Support Worker
£12.83 per hour (£45 per sleep-in-shift)
Part Time (32hrs + Sleep-In-Shift)
Darlington DL1 (8min Drive from Darlington Memorial Hospital)
FULL UK Driving license required for manual car
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Are you an experienced Support Worker with a passion for making a difference? If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
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About the people we support:
We support 1 lady and 2 gents in their late 60s to early 70s, they have profound learning disabilities, don’t communicate with words, and can sometimes display behaviours of distress. They love Hydrotherapy, sensory rooms and eating out.
They have learning disabilities and we’re supporting them to live independently within their own home.
Calm and reliable support workers would be a wonderful match for these individuals.
What will I be doing?
1. Day to day you will be supporting them to live their lives how they choose & to achieve their goals.
2. You will be supporting with medication, health appointments, cooking, shopping, accessing social events and general running of their home. Aspects of supporting with personal care and moving and assisting will be required.
With some of the people we support, they can experience behaviours of distress, so previous experience supporting people with autism and complex behaviours is essential
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What shifts are available?
Day Shifts: 9am – 5pm
Day Shifts: 9am – 8pm
Long Day Sleep shifts: 9am – 9am the following day
Sleep-in Shifts – Paid at £45 per shift
We’re looking for people with flexibility to work on a rota basis that includes weekdays and weekends.
Rotas are provided at least 4 weeks in advance to allow a healthy work life balance- something we’re passionate about!
Why choose Dimensions?
3. 30 days annual leave pro rata with the option to buy and sell leave
4. Refer a friend to us and if they’re successfully employed, you’ll receive a £200 bonus
5. Paid training and options to further develop your career through funded accredited courses
6. A Bike to Work scheme and discounts on meals, shopping, entertainment, and gym memberships are also available
7. Salary advance scheme where you can access 50% of the money you've earned before pay day
Other important information:
8. Applications are reviewed upon receipt and interviews will take place until the positions are filled
9. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions.
10. We welcome applications from everyone with the right to work in the UK and value diversity in our workforce
11. As disability confident leaders, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
12. British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos are available for all of our recruitment communications