Support Worker

National Autistic Society; Burnham-on-Sea; Vor Ort; GBP 14.000 - 19.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Auto-enrolled pension

33 days leave

Induction training

Staff discounts

Healthcare plan

Life insurance

Flexible benefits

EAP service

Headspace

Blue Light Card

Overtime pay

Refer a Friend bonus

Zusammenfassung

National Autistic Society in Burnham-on-Sea is seeking a dedicated Support Worker for a part-time role at Park View. You will help residents follow support plans, assist with personal care, and encourage daily activities in a residential setting.

The role requires flexibility, evening and weekend shifts, and a compassionate attitude. A driving licence is preferred. We offer a pension, generous annual leave, extensive induction, discounts, healthcare, and wellbeing benefits.

Qualifikationen

• Experience with autistic people is helpful but not essential.
• Personal experience or a passion for helping others is welcome.
• Ability to follow individual support plans and routines.

Aufgaben

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

Kenntnisse

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Positive attitude

Inspiration others

Jobbeschreibung

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 Park View. 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:

About the Service
Park View is a residential service in Burnham on Sea for four autistic adults, there is a self-contained flat within the home and the main house will be shared between 3 individuals when the home is fully occupied. It provides an ideal environment for autistic people and with the help of our fully-trained and experienced staff we can enable individuals to acquire skills to live more independently.

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)

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 30 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.
• 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.

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

For any queries regarding this advert, please contact Lee Lomax, hiring manager, at

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.

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