Support Worker, Mental Health

Support Worker

£12.64 per hour (+12.07% Additional Accruement)

Hexham, Northumberland (24 min Walk from Hexham General Hospital)

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Are you thoughtful, caring, and ready to make a real difference? Join our award-winning team in Hexham, where we provide life‑changing support to people with learning disabilities and autism. Whether you come from retail, hospitality, cleaning, or care—we value your unique experience and welcome you to apply.

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2 gentlemen with learning disabilities in their 50s and 60s in supported living
They enjoy arts and crafts, trips to the museum, hitting the gym, going to the cinema and theatres. They enjoy going to places of interest in the local and wider community, going for walks and watching sports.

You will be supporting them to live their lives how they choose, to be themselves, and to achieve their goals.
You will be supporting with personal care, meal preparation, medication administration, budgeting, cooking, cleaning and laundry.

Long Day Sleep‑ins: 7 am/9 am – 10 am the following day (£45 sleep‑in shift included)
Sleep‑in shifts cover hours between: 11 pm – 7 am
Additional 1:1 shifts throughout the week
Rotas are provided 4 weeks in advance.

Dimensions are proud to be one of very few social care organisations that have been recognised by the Great Places to Work programme in 2019, 2020 & 2021.
We’re a values‑driven organisation that puts people with learning disabilities and their families at the heart of everything we do.
We care about our colleagues and are passionate about our comprehensive well‑being strategy and staff listening network.
We offer 30 days annual leave pro‑rata with the option to buy and sell leave.
If you refer a friend to us and they’re successfully employed, you’ll receive a £200 bonus.
We offer paid training and options to further develop your career through funded accredited courses.
Childcare vouchers, our Bike to Work scheme and discounts on meals, shopping, entertainment and gym memberships are also available.

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 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  if you require adjustments.
British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos are available for all of our recruitment communications.