Support Worker - Fixed Term - Great Sutton

Autism Together; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity in England seeks dedicated Support Workers to provide compassionate care for individuals with autism. You will work in a warm team environment, delivering individualized care plans in residential settings. With a strong commitment to staff development and an array of benefits, Autism Together offers an exceptional opportunity to make a positive impact in the lives of those supported.

Benefits

Free enhanced DBS check

Fully paid induction training

Discounts for high street stores

Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Overtime pay

Opportunities for professional qualifications

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering personalized care plans.
• Ability to support individuals in various environments.
• Willingness to undertake sleep-in duties as required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver individualised care plans to the people supported.
• Support individuals within their home and local community.
• Assist with daily activities, appointments, and personal care needs.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Relevant qualification in care

Job description

Location - Great Sutton

Hourly Rate - £12.70 - £12.75

Hours per week - 35 hours and 41 hours

Fixed term - Maternity cover

Are you looking for a rewarding career making a real difference to people’s lives?

Autism Together is one of the country’s leading providers of services and support to autistic people and their families. It is an exciting time to be joining the charity within one of our Residential properties across Wirral and West Cheshire as we are looking to organically grow the team.

What You Will Be Doing…

You’ll be working with a warm, friendly team based within one of our locations to deliver individualised care plans to the people we support. You will be supporting individuals within their home environment and when accessing the local community, along with daily activities, appointments and personal care needs.

Join Autism Together And Expect

• Excellent rates of pay (£12.70 per hour/ up to £12.75 per hour, plus enhanced overtime rates)
• Free enhanced DBS check
• Fully paid induction training from our award-winning Training & Development Team
• Buy back additional annual leave
• Discounts for high street stores and eligibility for Blue Light Card benefit
• Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistant Programme (EAP) and occupational health
• Early overtime pay scheme
• Annual staff awards celebrating staff achievements
• Generous refer-a-friend scheme
• Ongoing professional career progression
• Opportunities to obtain a professionally recognised qualification and complete an apprenticeship relevant to the role
• Attendance incentive draws
• Access to join Medicash (private health care scheme)
• Employee of the month
• Staff suggestion scheme
• Regular communication from management
• Sleep ins: Some of our locations require staff to undertake sleep-in duties to which you will receive an additional payment per sleep in.
• Overtime pay: Overtime is available at an additional £1.20 per hour during weekdays or £2.00 per hour during weekends on top of your hourly rate of pay.
  
  

Hours of work...

Within our Services, our hours are 35 hrs per week, with a shift pattern consists of 7.30 am - 4.15 pm and 4 pm - 10.30 pm these may alter depending on each service. The 41 hours consist of long shifts.

If you are looking to work for an Award Winning Charity dedicated to The People we Support within our service and that has a commitment to growing and rewarding staff, then please apply for the role.

Please click on the following link to download the full Job Description and Person Specification:

https://autismtogether.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Support-Worker-Job-Description-Person-Specification-April-25.pdf

• Due to a high volume of applications, we may need to close this vacancy earlier than expected. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to be considered.