A Career in care 2019

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Newbury Weekly News

Dimensions UK

care providers out there? n One of the key answers to this is that they are an organisation that sets the standards for the sector. n They offer great opportuni- ties for career development and offer sector-leading training programmes and qualification opportunities. n They are an inclusive employer, valuing the diversity of their workforce, being

respectful of differences and making reasonable adjustments to ensure people reach their full potential. n They also offer a great range of employee benefits, from the Rewarding Dimensions discount scheme and compre- hensive Employee Assistance Scheme, to childcare vouchers, a bike to work scheme and loans for commuter season tickets. n What’s more, as a support worker, you will be joining

The one motivation that links all of them is a desire to work with people, make their lives better and help them to learn something new or take a further step towards independence. Support workers certainly don’t see what they do as ‘just another job’. Why Dimensions? But why come to work for Dimensions in particular, when there are many other social

There is no such thing as a ‘typical’ support worker. They range from school leavers who want a job that involves helping people, to those who want a change of career, experienced support workers wanting to work for a company that truly places the people it supports at the heart of all it does and those at the end of a career in a completely different sector who want to give something back.

Dimensions at a really exciting time. They are a social care provider at the very cutting edge of support provision with a genuine commitment to be the leader within its sector. n They base what they do and who they are on their values, and they genuinely care. n You will be very welcome in the Dimensions team as a

AS one of the country’s largest not-for-profits, Dimensions UK are driven by their values. People with learning disabili- ties and their families are at the heart of everything they do and they want every person they support to have a great life, with excellent outcomes. They couldn’t achieve that with- out all the great support work- ers who join the Dimensions team – it all starts with them.

valued support worker. www.dimensions-uk.org/