Male Waking Night Support Worker

Male Waking Night Support Worker - Telford (TF2)

Location: Telford (TF2)

Hours: Part Time - 27 Hours Per Week

Pay: £14.16 per hour

About Dimensions

At Dimensions, you'll find more than a job - you'll find purpose, belonging, and the support to thrive. Your voice matters, your wellbeing is prioritised, and your growth is celebrated. Together, we make a real difference - for the people we support and for you.

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"Being a Support Worker is a great opportunity, because you directly improve someone's quality of life, empower their independence, and build trusting, meaningful relationships while growing personally and professionally."- Current Support Worker

If you're calm, reliable and enjoy supporting people to achieve their goals while working as part of a dedicated team, this could be the perfect opportunity.

About the role

We're looking for a committed Male Waking Night Support Worker to join our team in Telford (TF2), supporting a young man in his 20s who lives in his own bungalow.

The gentleman we support is an autistic person with a learning disability and communicates without words. He has a structured lifestyle and benefits from consistent support from colleagues who take the time to understand his communication, preferences and routines.

This is an exciting time to join the team as he continues a transition journey towards greater independence within his home environment. Currently, support is provided on a 2:1 basis, with future plans for some support within the home to move towards 1:1 support where appropriate. Support in the community will remain 2:1.

The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues to deliver support in line with Positive Behaviour Support approaches and Proact-SCIPr-UK strategies, ensuring consistency, structure and positive outcomes.

About the person you will support

He leads a very active lifestyle and enjoys:

• Long walks
• Hiking
• Going to the gym
• Bike riding
• Spending time out and about
• Following structured routines
• Doing the things that matter to him

Building trust, understanding communication preferences and maintaining consistency are key aspects of this role.

Support includes

• Providing waking night support and monitoring wellbeing
• Administering medication
• Supporting established routines and schedules
• Following Positive Behaviour Support plans
• Using Proact-SCIPr-UK approaches and strategies
• Supporting communication in personalised ways
• Accurate record keeping and handovers
• Working closely with colleagues and professionals
• Supporting community activities where required
• Supporting the person to do the things that matter to him

Shifts

Waking Nights

• 10:30pm - 7:30am
• 27 hours per week

Rotas are provided in advance to support planning and work-life balance.

About you

You'll be a great fit if you're:

• Calm, patient and consistent
• Comfortable following structured routines and support plans
• A confident communicator and team player
• Able to build trusting relationships over time
• Observant and attentive to non-verbal communication
• Comfortable supporting someone who may at times experience behaviours of distress
• Physically active and happy supporting community-based activities
• Reliable and organised
• Willing to learn and develop specialist support skills

Experience supporting autistic people, people with learning disabilities, Positive Behaviour Support approaches or Proact-SCIPr-UK is preferred, but not essential. Full training and ongoing support will be provided.

Gender Requirement: Male applicants only. Gender is considered a genuine occupational requirement due to the specific needs of the person we support.

Rewards that make a difference

• £14.16 per hour
• 30 days paid Annual Leave (including public holidays - pro rata)
• Opportunities for career progression
• Supported 'Learn to Drive' scheme (up to 30 driving lessons, 1 theory/practical test - all 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
• 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
• 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.
• Gender is considered a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 where mentioned. In this context, gender refers to the sex legally assigned to an individual.
• 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 03003039150.
• We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos for all of our recruitment communications.

Use of AI in the recruitment process

AI can help you research and refine your application, but everything you submit should reflect your genuine skills and experience. Please ensure your application represents your own voice and abilities.

If you use assistive technology or require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we are committed to supporting you where we can. Please let us know in advance so we can ensure appropriate arrangements are in place.