Support Worker

National Autistic Society; Mildenhall; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Annual leave 33 days

Training

Discounts

Healthcare

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

EAP & counselling

Mindfulness

Blue Light Card

Overtime & sleep-in pay

Refer a Friend

Job summary

The National Autistic Society is seeking a caring and reliable Support Worker for a part-time role at Melbourne Drive in East Anglia, supporting adults with autism in community living services in Mildenhall, Kenny Hill and Beck Row. The role requires flexibility for evenings and weekends and a driving license.

You will follow individual support plans, assist with personal care and enable residents to participate in activities they enjoy, such as swimming, hiking and arts & crafts.

Qualifications

• Assist with personal care tasks (bathing, dressing, eating)
• Encourage activities residents enjoy (swimming, hiking, arts & crafts)
• Inspire compassionate support for vulnerable people

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Personal care assistance

Positive attitude

Experience with autistic people (helpf

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.

Visit our website to find out more about who we are:

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.

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) 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

• 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

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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