Support Worker - North London, United Kingdom - Dimensions UK Ltd

Dimensions UK Ltd

Verified Company

North London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a real difference in someone's life? Are you looking for genuine job satisfaction?

Join Dimensions as a Support Worker enabling the people with Learning Disabilities, who live at our home in Muswell Hill to enjoy an independent life.

You will be supporting 10 people living within 7 flats, in one building.

You will meet people of different ages from late 20-ties to early 90-ties who are fun loving and enjoy other people's company.

The people we support can display varying levels of behaviour of distress. We will offer full and thorough training on behavioural support and all other aspects of the role.
The people we support have lots of different interests including listen to music, watching films, drawing, painting, football and conversations around sport and going out to a pub for a pint
Advanced level of personal care and moving and handling are to be expected along with supervision during meal times. Shifts will include long days, early, lates and alternate weekends.

Benefits for Support Workers working with Dimensions include:
A competitive pay rate with uplift for overtime you chose to work
30 days paid annual leave, rising to 35 (including public holidays - pro rata)
Opportunities for career progression and access to our award-winning career development programme
Supported 'Learn to Drive' scheme (up to 30 driving lessons, 1 theory/practical test - all paid for by us)
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

We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.

The people we support choose what they want to do with their day, part of your role as a Support Workerwill be to promote and encourage this.

For more information about the service and people we support, please contact Gabriela Gheorghiu within office hours on
Applications will be shortlisted on receipt and interviews will be held until the posts are filled.

Dimensions is proud to be one of very few social care organisations that are accredited by the Great Places To Work programme.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions.
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.