Female Support Worker

6 months ago


Neath, United Kingdom National Autistic Society Full time

**Help transform lives by joining our team TODAY**

**Who we are**

We are the UK’s leading Autism charity. We aim to transform lives, change attitudes, and create a more inclusive society for autistic individuals. We provide a wide range of high quality that includes personalised support services for autistic individuals and their families.

**The role**

Working in our Neath residential homes, you will be supporting autistic adults and enriching their everyday lives. Part of the role may involve providing personal care and medication, but the majority of the day’s activities will be decided by the people we support. You will work with them to implement an enjoyable routine of daily activities, social outings and more.

No two days are the same. If you like new challenges and making a difference to people’s lives this may be the perfect opportunity for you. Previous experience is preferred, though not essential as we have a fantastic training programme that will get you on your way to achieving a fulfilling job that will beat most out there.

This advert is for a part-time position 25 Hours. The starting salary for this position is £14,170 per annum.

Your working pattern in this role will 25 hours per week, working 10am-3pm.

We need you to be: Resilient, supportive and sensitive towards the needs of autistic people. Being a support worker takes passion, patience and commitment. But working with autistic people gives so much more in return.

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.

Possession of a driving licence (minimum one year) is preferred but not essential.

**We offer**:

- Competitive rates of pay:

- Excellent career progression opportunities
- Excellent training offered
- Access to our Benefits portal, providing discounts across many shops, restaurants and other outlets
- 33 Days Annual Leave (incl. Public Holidays)
- Access to free online courses via our education platform
- Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 helpline available)
- Free access to Headspace app (mindfulness/mental wellbeing app) for yourself + 3 friends/family
- Competitive pension scheme
- Paid for Enhanced DBS
- Healthcare Cash plan

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.

You’ll be joining our team, both locally and nationally and we’ll support you every step of the way.

Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks which will include reference and criminal background checks.

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 25 per week

**Salary**: £14,170.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Shift:

- Day shift

Application question(s):

- Why have you applied for this role?
- Do you have previous experience of care and support?
- What is your understanding of autism and learning disabilities?
- Why are you the right person for this job?
- What do you think makes a good support worker?

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: IND1


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