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Support Worker - Rhyd Hir

Location: Rhyd Hir

Closing Date: 30 September 2024

Interview date (w/c): n/a

Salary (or hourly rate): £17,472 per annum

Contract Type: Part Time

Hours per week: 28 hours per week

Support Worker - Rhyd Hir

Help transform lives by joining our team TODAY!

We are looking for Support Workers with the passion to work with our fantastic teams in our residential services in Rhyd Hir.  Ideally, you will have a background in supporting autistic people but if not, we have a fantastic training programme that will get you on your way to achieving a fulfilling job that will beat most out there.

Your working pattern in this role will be a three week rolling rota and will include evening and weekend working.

This advert is for a part-time position 28 Hours. The salary for this position is £17472 per annum

The role includes:

  • Helping individuals achieve independence and personal goals
  • Supporting and transporting individuals to integrate into their community
  • Develop individuals home making skills and personal chores
  • Transforming lives and achieving results for autistic adults

Please click here for a Job Description

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.

Possession of a driving licence (minimum one year) is Essential

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.

In addition, we offer a whole range of benefits including:

  • Excellent training and development programme
  • Career progression opportunities
  • Enhanced overtime. Additional payments for sleep-in and on call.
  • Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance counselling programme
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • 33 days annual leave (incl. Public Holidays) with the option to buy or sell annual leave every year
  • Access to our benefits portal - online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits for places such as Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Halfords, Nike, Apple, Nando's and loads more!
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Headspace membership for yourself + 3 friends/family members - Headspace is a global leader in mindfulness and meditation
  • Occupational sick pay
  • Salary Finance - Our charity partner offers Salary Finance loans as a financial wellbeing benefit for our staff.
  • Eligibility for Blue Light Card
  • Join the Team Scheme - Refer a friend and receive £200!
  • Level 1 membership to Healthcare Cash Plan for all permanent staff!
  • Options to buy private healthcare, private dental insurance, and many other salary sacrifices
  • Sleep in allowance £50 per night

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.

Who we are:

We are the UK's leading charity for people on the autism spectrum and their families. Since 1962, we have been providing support, guidance and advice, as well as campaigning for improved rights, services and opportunities to help create a society that works for autistic people.

We transform lives by providing support, guidance and practical advice for the 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK, as well as their three million family members and carers. Autistic people turn to us at key moments or challenging times in their lives, be it getting a diagnosis, going to school or finding work.

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