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National Autistic Society; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Auto-enrolled pension

33 days annual leave

Training and autism training

Staff discounts

Cash plan for healthcare

Life Assurance

Flexible benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Headspace access

Blue Light Card

Enhanced overtime and sleep-in/on-call

Refer a Friend bonus

Job summary

The National Autistic Society is seeking a caring and reliable Support Worker to help adults live their best lives at Melbourne Drive in East Anglia. You will follow individual support plans and daily routines across four supported living homes, with a flexible 40-hour/week schedule including evenings and weekends.

Experience with autism is helpful but not essential; driving licence is required, and safeguarding checks apply. This role offers comprehensive staff benefits and training.

Qualifications

• Caring and reliable mindset for supporting adults.
• Interest in helping autistic people is welcome.
• Experience with autism is helpful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and daily routines as per support plans.
• Support activities such as swimming, hiking, arts and crafts.

Skills

Caring attitude

Reliability

Empathy

Job 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 Support Worker at Melbourne Drive, part of our Community Services East Anglia. If you share our values and want to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

https://www.autism.org.uk/

About the Service

East Anglia community services supports 10 adults (male and female) in 4 separate supported living homes that range from 3 adults living together to a single person service. These services are located in Mildenhall, Kenny Hill and Beck Row in Suffolk.

The services promote independence and are person centred services.

The adults that live in these services regularly access the community and they all have the own vehicles. The adults we support are supported with medication and personal care depending on their level of support needs.

About the Role

We are looking for a caring and reliable Support Worker. Your role is to help people live their best lives by following their support plans and daily routines. We currently have an occupational requirement for

female only applicants for this position as the support package involves female personal care.

What You’ll Do

• Assist with personal care (bathing, dressing, eating)
• Encourage activities they enjoy (swimming, hiking, arts & crafts)

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 full-time position at 40 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) isessential

What we can offer you

• Pension – Auto-enrolled pension scheme.
• Annual Leave – 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).
• Healthcare – 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.

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

For any queries regarding this advert, please contact Emma Stanley, 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.

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.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme