Support Worker

Dimensions (UK) Ltd.; London Borough of Ealing; Sur place; GBP 12 000 - 17 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

30 days paid Annual Leave (including 公

Flexible shift patterns

Overtime pay uplift

Career progression

Salary advance scheme

Life Assurance

Company Pension

Industry leading training

BSL translation videos for recruitment

Résumé du poste

Dimensions (UK) Ltd. invites experienced Support Workers to join their supported living home in Greenford, Ealing. You will act as a key worker for one resident across three flats, promoting independence and providing gentle prompts for daily living.

You’ll administer medication, support with cooking, and follow structured plans in a calm, patient environment. We value empathy, consistency, and clear communication, and offer coaching from the wider team, with opportunities for career progression

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with autism or learning disabilities.
• Ability to remain calm and practice empathy in distressing situations.
• Strong documentation and communication skills are required.

Responsabilités

• Promote independence in daily living and provide gentle prompts for personal care.
• Support with cooking and meal preparation and assist with medication administration.
• Follow structured support plans to ensure consistency and safety.
• Build relationships with families and professionals and document information accurately.
• Collaborate with the wider support team during shifts that involve 2:1 coverage.

Connaissances

Emotional support

Independence promotion

Documentation

Clear communication

Calm under pressure

IT literacy

Description du poste

We're seeking an experienced Support Workers to join our supported living home in Greenford, Ealing. This is home to three gentlemen aged 25-50, each living independently in their own flat within the same building. You'll work across all three flats, acting as a key worker for one person while still contributing to the wider support team. The three people we support are autistic and have learning disabilities. Each person has their own strengths, interests, communication style and support needs, including mental health needs. The home supports people who may present behaviours of distress, so we're looking for someone calm, confident and patient, someone who can remain solution-focused when situations change quickly. Support is provided on a 2:1 basis during the day, so you'll always be working alongside a colleague. Your role will involve promoting independence in daily living, offering gentle prompts around personal care, supporting with cooking and meal preparation, administering medication, and following structured support plans to ensure consistency and safety. These gentlemen enjoy active, fulfilling routines, with interests including swimming, theatre visits, coffee outings, motorway drives, farm trips, seaside days out and summer visits to London Zoo. Shift patterns include: 07:15 to 14:45, 14:30 to 22:00, 07:00 to 22:00 and alternate weekends.,

Use of AI in the recruitment process: AI can help you research and refine your application, but everything you submit should reflect your genuine skills and experience. Please ensure your application represents your own voice and abilities. If you use assistive technology or require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we are committed to supporting you where we can. Please let us know in advance so we can ensure appropriate arrangements are in place

You are an experienced Support Worker who shares our values of Ambition, Courage, Integrity, Partnership and Respect. You're confident supporting people with autism, learning disabilities and behaviours of distress, and you understand the importance of empathy, consistency, and clear communication. You will have experience offering emotional support, promoting independence, and documenting information accurately. You're comfortable building relationships with families and professionals and you're able to adapt to changing needs while remaining calm and encouraging. You also bring basic IT literacy for e-learning and record keeping, along with the patience and problem-solving mindset needed to support people in a busy and rewarding environment. The wider team will offer coaching, guidance and continuous development to help you build your specialist skills.

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

• 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