Do you enjoy variety in your work? Are you willing to be ready for anything?
Our Outreach & Short Breaks service provides community support and/or traditional respite care for children and adults.
Community support can include long walks in the county, cinema trips, museums, swimming, chasing dinosaurs! The list is endless and based on the interests of the person supported.
Respite offers the person a break away from family, spending time with us relaxing, providing help with daily living chores, learning new skills and having new experiences.
We work closely with families and other support services to ensure we provide a positive and enjoyable time for each person during their time with us.
"My son and family could not survive without his weekly support it’s his favourite day of the week, his support workers go above and beyond"
Visit our website to find out more about who we are and what we do: https://www.autism.org.uk/
Who we are looking for:
We are looking for Support Workers with the passion to work with our fantastic teams. Ideally, you will have a background in supporting autistic people but if not, we have a fantastic training programme that will get you on your way to achieving a fulfilling job that will beat most out there. You may have a personal connection, a desire to work with or real-life experiences working with autistic people. You will have experience supporting vulnerable people in a residential setting and if you share our values and are willing to make a difference to the lives of autistic people, we’d love to hear from you.
Your working pattern in this role will require flexibility to meet the needs of the people supported and their families, and will include evening and weekend working.
This advert is for a full-time position 39 Hours. The salary for this position is £26,769.60 per annum.
The role includes:
- Helping individuals achieve independence and personal goals
- Supporting and transporting individuals to integrate into their community
- Develop individuals home making skills and personal chores
- Transforming lives and achieving results for autistic adults
Possession of a driving licence (minimum one year) is essential.
Please click here for a Job Description
What we can offer you:
- Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme
- 33 days annual leave (incl. Public Holidays) with the option to buy or sell annual leave every year
- Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism
- Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits such as cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan & shopping discounts for places such as Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Halfords, Nike, Apple and loads more!
- Healthcare Cash Plan (for permanent staff members)
- Life Assurance at 2 x base salary
- A portfolio of fantastic new salary sacrifices benefits and other flexible benefits private health, dental insurance, car salary sacrifice scheme, activity pass, holiday trading, enhanced pension & salary deduct loans (eligibility criteria may apply)
- Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme & counselling programme
- Free access to the Headspace App – a global leader in mindfulness and you can enrol up to three friends or family members for free!
- Eligibility for a Blue Light Card
- Enhanced overtime. Additional payments for sleep-in and on call
- Join the Team Scheme - Refer a friend and receive £200
Where you will be working:
Daldorch House, Catrine
About our application process:
When providing a supporting statement, please refer to the job description and person specification and include any information that shows your suitability for the role.
For more information about this job please contact: Caroline Clark, Registered Manager, Caroline.Clark@nas.org.uk
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
To protect our autistic adults, all staff are required to have a criminal background check. In line with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) registration, successful candidates will work towards relevant qualifications.
Membership of the PVG scheme is an essential requirement of the post and the National Autistic Society will cover the cost of your application.
Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from those with a diagnosis of autism.
The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
