Support Worker

Autism; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Annual Leave

Training

Discounts

Healthcare

Flexible Benefits

Support

Mindfulness

Blue Light Card

Extra Pay

Refer a Friend

Job summary

The National Autistic Society is recruiting a dedicated Support Worker for Cardiff Autism Centre to help autistic adults live their best lives. You will follow individual support plans and daily routines, promoting independence and wellbeing.

We’re looking for compassionate, reliable people who can engage in activities residents enjoy, such as swimming, outings, and arts. Driving licence is preferred and full-time, 40 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Care experience with vulnerable adults is beneficial.
• Ability to follow support plans and daily routines.
• Full-time position: 40 hours per week.
• Possession of a driving licence is preferred.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Compassion

Patience

Driving licence

Autism experience helpful

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 Cardiff Autism Centre. If you share our values and want to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Service

Our Cardiff Autism Centre (including Ty Ddraig, Ty Yfory and Ty Mor) provides a range of quality, personalised support for autistic adults offering a wide variety of opportunities. The centre is a move-on service providing educational, work and social opportunities to build on attained independence and skill levels.

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 full-time position at 40 Hours per week.

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.
• 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.

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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• Job Reference nationalautisticsociety/TP/1646/634