Support Worker

Dimensions; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible shift patterns

30 days annual leave

Career progression

Learn to drive scheme

Salary advance

BSL translated videos

Life Assurance

Pension

Enhanced DBS paid for

Job summary

Dimensions in Welwyn Garden City is hiring Support Workers to help four people with learning disabilities, autism, sensory impairments and epilepsy in their home. You’ll provide person-centred support with daily living tasks, including personal care, medication administration, meal preparation and shopping.

We offer full-time 37.5 hours or part-time 20 hours, with day shifts and sleep-ins. Salary starts at £12.85 rising to £13.00 per hour from 1 October 2026, plus benefits and training.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence essential (must be able to drive an automatic car).
• Flexible to work days, sleep-in and alternate weekends.
• Comfortable with personal care, medication and daily living tasks.
• Good communication skills and ability to build positive relationships.
• Calm, resilient and able to support people who may experience distress.
• Works well in a team and willing to learn.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred support with daily living tasks, including personal care, medication administration, meal preparation and shopping.
• Support four individuals to live as independently as possible and participate in activities they enjoy.
• Follow care plans, maintain a clean home environment, and support with mobility as needed.

Skills

Driving licence

Flexible / adaptable

Communication skills

Teamwork

Patient and empathetic

Job description

About Dimensions

Every day is an opportunity to create impact, joy, and independence for the people we support. Your work, whether direct, or behind the scenes, contributes to unforgettable moments that change lives.

Thanks to our amazing teams, Dimensions Group has been accredited as a Great Place to Work for 2026- our eighthconsecutive year of recognition.

About the role

• Support Worker
• Full time (37.5 hours) and Part time (20 hours)
• Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire,AL7
• Full UK driving licence essential (Must be able to drive an automatic car)

The current payrate of £12.85 per hour will be increasing to £13.00 on 1st October 2026.

Looking for a role where no two days are the same and where you can genuinely make a difference to people's lives? We're looking for Support Workers to join our friendly team supporting four people with learning disabilities, autism, sensory impairments and epilepsy in their home. This is a lively, social and rewarding home where the people we support are at the heart of everything we do.

You'll be supporting two ladies and two gentlemen aged in their 50s and 60s to live the lives they choose, maintaining their independence, achieving personal goals and enjoying the intereststhey love most. From holidays abroad and UK breaks, cinema trips, swimming, concerts and theatre visits, to arts and crafts, tennis, gym sessions, discos, afternoon teas and train journeys exploring new places, you'll help create opportunities forexperiences and memorable moments.

You'll provide person-centred support with daily living tasks, including personal care, medication administration, meal preparation, shopping and maintaining a comfortable home environment. Some people require full support with personal care, whilst others benefit from encouragement and prompting to remain as independent as possible.

This position canoffereither a37.5-hour full-time position or a20-hour position, with a mixture of day shifts and sleep-ins. Shifts typically include 8am to 4pm, 10am to 8pm and 10am to 10pm followed by a sleep-in, working on a rolling four-week rota including alternate weekends.

A full UK driving licence is essential (manual or automatic), as you'll be driving the people we support in their own automatic mobility vehicles to appointments, activities, holidays and social events.

About you

You'll be a positive, patient and enthusiastic person who enjoys helping others live the lives they choose. We're looking for someone who shares our values and is passionate about supporting people to be independent, active and connected to their community.

To be successful in this role, you'll:

• Hold a full UK driving licence (manual or automatic).
• Be flexible to work days, sleep-in and alternate weekends.
• Be comfortable supporting with personal care, medication and daily living tasks.
• Have good communication skills and enjoy building positive relationships.
• Be calm, resilient and able to support people who may experience behaviours of distress.
• Work well as part of a team and be willing to learn.

Experience in care is helpful but not essential, as full training will be provided. What matters most is your attitude, values and commitment to making a difference every day.

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
• Supported 'Learn to Drive' scheme (up to 30 driving lessons, 1 theory/practical test - allpaid for by us)
• 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
• If a driving licence is required for this role you will need to produce a copy of the driving licence at the onboarding stage.
• 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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