Join Our Team as a Part-Time Support Worker!
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (IP33)
Hours: 20 per week (To work both days and nights)
Rate: £11.80 per hour
At Dimensions, we're not just a charity—we're a community dedicated to empowering people with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs. Through our supported living home in Bury St Edmunds, we're committed to providing high-quality, person-centred support to help each person live as independently as possible. We're searching for team members who share our values and are ready to make a genuine impact in people's lives.
What Matters to Us We believe in hiring people who align with our values. Whether you're experienced in support work or entirely new to the field, your values, behaviours, and attitudes are what we're most excited about. We'll provide all the training and guidance you need to thrive!
Our values are:
- Ambition - We seek to help people reach their potential.
- Courage - We are guided by the courage of our convictions to make a difference.
- Integrity - We ensure that what we do is grounded in what we believe.
- Partnership - We work with others to achieve more for people.
- Respect - We recognise that every person's unique contribution is valuable.
What You'll Do Every day is different. Your role will be rewarding, whether it's helping with personal care or encouraging independence. Duties include, but aren't limited to:
- Recognising and celebrating what the person can do for themselves.
- Helping people learn the skills they need to live the life they choose.
- Supporting people with their medication
- You will help the people we support to shop for things they wish to buy including their clothes and food, and to prepare their meals as required.
- Supporting, encouraging and teaching people to maintain personal and intimate care as required, such as dressing themselves, showering/bathing, using the toilet, etc.
- Encouraging involvement in a range of interests that support health and wellbeing, like cooking, enjoying music, day trips, zoo visits, and social activities.
Working Hours include early mornings, late evenings, long days, and alternative weekends. We'll discuss the details with you during the interview process.
Benefits of Joining Dimensions
We're dedicated to supporting our team members, offering a range of benefits to help you feel valued:
- Free DBS check
- Advance access to part of your pay before payday
- Comprehensive employee assistance program
- Access to the Blue Light Card (with lots of discounts available)
- 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing with service to 35 days.
- £500 bonus for referring a friend who joins our team.
- Paid support to complete the Care Certificate, a required qualification in health and social care.
- Discounts and cashback on shopping, days out, and more through our employee benefits scheme
Ready to Apply? If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you! For more details, give us a call at 0300 303 9150 for an informal chat or apply below.
Diversity & Inclusion at Dimensions We celebrate diversity and are proud to be an inclusive employer, welcoming applications from anyone who has the right to work in the UK. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews to all disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria for the role. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the application process, our Resourcing Consultant Team is here to help—just call us at 0300 303 9150.
British Sign Language (BSL) Accessibility
We offer British Sign Language (BSL) videos for all recruitment communications.
Apply today and make a difference with us!