Senior Support Worker - Apple Grove (Fixed Term 12 Months)
An exciting opportunity to join our friendly team in Brent Knoll.
We are currently transitioning people from residential care to transition care and would like a Fixed Term Senior Support Worker to join our friendly team's.
Being a Senior Support Worker takes courage, patience and commitment. Working with autistic people gives so much more in return.
You will have a working knowledge of care standards and related legislation and have good report writing skills. You should be able demonstrate how you are able to lead and motivate a team to reach agreed outcomes and uphold the values of the organisation.
You should have a relevant Level 3 qualification or be willing to work towards within a given time period. You must be willing to work flexibly
This is a full-time, permanent 37.5hr per week post working in Apple Grove in Brent Knoll.
Your working pattern will be varied over a seven-day rota, and would include alternate weekends and bank holidays.
A full UK driving licence and access to transport is desirable.
The role includes:
- Supporting adults to achieve their goals.
- To guide, prompt, support individuals to undertake activities and learn new skills.
- To be part of a team around key individuals.
- Support with mentoring, development and supervision of team members.
- Assist with day-day management of running the service.
- To be aware of the role of the relevant care regulatory body (CQC) and the statutory standards required for the work setting.
- Assist to develop and maintain a responsive support service to people with autism.
We offer:
- 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)
- 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!
- We are excited to announce up to 14 new benefits which launched in April 2023 including private health and dental insurance
You may have a personal connection, a desire to work with or real life experiences working with autistic people. 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.
Help transform lives by joining our team TODAY!
You’ll be joining our team, both locally and nationally and we’ll support you every step of the way.
Visit our website to find out more about who we are and what we do.
To apply for the role, please click the button at the end of this page to apply online.
The National Autistic Society is here to transform lives, challenge perceptions and build a society that works for autistic people.
Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks which will include references and criminal backgrounds.
We are passionate about supporting autistic people into work, and particularly welcome applications from autistic people. We help autistic people from all backgrounds and strive to represent the same diversity in our staff and volunteers. We particularly encourage applications from people from all minority groups, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. Together, we can create a society that works for autistic people.
