Senior Support Worker

Job Title: Senior Support Worker

This advert is for one Senior Support Worker based at Skipton, Lancashire.

Salary: £24,454.04 - £25,454.52 per annum depending on experience

Who are we:

The National Autistic Society is here to transform lives, challenge perceptions, and build a society that works for autistic people.

We support individuals to understand their diagnosis and how it may impact their lives and those around them.

Our residential services provide accommodation and support for autistic adults 52 weeks a year, 24 hours a day, in urban and rural settings. We also offer supported living services for autistic adults needing extra help to live independently, whether as tenants or owner-occupiers, living alone or with others.

Visit our website to learn more: https://www.autism.org.uk/

Who we are looking for:

We seek a Senior Support Worker with passion, commitment, and enthusiasm to work with individuals living in their own flats within a supported living service.

The individuals often access the local community, participating in activities such as volunteering, shopping, days out, concerts, and using local amenities and buses.

Ideally, you will have a background supporting autistic people; however, we provide comprehensive training to help you succeed in this diverse, rewarding role that aims to improve quality of life.

Your working pattern will require flexibility to meet the needs of the individuals supported and their families, including evening and weekend shifts.

Role responsibilities include:

• Helping individuals achieve independence and personal goals
• Supporting and transporting individuals to integrate into their community
• Developing homemaking skills and personal chores
• Transforming lives and achieving results for autistic adults

Possession of a driving license (minimum one year) is preferred/essential.

Please click here for a Job Description

What we can offer you:

• Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme
• 33 days annual leave (including Public Holidays), with options to buy or sell leave annually
• Comprehensive induction, training, and development, including autism awareness
• Online staff discount scheme for various benefits like cycle to work, season ticket loans, and shopping discounts
• Healthcare Cash Plan (for permanent staff)
• Life Assurance at 2x base salary
• Flexible benefits such as private health and dental insurance, car salary sacrifice, activity passes, holiday trading, enhanced pension, and salary deduction loans (eligibility criteria apply)
• Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance and counselling programmes
• Free Headspace mindfulness app (up to three friends or family members can be enrolled)
• Eligibility for Blue Light Card
• Enhanced overtime pay, including sleep-in and on-call enhancements
• Join the Team Scheme – refer a friend and receive £200

Location:

Skipton, Lancashire

Application process:

When submitting your supporting statement, please refer to the job description and person specification, highlighting your suitability for the role.

For more information, contact Sue Slevin, Registered Manager, at sue.slevin@nas.org.uk.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of applications.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

To protect our autistic adults, all staff are required to have a criminal background check. An Enhanced DBS Check, either via the Update Service or conducted within the last 12 months, is preferable but not essential.

Applications are encouraged from qualified and experienced individuals, especially those with a diagnosis of autism.

The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will undergo safeguarding checks.

We are an equal opportunities employer. INDAS