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Sheffield man says his social care career was a life-changing move - read the below article for more information
Nikki has been featured as this week’s ‘Community Hero’, and the feature is dedicated to celebrating her commitment to working in social care. It covers the strong relationship she built with a woman she supported, Nicky Clark, as well as how she’s been managing through the pandemic and how she would encourage others to try support work.
It?s safe to say that recent months have brought many challenges but also some rewards. Imagine the challenge of starting a new career just before lockdown began. Soraya a Cardiff based support worker shares her experience of doing just that.
At Dimensions, our volunteers make a difference to people we support and their teams by bringing something extra – whether that’s sharing a specialist skill or befriending a person we support and enjoying activities together. During the coronavirus pandemic, some volunteers have been able to adapt what they do as ‘virtual volunteers’ so that people we support don’t miss out. Tracey Dowling is one volunteer who has shared her story of volunteering with Dimensions.
"We know at Dimensions that positive change is best achieved when people with lived experience of a problem are empowered to challenge it." In his latest blog Dimensions CEO Steve Scown reflects on #BlackLivesMatter and racial inequality. Read it here:
Hounslow carer on what it's really like in the frontline: 'I was a little bit worried about working during the coronavirus' This article discusses Madina’s initial worries of working on the frontline during the pandemic, but how she’s been supported by Dimensions, had access to all the right PPE and is proud to be providing support during this time.
At this time, many candidates are telling us that they are worried about their personal safety from Covid-19. No matter the circumstances, we will always need caring and values-driven people to support people with learning disabilities and/or autism to lead safe and fulfilling lives. With a role as a Dimensions support worker you have the peace of mind of knowing that you are protecting and transforming people’s lives – with job security. Here you can read Dimensions’ letter to potential applicants which dispels a few of the myths.
We're proud of the free and confidential counselling service we offer colleagues. Based around the country our Mental Health First Aiders are on hand to provide support, following the guidelines set by Mental Health First Aid England. #ItsOkayNotToBeOkay #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
We would like to assure candidates and new starters that Dimensions is taking all possible steps to minimise risks to colleagues during the coronavirus pandemic. Please see attached for further information.
Dimensions has been officially recognised as one of the UK’s best workplaces in the ‘super large’ category by the Great Place to Work Institute for the second year in a row – one of very few social care organisations to earn a place. We are positioned 13th in the UK Best Workplaces list, up from 17th last year. We sit alongside household names such as Hilton, Mars, Britvic and Cisco – and even outperform this peer group in areas including Career & Development and Corporate Social Responsibility. The accreditation is based on last year’s colleague survey and a comprehensive audit of our organisational culture, including our management policies and practices. The main factor in our success was the positive results from last year’s colleague survey, which included findings such as that 86% of colleagues feel a sense of pride in what they do, 80% agree that they are offered training or development to further themselves professionally and 75% would recommend working here to others. Our overall ‘trust rating’ was 74%, up two percentage points from last year.
