Support Worker

National Autistic Society; Accrington; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave accrual

Training including autism training

Staff discounts

Employee assistance programme

Headspace mindfulness access

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

National Autistic Society is seeking a full-time care support role in the UK. The position involves assisting with personal care and encouraging engagement in activities such as swimming, hiking, and arts and crafts.

You will support life skills like budgeting, shopping and meal preparation, helping the individuals achieve greater independence. We welcome personal experience or a genuine passion for helping others; autism experience is helpful but not essential.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Positive attitude

Inspiring others

Empathy

Personal experience with autism

Job description

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

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
• Mindfulness- Free Headspace app for you and up to 3 family/friends
• Blue Light Card- Eligibility for discounts

This advert is for a full-time position at 37 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) is preferred.

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. 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.