Male Support Worker
£13.54 per hour
Part Time ( 16 Hours per Week with potential to increase)
Darlington (5-10min Drive from Darlington Memorial Hospital)
Full UK Driving Licence Essential
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Are you someone who is passionate about 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 have an active gent who love horse riding, airplanes, Lego and long walks out and about.
We are supporting him to live independently in his own homes. The gentlemen we support has a learning disability, autistim and has epilepsy.
You will also need to provide emotional reassurance when experiencing behaviours of distress - full positive behaviour support training is provided but previous experience is preferred.
A confident support worker who's active and has a good initiative would be a wonderful match.
What will I be doing?
You will be supporting people to live their lives how they choose, to be themselves and to achieve their personal goals.
Support will include full personal care, medication administration, budgeting, meal prep, cooking, cleaning, and laundry.
What shifts are available?
10am - 10am for following day (includes £50 sleep over shift)
8:30am - 8:30am for following day (includes £50sleep over shift)
We're looking for people with the flexibility across weekdays & weekends
Rotas are provided at least 4 weeks in advance to support a healthy work / life balance - something we're really passionate about!
Why choose Dimensions?
We offer 30 days annual leave pro rata with the option to buy and sell leave
If you refer a friend to us and they're successfully employed, you'll receive a £200 bonus
We offer paid training and options to further develop your career through funded accredited courses
We offer a Bike to Work scheme and discounts on meals, shopping, entertainment, and gym memberships are also available
We also have a salary advance scheme where you can access 50% of the money you've earned before pay day
Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010. In this context, "gender" refers to the sex legally assigned to an individual.
Other important information:
Applications are reviewed upon receipt and interviews will take place until the positions are filled
An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions.
We welcome applications from everyone with 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
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 if you require adjustments
British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos are available for all of our recruitment communications