You must have Full UK/EU Manual Driving Licence and access to a car to be considered!
We are currently looking for Fabulous Support Workers in Woodhall Spa to join our friendly and supportive team on a full-time and part-time basis. We are looking for someone fully committed to providing outstanding care and support to others. In this role, you must be reliable, and patient and do what you say you will do. Honesty and integrity are everything.
You will be supporting four gentlemen to live an independent life in their own home within the village of Woodhall Spa. You will work as part of a rota including mornings, afternoons and evenings and wake night shifts. This does include working weekends and bank holidays. You will work a set two week rolling rota which is planned around the needs of the people we support and you will always know your rota in advance.
As part of the role, you will be expected to help gentlemen keep their home clean and tidy, support to do shopping at the supermarket, support with appointments. The people we support also enjoy bowling, dancing, music, swimming, going on holiday, shopping, cooking and baking, days out, spending time with family, rides in the car, crafts etc. Personal care tasks will also be part of your duties as well as administration of medication, all of which you will be trained to do. You will also be expected to drive the people's we support cars, so a UK/EU manual driving licence and access to a car is essential for this role .
Dimensions is proud to be one of very few social care organisations that are accredited by the Great Places To Work programme in 2023 – now 5 years in a row!
Applications will be shortlisted on receipt and interviews will be held until the posts are filled
Benefits for Support Workers working with Dimensions include:
1. A competitive pay rate with uplift for overtime you chose to work
2. 30 days paid Annual Leave (including public holidays – pro rata)
3. Opportunities for career progression
4. Supported ‘Learn to Drive’ scheme (up to 30 driving lessons, 1 theory/practical test - all paid for by us)
5. High Street Discounts – Retail and Entertainment (supermarkets, hospitality, pubs, cinema
6. Life Assurance and Company Pension
7. Industry leading training
8. Enhanced DBS paid for by us
9. “We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.
10. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions.
11. We welcome applications from everyone who has the right to work in the UK, and value diversity in our workforce
12. As Disability Confident Leaders, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy - Dimensions has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees
13. We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos for all of our recruitment communications.