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Dimensions
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St Albans, Hertfordshire
Support Worker
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Salary: £9.54 - £9.54 Per Hour |
Overview
In response to the unprecedented events we are currently experiencing due to the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19 we will be conducting our interviews via video calls We are recruiting for full and part time Support Workers in St Albans. We offer fantastic benefits, training and a great team environment. Dimensions are one of the country’s largest not-for-profit organisations supporting people with learning difficulties, autism, challenging behaviour and complex needs and we are driven by our values. People with learning disabilities and their families are at the heart of everything we do. This is a supported living service with six individual flats supporting adults between 22 to 57 years old. They are all very active and like to get involved with exciting activities such as swimming, sailing, trampolining, horse riding, bowling and cinema. They also like board games (Scrabble is a favourite), theme parks, local night clubs and enjoying time outdoors at holiday parks or Dunstable downs. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, energetic and happy to try new things. This role will involve managing challenging behaviours and supporting people’s needs to help them develop the skills to be independent. You will prompt with personal care and be active in assisting with their household tasks. Whilst this service is 1:1 support, be prepared to work flexibly as you will be part of a wider support team. This could include working some weekends, waking nights and bank holidays. Shift patterns can vary from 7am/-2pm/ 8am-3pm/ 3pm-10pm/ long days. This will be discussed with you during the interview process and you will be matched to the people we support. Any experience with BSL or being able to finger spell will be advantageous for your application but full training will be provided for all aspects of the role. We can offer a range of hours from as little as 7.5 to full time 37.5 hours per week. To be considered for this opportunity you will need to hold a full UK/EU driving licence/be able to drive a manual car and have access to a vehicle. Dimensions is proud to be one of very few social care organisations that are members of the Great Places To Work programme 2019. Your rewards A full list of rewards can be found in the job description attached Apply now An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role and if applicable an overseas DBS check, 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 in one of our offices using assistive technology. We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos for all of our recruitment communications.