Male Support Workers

In this role, you'll provide support to individuals with autism, OCD, and complex needs. The people we support love to live life to the fullest, and we're looking for someone who can match their energy and enthusiasm. You'll be working in a building with six modern flats, a sensory room, and even an ensuite room for staff sleep-ins! You'll be primarily supporting one individual, but you will also be flexible to support across three other gentlemen in this home when needed. Whether it's assisting with daily tasks, helping people work towards personal goals, or managing behaviours of distress with a calm and patient approach, you'll be making a real impact every day. Your responsibilities could include:

• Supporting individuals in managing behaviours of distress and using strategic behaviour management techniques such as de-escalation and exit strategies when behaviours of distress arise.
• Take part in their interests like swimming, bowling, trampolining, and outdoor walks.
• Helping the individuals we support to maintain relationships with their families, encouraging visits, communication, and involvement in family events.
You'll work both in the community and at home, providing 2:1 or 1:1 support depending on the individual's needs. Shift Patterns: Shifts are typically running from 7am to 3pm and 3pm to 10pm including sleep-ins. You'll be required to work alternative weekends and occasional bank holidays. We work hard to provide a four-week rota in advance.


• A full UK driving licence and your own car (both manual and automatic)
• A commitment to providing person-centred support.
• Experience working with autism, learning disabilities, or behaviours of distress (previous experience is essential)
• Strong communication skills to support people who don't use words to communicate.
  
  Are you ready to make a real difference in people's lives while advancing your career? We're expanding our team at Dimensions and are looking for Male Support Workers in the Bricket Wood, St Albans area. We provide essential support to autistic people in their homes, ensuring they live life to the fullest., Dimensions is a national social care company and we are proud to have been recognised as one of the UK's best workplaces in the 'super large' category by the Great Place to Work Institute three years in a row.
As one of the country's largest not-for-profits supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, behaviours of distress, and complex needs, we are driven by our values. People with learning disabilities and their families are at the heart of everything we do and we want every person we support to have a great life, with excellent outcomes. Dimensions has hundreds of services across England and Wales and have over 5000 colleagues supporting more than 2,500 people. Our head office is based in Theale (Reading), however since the pandemic all business support staff now work from home, with access to work in shared workspaces. We are always working to improve standards - our own and across the sector. Dimensions was one of the pioneers of personalised support, showing how it works in practice, and enabling thousands of people to have greater choice and control. We continue to be innovative in our approach, and our Strategy for 2025 outlines our commitment to becoming a leader in our sector.


• £13.20 per hour.
• Choose from 7.5 to 37.5 hours per week permanent contracts.
• Bricket Wood, St Albans just 10 minutes from M25 J22, with free parking
• A full UK driving licence and access to your own car are required (manual or automatic), At Dimensions, we care about your well-being and career growth. Here's why you'll love being part of our team:
• Up to 35 days of annual leave including bank holidays.
• 10% overtime enhancement
• Salary advance scheme - access part of your pay before payday!
• Free DBS check and Blue Light Card discounts on shopping and days out
• Fully funded Care Certificate and additional training opportunities to enhance your skills.
• £500 Refer-a-Friend Bonus - get rewarded for growing our team.