Senior Support Worker

2 weeks ago


Highbridge, Somerset, United Kingdom The National Autistic Full time

We are looking for Senior Support Workers to join our friendly team at our New transitional service


We have set up a new team filled with people who have a passion to help the people we support achieve their goals.

We will help them gain vital skills to enable them to build for their future in Supported Living services within the Community.


If you are passionate about providing an excellent standard of support and would like to specialise in making a difference, then please contact us.


This is a full time role - working 37 hours a week. Your working pattern **will be varied over a seven-day rota, and would include some weekends and bank holidays.

The role includes:

  • Helping individuals achieve independence and personal goals
  • Supporting and transporting individuals to integrate into the 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
  • Play a supporting role in the development and maintenance of excellent relations with people we support and their relatives and advocates.

You will have a working knowledge of care standards and related legislation and have good report writing skills. You should be able demonstrate how you are able to lead and motivate a team to reach agreed outcomes and uphold the values of the organisation.

You should have a relevant Level 3 qualification or be willing to work towards within a given time period. You must be willing to work flexibly.

To protect our autistic adults, all staff are required to have a criminal background check. Possession of an Enhanced DBS Check either on the Update Service or conducted within the last 12 months would be preferable but not essential.

We offer:

A supportive an approachable management team,
33 days annual leave a year (including bank holidays), a competitive market salary, a fantastic one-year induction programme, continuing learning and development opportunities along with a host of benefits - from shopping discounts to
flexible working and a competitive pension scheme.


You may have a personal connection, a desire to work with or real life experiences working with autistic people. 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.

Help transform lives by joining our team TODAY
You'll be joining our team, both locally and nationally and we'll support you every step of the way.

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The National Autistic Society is here to transform lives, challenge perceptions and build a society that works for autistic people.
Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks which will include references and criminal backgrounds.
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