Job Title: Support Worker
Location: Thornbury
Salary: £19,240.00 per year
Job type: Full Time – Permanent. Your working pattern will be varied over a seven day rota and could include bank holidays.
The National Autistic Society is here to transform lives, challenge perceptions and build a society that works for autistic people.
We are looking for Support Workers to join our friendly team at Bristol Outreach, based in Thornbury.
Bristol Outreach is our specialised service where we support autistic adults in their own homes and to access the community to develop skills to promote their health and wellbeing, inclusion in the local community and greater independence. We are looking for staff with a “can do” approach who can offer active support to facilitate and enable the people we support to progress and move on.
If you are passionate about providing an excellent standard of support and have or would like to specialise in making a difference to someone on the autism spectrum then we would like to hear from you.
The Role:
- Helping individuals achieve independence and personal goals.
- Supporting and transporting individuals to integrate into their community.
- Develop individuals’ life skills, vocational, educational and creative skills.
- Help provide exercise, leisure and recreational opportunities.
- Transforming lives and achieving results for Autistic Adults.
Benefits:
- Excellent training and development programme.
- Career progression opportunities.
- Enhanced overtime. Additional payments for sleep-in and on call.
- Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance counselling programme.
- Competitive pension scheme.
- 33 days annual leave (incl. Public Holidays).
- Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits.
Essential Information Required:
- Are you eligible to work in the UK?
- Are you barred from working with vulnerable people?
- This role is base in a care setting will you be able to provide evidence that you have had the Covid vaccination or proof that you are medically exempt.
Extra Information:
- Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks which will include references and criminal backgrounds.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from those with a diagnosis of ASD.
- This role is based in a care setting – successful candidates will be required to provide evidence of Covid-19 vaccination or medical exemption.
- Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an online interview held via Microsoft Teams.
- You may have a personal connection, a desire to work with or real life experiences working with autistic people.You might not have lots of experience yet, but 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.
- Visit our website to find out more about who we are and what we do.
Help transform lives by joining our team TODAY!
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Support Worker, Carer, Care Support, Care Team Leader, Support Manager, Care Assistant, Social Worker, Support Team Leader, Care Coordinator, Support Assistant, Care Manager, Autism Care Worker, Support Coordinator, Special Needs Support, Mental Health Support, Care Supervisor, Autism Support, Autism Support Worker, Support Supervisor, may also be considered for this role.
