Autism Support Worker

Job summary

Autism Support Worker

Location: Shrewsbury

Salary: £12.21 per hour

Role Description:

Gray Healthcare are recruiting a new team of mental health support workers within the Wavertree area of Liverpool to support a gentleman in his 30's who has a diagnosis of autism and Learning Disabilities. He will be living independently in his own home receiving 2:1 support 24 hours a day.

Main duties of the job:

The gentleman we will be supporting has a good sense of humour, enjoys outdoor walks and spending time with his family. He will be supported by a mixed gender team on mixed shifts of days and waking nights. We are recruiting drivers only for this role as the individual we support will have a mobility vehicle to access the community.

Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary
• Fully paid induction and training
• Company pension
• Professional development
• 25 days annual leave
• Additional days holiday for each year of service up to a maximum of 33 days (Including Bank Holidays)
• Westfield health plan
• Blue light card

About Us:

Gray Healthcare is a specialist Health and Social Care provider, supporting people with complex needs, disabilities and long-term conditions looking to step back into the community from in-patient support services. At Gray Healthcare, we offer our own dynamic approach to care, enabling people to move back into their own homes - into their own communities, giving them control of their life. We create a bespoke support package for each individual with support from our own multi-disciplinary team, adaptable to meet all current and future needs.

Date posted: 15 April 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: E0018-25-0004

Job locations:

2000 Vortex Court, Enterprise Way, Liverpool, Merseyside, L13 1FB

Cardiff Railway Co Ltd, Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY1 2DQ

Job responsibilities:

Hours: 12 Hour Contract: 1 x 12 Hour Waking Nights

Induction and Training:

We provide an initial week of training which is a combination of online training (Company induction, systems, and Medication), followed by in-person training on PROACT-SCIPr-UK which is a PBS approach to least restrictive practice. This is a therapeutic and proven alternative to restraint dominant approaches. You will then complete the person-centred training, specific to the person that you are supporting. Training continues throughout your time with Gray Healthcare, and we encourage you to develop and grow your career with us.

Person Specification - Experience Essential:

• Autism Support Worker Required Skills and Experience
• Full UK Driving License Essential.
• Social care experience, ideally within mental health and with some experience of supporting individuals with Schizophrenia.
• Experience providing encouragement to a person with complex health needs and Learning Disabilities.
• Experience supporting individuals with behaviours which may be considered challenging.
• Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
• You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have been employed in the UK for at least 6 months. We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available and are unable to consider sponsorship.
• This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details:

Employer name: Gray Healthcare

Address: 2000 Vortex Court, Enterprise Way, Liverpool, Merseyside, L13 1FB

Employer's website: https://www.grayhealthcare.com/