Support Worker

Support Worker - Waking Night - £12.00p/h

This could be either 22 hour (2 wake nights) or 33 hour contact (3 wake nights)

Acle, Norfolk

Dimensions is a leading social care provider in England and Wales, supporting people with learning disabilities and autism.

We are looking for thoughtful, caring and inspiring support worker to join our team of support workers in Acle, Norfolk to support a gentleman who lives in a single person service in his own bungalow. There is a required aspect of specific training needs to support the gentleman which will be provided by a health professional which is PEG training. You will be supporting him with moving and assisting into bed and hourly checks thoughout the night. There will also be household tasks to complete throughout the night before support the gentlemen out of bed and with morning routine including personal care. The gentleman has a close relationship with family which are important to him and are actively involved in his support circle.

Dimensions provide life changing support to people with learning disabilities and autism throughout England and Wales. We often find great talent from retail, cleaning and hospitality backgrounds, but no matter what your experience, we want to hear from you.

Waking Night 21:00 - 08:00. You will also be required to work weekends and Bank Holidays.

This is your opportunity to start a career where you are genuinely changing people’s lives and to join an award winning team in the process.

For more information about the service and people we support, please contact Sinead on 07879 274 963 within office hours or please click apply at the bottom to submit a short application.

Dimensions is proud to be one of very few social care organisations that are accredited by the Great Places To Work programme 6 years in a row!

Applications will be shortlisted on receipt and interviews will be held until the posts are filled

Your rewards

• 30 days annual leave entitlement, pro-rata, (including bank holidays), rising to a maximum of 35 days.
• Pension scheme, including a money purchase scheme with employee and employer contribution.
• Discounts and cashback on the high street and online shopping through Rewarding Dimensions.
• Free access to the Employee Assistance Programme with a 24/7 helpline for advice and support, also available to partners and immediate family.
• Recognition and financial bonus every five years through our Long Service Awards.
• Opportunity to purchase Simply Health, a discounted health and dental cover scheme.
• Death in service payment for a nominated beneficiary under Life Assurance.
• Bike to work scheme and season ticket loans.
• £200 recommend a friend scheme
• Advance from salary finance
• 50% contribution to the cost of learning to drive, subject to meeting operational and staffing criteria. T&C apply.

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• An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions.
• We welcome applications from everyone 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
• As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application. Please contact the Resourcing Consultant Team on 03003039150.
• We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos for all of our recruitment communications.
• Applications will be shortlisted on receipt and interviews will be held until the posts are filled