Outreach Support Worker

Leeds Autism Services; Leeds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

No weekends

Part-time hours (21+ per week)

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Leeds Autism Services offers a rewarding part-time Support Worker role focused on delivering person-centred care for autistic service users in a community setting. You will support daily activities, help set personalised goals, and maintain records in line with policy and safeguarding standards.

The role emphasizes respectful communication, collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, and commitment to ongoing training to enhance practice.

Qualifications

• Must be able to build friendly, empathetic and professional relationships with service users and colleagues.
• Ability to effectively communicate with individuals using their preferred methods of communication.
• Commitment to ongoing training and development to support practice.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the welfare and development of service users by providing high standards of care.
• Promote inclusive, person-centred care planning practices.
• Support service users to plan and achieve personal goals under agreed plans.
• Support service users in a non-judgemental manner in line with Positive Behaviour Support.
• Assist service users to access activities that help achieve goals and outcomes.
• Assist with recording and maintaining health and safety and service user records.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Patience

Job description

Leeds Autism Services (LAS) is a charity dedicated to helping create a more autism friendly society. We achieve this by campaigning for the rights and recognition of autistic people, sharing information to encourage a better understanding of autism, and by developing and providing specialist support for all of our service users.

When you work at LAS, you will make a positive difference to people's lives every day. It's rewarding, challenging and loads of fun; you'll meet some great people, and have access to brilliant training and development opportunities.

Support Worker Responsibilities

• Ensure the welfare and development of all service users by providing the highest standards of care and making sure that appropriate attention is paid to their spiritual, physical, cultural, social, educational, and recreational needs, in accordance with service user plans
• Promote and implement inclusive, person centered care planning practices
• Support service users to plan their support; identify and achieve personal goals and/or outcomes in accordance with agreed plans
• Support service users in a non-judgemental manner in keeping with the principles of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
• Support service users to access activities which have been identified to help people achieve their goals and outcomes
• Facilitate communication in keeping with individuals' preferred methods of communicating
• Help service users to develop records of their achievements and goals in a format which is right for them
• Promote personal liberty, choice, inclusion and decision making within the legal framework of the Mental Capacity
• Complete all appropriate recording formats including health and safety records, service user records, medication, etc.
• Ensure the safe administration and storage of medication in line with LAS policies and procedures
• Recognise changes with regards to physical, social and emotional well being and bring these to the attention of your line manager
• Maintain professional boundaries at all times

As an employee at LAS, you must

• Maintain friendly, empathetic, and professional relationships with colleagues, service users, families, friends, advocates and other external agencies
• To work as part of a team dedicated to supporting the needs of people with autism
• Be willing to undertake all training and development opportunities required to fulfil the role, and work reflectively to continually improve your own practice
• Be pro-active in supporting organisational policies and procedures, and report any concerns to a supervisor or line manager
• Adhere to legislation and company policies and procedures in relation to confidentiality, data protection, safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion
• Comply with internal policies and procedures on the use of company and service user monies/finance
• Ensure a clean, tidy and hygienic environment is maintained by all staff and service users
• Promote a positive image of people with autism, and the organisation at all times
• Ensure that your conduct, inside and outside of your working environment, does not conflict with the professional expectations of the organisation

Top Reasons To Apply

• When you work at Leeds Autism Services, you will make a positive difference to people's lives every day. It's rewarding, challenging and loads of fun; you'll meet some great people, and access brilliant training and development opportunities.
• Popular activities you will support our service users to engage in include cooking, bowling, swimming, cycling and many, many more.
• High quality induction process
• A range of specialist training courses
• Shifts - Monday to Friday - 9am - 4pm NO WEEKENDS
• Part time hours available but needs to be a minimum of 3 days per week - 21 hours contract
• Make sure candidates know its community outreach - might not be based in one setting etc