Support Worker
- Trowbridge, Wiltshire
- £12.83 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
Location: Trowbridge, BA14 (Just a 4min Drive From Trowbridge Train Station)
Pay Rate: £12.83 per hour (£50 per Sleep-In Shift)
Hours: Full-Time or Part-Time
Driver Requirement: Full UK Driving Licence Covering for Manual Vehicles (Essential)Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference every day? Do you enjoy variety, being active, and supporting others to live life to the fullest? If you're proactive, caring, and ready to be part of a close-knit team—this could be the perfect opportunity for you!Who Will You Be Supporting?You’ll be supporting people with a range of needs including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and complex health conditions. Some individuals are highly independent, while others require more hands-on support. No matter the level of need, your role will be to empower each person to live the life they choose.What Will You Be Doing?As a Support Worker, you’ll be:
- Promoting Independence: Supporting people to make choices and live as independently as possible.
- Daily Living Support: Helping with personal care, mobility, medication, and meal preparation.
- Engaging in Activities: From community outings to hobbies at home, you’ll help people enjoy meaningful experiences.
- Being a Positive Presence: Bringing energy, compassion, and consistency to every shift.
- Early Shifts
- Late Shifts
- Sleep-In Shifts (Paid at £50 per night)
- Engaging & Proactive: Brings energy and ideas to every shift.
- Caring & Compassionate: Genuinely wants to make a difference.
- Team-Oriented: Works well with others and communicates clearly.
- Flexible & Reliable: Happy to work a variety of shifts and adapt to different needs.
- Award-Winning Workplace: Recognised as one of the UK’s best workplaces in the ‘super large’ category by the Great Place to Work Institute seven years in a row.
- Generous Leave: 30 days annual leave pro rata with the option to buy and sell leave.
- Career Development: Paid training and opportunities to further develop your career through funded accredited courses.
- Well-Being Focus: Comprehensive well-being strategy and staff listening network.
- Values-Driven: We put people with learning disabilities and their families at the heart of everything we do.
- Referral Bonus: Receive a £200 bonus if you refer a friend and they’re successfully employed.
- Additional Perks: Bike to Work scheme, discounts on meals, shopping, entertainment, and gym memberships.
- Immediate Reviews: Applications are reviewed upon receipt and interviews will continue until positions are filled.
- Equality Commitment: Gender is considered a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 where mentioned. . In this context, "gender" refers to the sex legally assigned to an individual.
- DBS Disclosure: An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be covered by Dimensions.
- Inclusive Workforce: We welcome applications from everyone with the right to work in the UK and value diversity in our workforce.
- Disability Confident: We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
- BSL Support: British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos are available for all of our recruitment communications.