Join Our Team as a Creative Support Worker in Kidderminster!
Location: Kidderminster, DY10 (Just a 4min drive from the Kidderminster Train Station)
Pay Rate: £12 per hour (£50 per Sleep-In Shift)
Position: Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)
Requirements: Full UK Manual Driving Licence
Are you someone who loves to think outside the box, thrives on creativity, and is passionate about making a real difference in the lives of others? If so, we want you to join our dynamic team!
Who Will You Be Supporting?
You'll be supporting a wonderful group of four individuals—two females and two males—aged 60-80, each with their unique personalities and needs. They live with autism, epilepsy, learning disabilities, and cerebral palsy, and one lady is partially sighted. Despite these challenges, they are full of life and enjoy a wide range of activities:
- Exploring New Adventures: From spontaneous drives and picnics to plane-watching and attending air shows.
- Creative Pursuits: They love gardening, arts and crafts, and participating in cooking classes where they can hone their skills.
- Sensory Experiences: Enjoying sensory rooms, hydro pools, and Snoezelen sessions to stimulate and relax.
- Social Time: They love spending time together over a cup of tea and engaging in activities that promote their independence and self-confidence.
What Will You Be Doing?
As a Support Worker, your role will be diverse, creative, and rewarding. Your responsibilities include:
- Empowering Independence: Assist with personal care, stoma care, medication administration (including epilepsy buccal), and daily living activities while respecting each individual's spatial awareness and personal preferences.
- Engaging in Activities: Plan and participate in outings and activities that cater to their interests, such as drives, arts and crafts, and sensory sessions.
- Providing Care: Offer 1:1 support, ensuring they feel safe, respected, and encouraged in all aspects of their lives.
- Flexible & Forward-Thinking: Adapt to the varying needs of those you support, thinking creatively to enhance their day-to-day experiences.
- Building Strong Relationships: Develop a trusting bond with the individuals and maintain close contact with their families, ensuring open communication and a supportive environment.
Shift Patterns:
- Morning Shifts: 7:30am - 3:00pm | 8:00am - 3:30pm
- Afternoon/Evening Shifts: 2:00pm - 9:30pm | 2:30pm - 10:00pm
- Evening Shifts with Sleep-Ins: 3:00pm - 10:30pm, followed by a sleep-in until 7:30am
Sleep-ins are required, and rotas are provided in advance to support a healthy work-life balance.
Rotas are provided in advance to support a healthy work-life balance.
Why Choose Dimensions?
- Award-Winning Workplace: Recognized 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: Access paid training and opportunities to further your career through funded accredited courses.
- Well-Being Focus: Benefit from our comprehensive well-being strategy and staff listening network.
- Values-Driven: Join a team that puts 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: Enjoy the Bike to Work scheme and 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.
- 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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