Job Description

Join Our Team as a Male Support Worker in Burghfield Common!
Pay: 12.31 per hour (50 per sleep-in shift)
Position: Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)
Location: Burghfield Common, RG7 (Just a 3 min drive from Willink Leisure Centre)
Requirements: Full UK Driving Licence Covering Manual Vehicles
Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives? If so, we'd love to hear from you!
Who Will I Be Supporting?
Step into a rewarding role where you'll support 4 amazing ladies and 2 gents, aged 50s to 80s, in their shared supported living home. Our residents have learning disabilities, autism, Down syndrome, and complex needs. We're looking for a confident driver who can handle a transit-sized vehicle and help our residents enjoy their interests, such as:

• Music & Dance: Enjoying regular visits from a music man and dancing the day away.
• Creativity: Crafting beautiful necklaces, solving jigsaw puzzles, and engaging in various arts and crafts activities.
• Outdoor Fun: Going to the cinema, taking nature walks, and embarking on social outings.

If you have a strong work ethic and are a motivated, friendly, and confident communicator, you'll fit right in!
What Will You Be Doing?

• Empowering Independence: Help residents live their lives how they choose and achieve their personal goals.
• Daily Living Support: Assist with personal care, meal preparation, shopping, cooking, cleaning, and laundry.
• Providing Care: Offer support with wheelchair assistance, medication, and provide emotional support.

Shift Patterns

• Day Shifts: 7am - 9:30pm
• Day Shifts: 7am - 3pm
• Day Shifts: 2:30pm - 9:30pm
• Sleep-Ins: 10pm - 7am (Paid To Sleep)

Rotas are provided in advance to ensure a healthy work-life balance.
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: 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!

Skills Required