Support Worker in Bury St Edmunds

About Dimensions

At Dimensions, your growth is our shared journey. Driven by ambition and strengthened by partnership, we'll give you the tools, guidance, and encouragement to thrive - from your first day to every new opportunity. Through programmes like Aspire and Dimensions Academy, you'll build confidence, develop your skills, and shape a career that's uniquely yours. Because when you grow, so do we - and together, we create brighter futures for everyone we support.

About the role

• Support Worker
• Part time - 30 hours per week
• £14.11 per hour
• Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33

We are seeking an experienced Support Worker to join our team supporting a gentleman in his thirties. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in helping someone build a fulfilling life in their home and community while supporting them to achieve the outcomes that matter most to them.

This role is ideally suited to someone who already has experience supporting people with learning disabilities, autistic people, and behaviours of distress. You will be confident working proactively, building positive relationships and supporting someone with complex needs in a person-centred way.

The gentleman you will be supporting is active and enjoys attending a local day service, visiting his favourite pub for a meal, browsing pub memorabilia online, listening to music by Queen and The Rolling Stones, and spending time in the park throwing a frisbee or enjoying the swings.

As a Support Worker, you will help him maintain his independence, develop daily living skills, and establish routines within his home. You will support with meal preparation, shopping, personal care, attending health appointments and maintaining important relationships with his family. You will also encourage him to explore new opportunities and develop confidence.

The role requires staff who can remain calm, observant, and responsive. He can experience behaviours of distress, particularly during periods of change or uncertainty. You will work alongside Dimensions' Positive Behaviour Support Team and follow proactive support plans designed to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Shift Patterns - This is a 30-hour contract that will predominantly involve weekend working and occasional waking nights (9pm-7am). We will discuss your availability during the recruitment process and match shifts to the needs of the person we support.

About You

We are specifically looking for candidates who have previous experience supporting people with learning disabilities, autistic people, complex behaviours, or mental health needs. You will be:

• Experienced in delivering person-centred support.
• Calm, resilient and able to remain professional in challenging situations.
• Confident supporting people with behaviours of distress.
• Comfortable supporting with personal care and daily living tasks.
• Able to build trusting relationships with families and professionals.
• Flexible, reliable, and committed to achieving great outcomes.
• Willing to learn communication approaches such as Makaton and specialist support techniques.
• Aligned with our values of Ambition, Courage, Integrity, Partnership and Respect.

Rewards that make a difference

Proudly recognised as one of the UK's Top 25 Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Great Place to Work, Super Large Organisations), reflecting our commitment to flexible working, wellbeing support, career development, and an inclusive workplace culture.

• A competitive payrate with uplift for overtime you chose to work.
• 30 days paid Annual Leave (including public holidays - pro rata).
• Opportunities for career progression.
• 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.
• 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

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