Support Worker - Male

Support Worker - Male

£14.01 (£60 per sleep shift)

Part-time - 32 hrs a week

Newcastle, NE5 (6 Min Drive From Kingston Park Stadium)

Requirements: Previous or transferable experience is essential & Full UK Driving Licence Covering Manual Vehicles

You’ll make every day matter for the people you support, helping them learn, grow, and live life their way. At Dimensions, we’ll make every day matter for you too, with wellbeing support, flexibility, and a caring team. Through Inspiring People Awards and Dimensions Academy, we celebrate your contribution and help you thrive – because when you can be you, everyone benefits

About the People We Support

You’ll be supporting one gentleman in his late 30s who requires consistent, structured support from people who are:

• Strong and steady under pressure
• Patient and emotionally resilient
• Able to show good initiative
• Confident and able to follow clear plans
• Calm and reassuring during behaviours of distress
• Able to bring a light-hearted, appropriate sense of humour

He is polite, engaging and curious about the world around him. He enjoys getting out and about in his car, and when possible, he loves going for walks.

He has a huge passion for cooking, especially Bangladeshi and Jewish cuisine, and enjoys learning more about their food, traditions and culture. When he’s relaxing, you’ll often find him watching a good movie at home.

This is a role for Male Support Workers who want a meaningful challenge, who can be fully present, and who genuinely want to support someone to live safely, confidently, and with dignity.

What will I be doing

You’ll be working within a structured complex-needs community setting made up of five bungalows. It is not a casual care environment — it requires:

• Clear professional boundaries
• Consistent routines
• Strong teamwork
• The ability to stay calm and focused
• Confidence following Positive Behaviour Support plans

The people we support have learning disabilities, autism and risk-related needs that require skilled, reliable support.

Your Responsibilities

You’ll support him to maintain stability, independence and a meaningful routine, including:

• Providing reassurance and consistency
• Following behaviour support plans
• Supporting through behaviours of distress
• Personal care (varied levels)
• Medication administration
• Manual handling
• Cooking, cleaning and household tasks
• Supporting budgeting & daily living skills
• Safe community access, including walks and trips out by car
• Encouraging his interest in cooking and trying new cultural dishes

This role requires someone who is observant, proactive and confident in structured environments.
Full PBS training is provided, but previous experience in complex or challenging support is essential.

Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010. In this context, "gender" refers to the sex legally assigned to an individual.

Shift Patterns:

Long Day Sleep-In Shifts: 9am – 9am the following day
Day Shifts: 9am - 6pm
Sleep-Ins: 10pm – 8am (Paid to Sleep) - You will be expected to do 1 sleep in per week.

We provide rotas at least 4 weeks in advance to support a healthy work-life balance, which we’re very passionate about!

Why choose Dimensions

• A competitive pay rate with uplift for overtime you chose to work.
• 30 days paid Annual Leave (including public holidays – pro rata)
• Opportunities for career progression
• 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.
• We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.

Other important information:

• Applications are reviewed upon receipt and interviews will take place until the positions are filled
• An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions.
• We welcome applications from everyone with 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
• As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application. Please contact the Resourcing Consultant Team on (phone number removed) if you require adjustments
• British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos are available for all of our recruitment communications.