Support Worker

Dimensions; Acle; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay with overtime

Flexible shift patterns

30 days paid Annual Leave

Opportunities for career progression

Salary advance scheme

High Street Discounts

Life Assurance and Company Pension

Industry leading training

Enhanced DBS paid for by us

Job summary

Dimensions is seeking a caring and dedicated Support Worker to join our team in Acle, supporting one gentleman in his 60s with profound learning disability and cerebral palsy. You will assist with daily routines, community access, and engaging activities.

Full UK manual driving licence is essential as you will drive the gentleman's car. The role includes late shifts, sleep-ins, and long weekend days with full training provided.

Qualifications

• You will be compassionate, patient, and attentive.
• Ability to understand non-verbal cues and visual communication.
• Comfortable working as part of a team in a care setting.
• Full UK manual driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide full support with daily routines and night-time assistance.
• Assist the gentleman to access his local community and enjoy personal interests.
• Support with moving and handling, PEG feeding and medications, with full training provided.

Skills

Compassion

Patience

Non-verbal comm

Teamwork

Job description

About Dimensions

Your efforts are recognised and rewarded with benefits and recognition programs that matter - supporting your wellbeing, financial security, and work-life balance. Proudly recognised as one of the UK's Top 25 Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Great Place to Work, Super Large Organisations), reflecting our commitment to flexible working, wellbeing support, career development, and an inclusive workplace culture.

About the Role

• Support Worker
• Full time, Part time and Relief
• Acle, Norfolk, NR13
• Full UK Manual Driving Licence essential.

We are looking for a caring and dedicated Support Worker to join our team supporting one gentleman in his 60s who lives independently. He has a profound learning disability and cerebral palsy and communicates without words, instead using eye contact, smiles, and visual choices to express himself. He enjoys being around people and is happiest when actively engaged. His interests include tractors, music (especially brass bands), puzzles, people watching, and going out for drives.

This is a varied and rewarding role where you will provide full support with routines and throughout the night support when required, alongside supporting him to access his local community and enjoy his interests. You will work as part of a team, particularly when supporting with moving and assisting, you will also be supporting with PEG feeding and medication, with full training provided.

The roleincludes a combination of shifts such aslate shifts (15:00-22:00), sleep-ins and long days at the weekend.

About You

You will be someone who is compassionate, patient, and attentive, with a genuine desire to provide high-quality, person-centred support. You will feel comfortable supporting someone with complex needs and enjoy taking the time to understand non-verbal communication, responding to visual cues, and building strong connections.

You will be confident working as part of a team, particularly when supporting with moving and assisting, and proactive in ensuring the person you support is engaged, comfortable, and enjoying their day. A calm and observant approach is essential, along with the ability to adapt to changing needs.

A full UK driving licence is essential, and you must be confident driving a manual vehicle, as you will be driving the gentleman’s car to support him to access the community. You do not need your own vehicle for this role.

Rewards that make a difference

• 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
• We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos for all of our recruitment communications.

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