Dimensions
Location
Sheffield | United Kingdom
Job description
Support Workers
Full time / Part Time / days and sleep ins
Location: Sheffield, S5
Pay: £12.10ph
We are looking for caring, energetic and enthusiastic people to join our team of support workers, for our new purpose built supported living flats in Highgreave Sheffield. It is in a beautiful setting in the North of Sheffield and has been created to support up to 5 young adults with learning disabilities, autism, behaviour and emotional distresses who are transitioning form child to adult support
They will have their own individual flats, additional communal area, the site will have its own large, private woodland area which will include a sensory walk. This will be a great place for young people to enjoy life and, with support develop their independence at a pace that works for them
The Role
- Supporting young adults with the transition from child to adult support
- Promoting and supporting their independence within their new home
- Supporting on a 1-1, 2-1 basis, dealing with behaviour and emotional distresses
- Going on bike rides, swimming, going out for meals, watching movies - especially horror films!
- Watching, playing and taking to football games
- Support with developing friendships and connecting with the local community
- Providing emotional support, cooking meals, learning life skills
Shifts Available
- We have short days, long days with sleepovers
- We're looking for people with flexibility to work on a rota basis that includes weekdays and weekends
- Rotas are provided at least 4 weeks in advance to allow a healthy work life balance- something we're really passionate about!
Click “Apply Now” to complete a short application - we look forward to hearing from you!
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 2022.
Your rewards
To see how you will be rewarded for your hard work and commitment, please see the attached job description which details the full list of employee benefits.
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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 who holds 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.
- We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos for all of our recruitment communications.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .
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Salary
£12.1 per hour
