis, with some 2:1 support during the week. This is a lone-working role during sleep-ins and long days.
What Are His Interests?
This gentleman has a great sense of humour and loves a bit of banter. He enjoys:
- Being social and involved in conversations
- Trips out for coffee and cake or lunch
- Browsing B&M and other local shops
- Maintaining a structured routine that gives him a sense of security
He's worked hard to build confidence in getting out and about, and your support will help him continue to grow. His family is closely involved—his sister calls every Sunday and his mum visits monthly.
What Will You Be Doing?
As a Support Worker, you'll be:
- Providing Personal Care: Supporting with daily routines and hygiene
- Promoting Independence: Encouraging choice and autonomy in daily life
- Managing Behaviours of Distress: Using calm, confident approaches (training provided)
- Planning Activities: Creatively supporting new experiences and community engagement
- Building Relationships: Creating a sense of safety, trust, and consistency
- Working Collaboratively: Communicating with family and professionals
What Are We Looking For?
We're looking for someone who is:
- Calm & Confident: Able to remain composed in challenging situations
- Self-Aware & Considered: Understands the importance of tone, timing, and presence
- Creative & Proactive: Brings fresh ideas and thoughtful planning to each day
- Detail-Oriented: Pays close attention to routines and individual preferences
- Driver: Auto-friendly licence essential for community access
Experience with behaviours of distress and PROACT-SCIPr-UK is desirable, but not essential—we'll provide full training if you share our values.
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 seven 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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