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National Autistic Society; Barnsley; In loco; GBP 21.000 - 27.000; Part-time

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Pension

Auto-enrolled pension

33 days leave (including public), buy/

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The National Autistic Society is seeking a Waking Night Support Worker to assist residents at Hoylands House in Barnsley. You will follow individual support plans to help people live their best lives during night shifts.

We value caring, reliability and flexibility, with duties including personal care, activity support, and developing life skills in a calm, respectful environment for adults with autism.

Competenze

• Experience with autistic people is helpful but not essential.
• Personal experience or a passion for helping others is welcome.

Mansioni

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

Conoscenze

Positive attitude

Compassionate care

Reliability

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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.

Waking Night Support Worker

The National Autistic Society helps create a world that works for autistic people, and we have a rewarding opportunity for a

Hoylands House

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

Hoylands House in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, set in woodland grounds, is currently home to seven young adults. The service has capacity to support 8 people with autism.

About the Role

We are looking for caring and reliable 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

This advert is for a part time position at 35 Hours per week.

Your working pattern in this role will require flexibility to meet the needs of the people supported and their families and will include evening and weekend working.

Possession of a driving licence (minimum one year) ispreferred.

What we can offer you

• Pension
• Auto-enrolled pension scheme.
• 33 days (including public holidays). You can buy or sell leave each year.
• 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).
• Cash plan for permanent staff.
• Life Assurance
• 2x your base salary.
• Flexible Benefits
• Options like private health, dental insurance, holiday trading, enhanced pension.
• Support
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme and counselling.
• Mindfulness
• Free Headspace app for you and up to 3 family/friends.
• Blue Light Card
• Eligibility for discounts.
• Extra Pay
• Enhanced overtime, plus payments for sleep-in and on-call
• (if applicable to the role).
• Refer a Friend
• Get £200 when you refer someone.

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.
• Give examples if you can.

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

Important Information

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.

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

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme