Female Autism Support Worker

**JOIN AN ACTIVE TEAM MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR YOUNG ADULTS WITH AUTISM.**

Enhance Social Care support young people between 16-25. We are looking to develop a small team whose role will include supporting younger women who prefer care from peers in their community. This will focus on strengthening each persons personal identity
- _**Can you coach and support others?**_
- _**Would you make a good peer/ mentor for young people struggling with their identity and self worth?**_
- **Can you bring a little zen and mindfulness to the people who experience stress and anxiety**:

- **Are you comfortable participating in a range of activities such as yoga and arts & crafts.**:

- **Can you manage your own stress and anxiety when others need you to be ok at work?**:

- **Can you work as part of a team who support people 24 hours a day, seven days a week (working 1 to 2 sleeps per week)?**

Our community support team provides social care and support to teenagers and young adults both in 24 hour supported living and via community outreach. Whilst the role is focussed on supporting young women your role will extend to also supporting younger men.

We are looking for individuals who can provide different experiences to reflect the interests of the people we support. This could include Yoga, Arts, & Craft, or hikes in the countryside. It will be your role to motivate and support people to engage in a range of interests. You must be good at adapting to change and supporting people in new activities you might not have done before.

Our 24/7 Community Support Team is changing wrap around social care support for teens and young adults with autism. We are seeking women with experience coaching or supporting children, teenagers or autistic adults.

We offer both great opportunities for experienced and trained Support Workers and superb training for people new to direct support work.

**RECEIVE OUTSTANDING SUPPORT, TRAINING & OPPORTUNITIES**

You will be supported by some of the best managers in social care to become your best you. We will support you and offer access to superb training and future opportunities. Best of all you will work in a great environment where you make a difference.

**WHO CAN APPLY?**

**Anyone who reads the Q&A’s below and feels they can do this role is welcome to apply.**
- _**For this role? **_We are looking for women as the role is exempt from the equality act._
- _**What do we do? **_We provide inclusive, innovative, and responsive 24 hour wrap around support for people with autism between 13-30._
- _**How do we do this in Manchester? **_We have 3 specialist assessment beds in Withington and provide wrap around outreach support in peoples own homes across Manchester._
- _**What do our Community Support Workers do? **_Based at our 24 hour specialist supported living project you will work with your manager to lead a small team of support workers on site and off site in the community._
- _**What hour will I work? **_You will work alongside your team over a 24 hour rota that will include sleeps. We offer full time, part time and 0 hour contracts depending on what works for you_
- _**Do I need my own car? **_Having your own car is a benefit bot not essential but you will need a valid UK driving license as you may be supporting people using their vehicle._
- _**Will I work in the community? **_Yes - the great thing about this role is that you will also support people from their own home in the community._
- _**What activities will I do? **_We do everything a person wants to do - aside form the normal stuff you could be hiking, going to the Gym or supporting the person to access education or a work placement._
- **I*_**am new to Support, what support will I receive?*_ _You will receive direct support and direction from your Senior colleagues and Team Leader. This support will be on shift with you and remotely using technology. Also you will have regular job consultations, this is an open and honest dialogue between you and your line manager about your role and feedback on your performance and an opportunity for you to discuss any help you may need._
- _**Can I progress? **_Yes We are a growing organisation and encourage our colleagues to grow with us._

Enhance Social Care was established to change the way social care is provided for people with autism. An inclusive model of support in which all people have the right to the same opportunities to live within their community. We provide transition services for young people between 16-30 via a specialist supported tenancy and across the community in peoples own home.
- This post is exempt from the equality act as the team is supporting young women with personal care and specific identity and mental health support needs._

**Job Types**: Zero hours contract, Permanent, Part-time, Full-time

**Salary**: £23,464.35-£30,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
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