Anyone we support who is contributing to their community or helping people can be nominated by anyone who knows them. Everyone who is nominated gets a certificate and celebration award!
People can be nominated for making a positive difference to their lives or for those around them. This could be anything from running a group to picking up a pint of milk for a neighbour.
What do people get?
Everyone who is nominated will receive a certificate and a token of achievement.
Everyone’s story will be published and available for Dimensions colleagues to read. Remember, this is an award for people we support so stories won’t be published externally, unless they tell us they are happy to share their story.
Once every 3 months a panel, including people we support, will choose one Change Maker who goes forward to be considered for the annual Ultimate ROC star award.
Complete the short form below, email rocstars@dimensions-uk.org or request a call back to make your nominations. You can nominate as many people as you want as many times as you want. Remember, this form is always open.
Roc Stars
Q&A
What does ROC star stand for?
ROC stands for Recognising Outstanding Contributions. ROC stars are people we support who deserve to be recognised for their contributions.
Who is this award for?
This award is just for people supported by Dimensions and Discovery, or tenants. Anybody supported by Dimensions and Discovery can be nominated.
What can I nominate someone for?
People who have made a positive change in their lives or helped others are all ROC stars. This impact could be anything, for example, being someone to turn to, helping someone with shopping, having a great idea, overcoming a personal challenge, meeting a goal or even setting a goal and working towards it etc.
Who can nominate?
Anyone who knows one or more of the people we support can nominate them. You could be a member of the support team, work for Dimensions, a family member, a friend, a colleague or someone who they have made a positive impact on.
How many people can I nominate?
You can nominate as many people we support as you want. The form is always open, so you can continue nominating people for things they do in the coming months and years.
Can I nominate the same person more than once?
Yes, you can nominate people as many times as you want but it must be for different reasons.
The person I want to nominate needs to be anonymous, is this ok?
That is absolutely ok, please tick the box on the form to let us know. We will still personalise their certificate with their name but we will keep their story anonymous.
What happens once I nominate people?
Once we have received your nominations we will get in touch with you or the contact you state on the form or in the email. We will tell you on next steps in the email:
- We will post the certificate and celebration award to the people you nominated
- We will publish what you said about them for Dimensions Group colleagues to read
- They will be put forward for the Change Maker award. This is a special award chosen once every three months
What are the Change Maker and Ultimate ROC star awards?
The Change Maker award is chosen from all nominations submitted within a three month period. A panel will choose the Change Maker once every three months. They will receive a special certificate and celebration award. This will be published for Dimensions Group colleagues to see and they will be put forward for the Ultimate ROC star award.
The Ultimate ROC star award is chosen by a panel once a year and they receive a special certificate and celebration pack. They will also be honoured with a personalised ceremony hosted by the Dimensions Council Chair with contributions from the Executive Team and a Board member.
Who is on the panel?
People on the panel might change throughout the awards, but we will always make sure there is a variety of people including people who have learning disabilities and/or autism themselves.
How do you handle data?
All personal data shared with us is protected under the General Data Protection Regulations.
This means we will not share any personal data supplied with anybody else without consent.
We will share the stories submitted with only those involved in the ROC stars awards.
We will get consent to share stories internally (with Dimensions Group colleagues) and externally (with the public). We will not share stories without this consent.
We store data across a number of secure platforms. Details can be found in our Privacy Policy.