Support Worker
- Worcester
- £12.31 per hour
- Permanent
- Part-time
Location: Worcester, WR2 (Just a 2-minute drive from the University of Worcester)
Pay Rate: £12.31 per hour
Contract Type: Part-Time – 30 hours per week
Driver Requirement: Full UK Manual Driving Licence (Essential)Are you fun, proactive, and ready to make a difference in someone’s life? If you love a good laugh, enjoy planning exciting outings, and have a passion for helping others live life to the fullest, we’d love to hear from you!Who Will You Be Supporting?You’ll be supporting a friendly and outgoing gentleman in his 50s with a brain injury. He has a great sense of humour and leads an active, social lifestyle. His interests include:
- Enjoying a wide range of music, from Led Zeppelin to Girls Aloud, and attending concerts
- Watching movies and relaxing at home
- Visiting Shelsley Walsh for motorbike racing and track days
- Going out for meals and socialising
- Empowering Independence: Provide 1:1 support to help him live life on his own terms, while offering 2:1 assistance in the mornings for personal care.
- Daily Living Support: Assist with meal preparation and ensure all eating and drinking is aligned with a SALT assessment.
- Engaging Activities: Plan and accompany him to his favorite outings, including concerts, racing events, and meals out.
- Building a Connection: Be a fun, friendly, and respectful companion, balancing active days out with quiet moments at home.
- Day Shifts: 9am - 5pm
- Evening Sleep-In Shifts: 4:45pm - 11am (1-2 required per week)
- Sleep-In Hours Cover: 11pm - 8am (Set rate of £50 during this time)
- Award-Winning Workplace: Recognized as one of the UK’s best workplaces in the ‘super large’ category by the Great Place to Work Institute six years in a row.
- Generous Leave: 30 days annual leave pro rata with the option to buy and sell leave.
- Career Development: Access paid training and opportunities to further your career through funded accredited courses.
- Well-Being Focus: Benefit from our comprehensive well-being strategy and staff listening network.
- Values-Driven: Join a team that puts 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: Enjoy the Bike to Work scheme and 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.
- 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.