Support Worker

Are you passionate about making a difference? Do you have a love for music, creativity, and helping others lead fulfilling lives? We have an exciting opportunity for a support workers to join our team on a part time basis to support one woman in her own home in Stowmarket. We're here to support a woman in her 20s. She's got a real passion for music, loves a good night out, and can often be found strumming away on her guitar. With a liking for all things colourful and creative, she's known for crafting support workers out of unlikely materials!,

• You can develop, with our support, motivating and enabling skills - for example, you can set challenging goals and can assist a person you support in making informed choices.
  
  You're willing to work with people who require additional support because of behaviours of distress.
• You're able to communicate clearly, adapting what you say and how you say it so that each person can understand you.
• You're able to work flexibly and to respond effectively to changes in workload and the needs of the people we support.
• You can develop positive working relationships with all those involved with Dimensions - including those we support, families, carers, internal colleagues, and external agencies.
• You can be open minded and have a flexible and adaptable attitude/personality.
• You will have an ability and willingness to understand and manage behaviours of distress and have a range of de-escalation techniques.
Requirements:
• Experience working with individuals with autism, epilepsy and learning disabilities.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build trust.
• Compassionate and patient.
• Dedication to promoting independence.
• Willingness to work flexible hours including sleep-ins.
If you're ready to join a team where your passion and skills can truly shine, apply now to become a part of our support team!


• Recognised 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.
• 30 days annual leave pro rata with the option to buy and sell leave.
• Paid training and opportunities to further develop your career through funded accredited courses.
• Comprehensive well-being strategy and staff listening network.
• We put people with learning disabilities and their families at the heart of everything we do.
• Receive a £500 bonus if you refer a friend and they're successfully employed.
• Childcare vouchers, Bike to Work scheme, discounts on meals, shopping, entertainment, and gym memberships., An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions.
• We welcome applications from everyone who has the right to work in the UK, 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 .
• We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos for all of our recruitment communications.