Bank Female Autism Support Worker

BANK Autism Support Worker (Female)

**Pay**: Days - £12.00 / Nights - £13.00 / Bank Hols - £17.00

**Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 awarded (T&C's apply*)**

**Company description**

We are a specialist care provider that supports individuals who have a learning disability and are on the autism spectrum. We provide a flexible, person-centred approach with a focus on supporting those who display significant behaviours of concern.

We offer a broad spectrum of flexible personalised care carried out by our multi-disciplinary team. Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) Practitioners and Learning disability nurses offer a wide range of skills and experience in specialised assessments, planning and delivering the right support.

Here at LDA Care we don’t anticipate ‘smooth sailing’ with the people we are serving. The individuals we support may have experienced abuse, rejection and trauma. Some individuals may exhibit symptoms of post-traumatic stress, have experienced institutionalisation, and may have missed out on everyday processes of socialisation. Each has inherent and acquired ‘disabilities', however, experience tells us with the right skilled relationship-based support and the opportunity to experience a rich and meaningful life, these individuals can have and be so much more.

LDA Care are looking for people who will demonstrate the competence (or enthusiasm to acquire the competence) to provide excellent personalised social, and sometimes clinical level behavioural, support to people with learning disabilities and autism in their own homes.

This is the part where you come in, come and join us delivering **holistic **care, achieving great **outcomes **and enabling **meaningful environments**

**H**olistic

**O**utcomes

**M**eaningful

**E**nvironments

We currently have a great opportunity for dedicated Bank Autism Support Workers to work with an individual who has a learning disability, autism and mental health support needs. The individual will be living on their own so we are looking for Autism Support Workers who can provide 360 wrap around support that covers all aspects of their life.

**Role Description**

We currently have a great opportunity for dedicated Bank Autism Support Workers to work with a young autistic lady The individual will be living on her own so we are looking for Care Workers who can provide **24-hour** support throughout her day.

**Person Specification
- Qualities which are important to me**
- Kindness
- Thrill-seeker (enjoys doing exciting things)
- Non-smoker & don’t drink too much coffee around me (I really struggle to cope with

the smell)
- Good at explaining things
- Patient & understanding
- Fun
- Good communicator
- know how to use iPad for communicating & Makaton sign language (I can teach you these things too)
- Interested in, or good at Art & Craft activities (I love making things)
- Know how to use a slow cooker
- Good at teaching new things/prompting without taking over
- Speak to me as an adult
- Respectful when I need support with self-care
- Good initiative and good at coming up with ideas
- Must like dogs Important
- Good at giving personal space but offering safe touch/hugs when needed
- Happy to support me with swimming and other physical activities I enjoy
- Don’t mind being outside & walking in all weathers
- Good at solving problems when they happen
- staying calm in a crisis and helping me

to know what to do
- Good at recognising health needs and being able to respond promptly and calmly
- Don’t be a ‘know-it-all’

**She likes**:

- Going to Church
- Dogs - MUST LIKE DOGS
- Movies
- Puzzles
- Board games
- Card games
- Grafts
- Scrap booking
- Switch
- Tiktok
- YouTube
- Zoos
- Safari Park
- Fair grounds

**About The Role within the Company**:
You will be part of a small team of dedicated Support Workers and working alongside the Team Leader/facilitator and Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Practitioner in providing excellent support to this young lady who deserves the best support to enjoy a quality life.

You will have a willingness to undertake training on Positive Behaviour Support, Safeguarding Vulnerable adults, Autism, and person-centred planning, Total Communication and other specific training that will be provided. You will be line managed by the Team Leader/facilitator.

**What's in it for you?**
- Contracts
- Great Pay
- Pension Enrolment
- Standard Sick Pay
- Free training
- Weekly pay
- Paid holiday
- Coaching throughout your role
- Opportunities to progress

**COVID-19 considerations**:
All support workers must adhere to government guidelines about their injections.

**Schedule**:

- 12 hour shift - 20:00 to 08:00 (Waking Nights)
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
- Overtime

**Licence/Certification**:

- Autism (preferred)
- **Refer a friend bonus is payable at**_
- £125 once the referred individual has successfully completed their 3 month probation period.
- £125 once the referred individual has been emplo