Lead Support Worker

Dimensions (UK) Ltd.; Colchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive payrate with overtime you

Flexible shift patterns

30 days paid Annual Leave

Opportunities for career progression

Salary advance scheme

Life Assurance and Company Pension

Industry leading training

Enhanced DBS paid for

Job summary

Dimensions (UK) Ltd. is recruiting for a Lead Support Worker in Colchester. You will lead and mentor support staff, delivering person-centred care while upholding Dimensions’ values and standards.

You’ll work across five homes in the Colchester area, with flexible shifts including weekends and bank holidays, supporting individuals to develop independence and meaningful skills within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Experience leading care teams.
• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities.
• Willingness to work weekends and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor support workers across teams.
• Develop the team through coaching, feedback and best practice.
• Provide person-centred support and ensure high-quality care.
• Cover across five Dimensions homes in Colchester with flexible shifts.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Teamwork

Flexibility

Decision making

Job description

If you're currently working as a Senior Care Assistant, Team Leader, Senior Support Worker, Shift Leader, or experienced Support Worker, this is a fantastic opportunity to step into a Lead Support Worker role and further develop your leadership career. At Dimensions, we believe in growing talent from within. Alongside making a real difference in people's lives, you'll have access to structured development opportunities, ongoing training, coaching, and clear career pathways that can support progression into senior leadership and management roles across the organisation. As a Lead Support Worker, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the people we support receive high-quality, person-centred support. Working closely with your Locality Manager and Assistant Locality Manager, you'll be supported in your role while becoming a trusted role model for your colleagues. This position offers a rewarding blend of hands on support and leadership, giving you the opportunity to make a real difference every day. No two days will be the same. You'll support individuals to build their independence, develop new skills and make meaningful choices about their lives. Using approaches such as Activate and Active Support, you'll help set and achieve personalised goals, recognising opportunities for growth in everyday moments. You'll also provide practical support with daily routines, including personal care, medication, meal preparation, shopping and maintaining a comfortable home environment, always ensuring individuals feel respected and in control of their support.

Alongside your direct support responsibilities, you'll play a key role in developing your team. You'll coach and mentor support workers, share best practice, provide thoughtful feedback and help foster a positive, inclusive team culture. You'll contribute to support reviews, drive continuous improvement and ensure all practices align with Dimensions' values, policies and regulatory standards. Building strong relationships with families, circles of support and colleagues will be central to your success. Flexibility is essential in this role. As a Lead Support Worker, you'll work across all five homes in the Colchester area, covering a range of shifts including weekends and bank holidays.

You will be a great fit for this role if you:

• Lead with empathy, confidence and a genuine desire to help people live the lives they choose.
• Communicate clearly, offer constructive feedback, and naturally lead by example.
• Build strong, trusting relationships with families, colleagues and the people we support.
• Are open to learning, willing to try new approaches and committed to good, consistent practice.
• Appreciate being part of a team where everyone's ideas and contributions matter.
• Reliability, adaptability and flexibility, including working weekends and bank holidays when needed.
• The ability to stay calm under pressure and make thoughtful decisions.
• Motivation to help people build independence and confidence, whether they are colleagues or the people we support.

At Dimensions, you'll find more than a job. You'll find purpose, belonging, and a genuine opportunity to build a rewarding career. We're one of the UK's largest not-for-profit social care organisations, supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic people to have choice and control over their lives. Everything we do is guided by our values of Ambition, Courage, Integrity, Partnership and Respect.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can bring their whole self to work. Thanks to our amazing teams, Dimensions Group has been accredited as a Great Place to Work for 2026, our eighth consecutive year of recognition.

Benefits

Our sector-leading benefits package is worth up to £1,220 per year., Our sector-leading benefits package is worth up to £1,220 per year and includes:

• A competitive payrate with uplift for overtime you chose to work
• Flexible shift patterns to suit your needs
• 30 days paid Annual Leave (including public holidays - pro rata)
• Opportunities for career progression
• We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.
• High Street Discounts - Retail and Entertainment (supermarkets, hospitality, pubs, cinema etc.)
• Life Assurance and Company Pension
• Industry leading training
• Enhanced DBS paid for by us, An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions.
• We welcome applications from everyone who has 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 - Dimensions has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees
• 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.
• We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos for all of our recruitment communications.