D019500
£12.85 Per Hour
Worcester
England, Herefordshire, West Midlands
Permanent
Hours per week: 37.5
Closing Date: July 05, 2026
Support Worker – Worcester (WR5)
Full Time & Part Time Opportunities Available£12.85 per hour + £50 per sleep-in shiftDriver Requirement: Full UK Manual Driving Licence
“Love the job role, some days it doesn’t feel like work at all!”– Current Support Worker
Dimensions is proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work year after year.
We’re looking for creative, energetic and compassionate Support Workers to join our team in Worcester (WR5), supporting four individuals (two women and two men aged 20s–80s) with Angelman Syndrome, learning disabilities, physical disabilities and epilepsy.
This is a lively, busy and highly engaging service where no two days are the same. You’ll support individuals with 1:1 and 2:1 support, helping them enjoy active, fulfilling lives while ensuring their health, safety and wellbeing needs are met.
The people you’ll support are full of personality, humour and energy. They:
- Love music, loud environments and social interaction
- Enjoy theatre, live music and being out in busy settings
- Have a great sense of humour and strong personalities
- Communicate through a mix of Makaton and personalised signs
- Swimming, hydro pools and sensory sessions
- Zip wires and adventurous activities
- Shopping trips, people watching and exploring town
- Eating out — especially enjoying treats like cake, cream and ice cream
They thrive with staff who can match their energy, encourage engagement and think creatively about activities.
Your role will be varied, hands-on and rewarding, including:
- Providing personal careand supporting daily routines
- Using hoists and manual handling equipment(for 3 individuals)
- Supporting wheelchair users
- Supporting feeding and meal preparation
- Administering medication, including epilepsy and Buccal protocols
- Supporting communication using non-verbal cues and Makaton
- Encouraging participation in activities and social outings
- Creating fun, meaningful and engaging experiences
- Working as part of a committed and supportive team
This is a flexible role including a mix of shifts:
- 8:00am – 4:00pm
- 1:00pm – 9:00pm
- 3:00pm – 11:00pm + sleep-in (finishing 1:00pm next day)
- Sleep-ins required(£50 paid to sleep)
Rotas are provided in advance to support work–life balance.
You’ll be a great fit if you are:
- Creative, energetic and enthusiastic
- Comfortable in lively, sensory and social environments
- A strong team player who is reliable and committed
- Flexible and forward-thinking
- Confident supporting complex needs or willing to learn
- Engaging and able to build strong relationships
- Calm and responsive under pressure
- Tech-savvy and organised
- A confident manual driver
Experience is preferred, but full training will be provided.
There is some family involvement, and maintaining respectful, consistent support is key to ensuring positive outcomes.
- A competitive pay rate with uplift for overtime you choose to work
- Flexible shift patterns to suit your needs
- 30 days’ paid annual leave(including public holidays – pro rata)
- Opportunities for career progression
- Supported Learn to Drive scheme(where applicable)
- Salary advance scheme – access up to 50% earned pay before payday
- High Street discounts (shopping, dining, entertainment, gyms)
- Life Assurance and Company Pension
- Industry-leading training
- Enhanced DBS paid for by us
- As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application. Please contact the Resourcing Consultant Team on 0300 303 9150.
- We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videosfor all recruitment communications.