Support Worker Waking Nights

**Salary**:£24,022 per annum

**Contract Type**:Permanent

**Hours**:Full Time

**Job Reference Number**:SWWN-FLE-EC

**Job Location**:England

**Job Area**:Fleetwood, Lancashire

**Closing Date**: 16th December 2024

**Support Worker Waking Nights, Blackpool**

**39 hours per week**

**£24,022 per annum based on 39hours per week**

**About us**:
Autism Initiatives provide a personalised, autism specialist service that makes a positive different to the lives of autistic people.

Our services focus on:

- Supporting people to be as independent as possible in their homes
- Supporting people to achieve and be successful
- Helping people to pursue their interests and enjoy their lives
- Enabling people to be active members of their communities

**Who we are looking for**:
As a Waking Night Support Worker you will develop a trusting and respectful rapport with people with autism and support with personal care, whilst promoting and encouraging independence. You will also provide quality support which is personalised to individual health and well-being needs. The role will also involve promoting community engagement, enabling people with autism to be part of their local community.

As a Support Worker Waking Nights you will promote positive health and well-being of the people that you support, enabling them to have a meaningful life and be involved in a range of activities which include:

- Support with morning and evening routines
- Support cooking Supper/Breakfast
- Cleaning
- Planning a person’s day
- Supporting choice making (clothes, food, activities etc.)

We are looking for people who share and demonstrate our values. You may have a background or understanding of supporting autistic people, but if not don’t worry, we have great training and a friendly team to support you every step of the way.

Autism Initiatives is committed to working in partnership with people with autism, their families, commissioners and others to provide a specialist, autism specific, person centred and outcome focussed service for people with autism spectrum conditions.

All staff are expected to:

- Work in the context of Autism Initiatives’ Vision, Mission and Philosophy and to use our ‘Five Point Star’ approach in order to support people with autism in achieving their goals.
- Work to develop their abilities in line with the Autism Initiatives Competency Framework.
- Recognise the positive abilities of autistic people and support our shared belief in life-long learning.
- Adhere to the Autism Initiatives’ Code of Conduct and the General Social Care Council’s Code of Practice, showing a high degree of professionalism, resilience, and a willingness to remain committed during particularly demanding times.

**What can we offer you?**
- Company paid enhanced DBS
- Progression opportunities and career pathways
- Full training and development programme to support you in your role.
- Support to obtain your Diploma Level 2 qualification
- 23 days plus 8 Bank Holidays, rising to 26 days with 3 years’ service
- Free Employee Assistance Programme with qualified advisors trained to help, 24 hours a day, any day of the year
- Long service entitlements - after 1, 2 and 3 complete years of service, you will benefit from up to an additional 3/5ths of a week of leave after 3 complete years of service.
- Financial wellbeing programme providing flexible access to pay
- Career break scheme

**How do I apply?**

**We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time**

**We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and in service delivery.