Bank Support Worker

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Burnham-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave accrual

Induction and autism training

Online staff discounts

Blue Light Card discounts

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Free Headspace app

Job summary

The National Autistic Society in Burnham-on-Sea is seeking a Bank Support Worker for Park View to help autistic adults live more independently by following individual support plans and daily routines.

You will assist with personal care, encourage activities, and support life skills such as budgeting, shopping and meal preparation, with shifts including evenings and weekends. Driving licence is preferred.

Qualifications

• Caring and reliable approach to support vulnerable people.
• Ability to follow individual support plans.
• Willingness to work shifts including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care.
• Encourage activities the service users enjoy.
• Support life skills such as budgeting and meal preparation.

Skills

Positive attitude

Caring and reliable

Empathy

Follow support plans

Job description

Package Description: The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services.

Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks.

Join Us as a Support Worker

The National Autistic Society helps create a world that works for autistic people, and we have a rewarding opportunity for a Bank Support Worker at Park View . If you share our values and want to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Visit our website to find out more about who we are: https://www.autism.org.uk/

About the Service

Park View is a residential service in Burnham on Sea for four autistic adults, there is a self-contained flat within the home and the main house will be shared between 3 individuals when the home is fully occupied.

It provides an ideal environment for autistic people and with the help of our fully-trained and experienced staff we can enable individuals to acquire skills to live more independently.

About the Role

We are looking for caring and reliable Bank Support Workers.

Your role is to help people live their best lives by following their support plans and daily routines.

What You’ll Do

• Assist with personal care (bathing, dressing, eating)
• Encourage activities they enjoy (swimming, hiking, arts & crafts)
• Support life skills& independence(budgeting, shopping, meal preparation)

What We’re Looking For

• For you to inspire others with a positive attitude towards supporting vulnerable people
• Experience with autistic people is helpful but not essential
• Personal experience or a passion for helping others is welcome
• You will be able to pick and choose the shifts that you work, and services have a mixture of hours that can include evenings and weekends.
• Possession of a driving licence (minimum one year) is preferred.

What we can offer you

Annual Leave –accrued annual leave paid to you on hours worked

Training

• Great induction and training, including autism training.

Discounts

• Online staff discount scheme for shopping, cycling, tech, and more (e.g., Asda, Tesco, Nike, Apple). Support - 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme and counselling.
• Free Headspace app for you and up to 3 family/friends.

Blue Light Card

• Eligibility for discounts.

About our application process

When you write your supporting statement: Look at the job description and person specification.

Tell us how your skills and experience match the role.

We might close this job advert early if we get lots of suitable applications.

For queries about this vacancy, please contact Lee Lomax, hiring manager, at [e-mail] To protect our autistic adults at the National Autistic Society, 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.

Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from autistic people.

We are an equal opportunities employer and part of the Disability Confident Employer scheme.

Important Information

Agencies need not apply.

Please note the National Autistic Society are unable to provide sponsorship for Visas.

The National Autistic Society may use artificial intelligence (AI) to assist our recruitment team with reviewing applications for this role.

All application decisions are made by people and are not determined automatically by AI.

Jobs are provided by the Find a Job Service from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).