At a Glance
- Tasks: Support autistic individuals in daily activities and help them thrive.
- Company: Join Autism Together, a leading charity making a real difference.
- Benefits: Enjoy 28 days paid leave, free meals, and discounts at local shops.
- Other info: Limited spaces available, apply soon to secure your spot!
- Why this job: Make a positive impact on lives while working flexible hours.
- Qualifications: Willingness to learn about autism and be a reliable team player.
The predicted salary is between 20000 - 25000 £ per year.
Are YOU looking for a rewarding career, where you can make a huge difference to people’s lives every day? We have a number of vacancies available.
Please note this event will consist of some small group activities followed by a 1 to 1 interview.
Location – We have Multiple Services Around Wirral and Ellesmere Port.
Hours: Work as part of our team of Flexible Support Workers (Bank/Relief) choosing when you work. Our daytime shifts are typically long days 07:00-22:00 or half days 07:30-16:00 or 16:00-22:00 although this may vary from service to service. Waking night shifts are typically 20:00-08:00 or 21:30-07:30.
Who are we? 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 grow the team.
- Work across our regional area 1, 2 and 3 services to include complex care.
- Accompany the people we support to leisure and personal activities or appointments.
- Support people to attend work or daytime activities - often in our own Day Services.
- Help to maintain good domestic standards within the service (house) – encouraging the service user to participate in all domestic activities.
- Help with personal care if required.
- Update paperwork/online care systems and other administration tasks as needed.
- Prepare meals for or with the people we support – ensuring they have a healthy and balanced diet.
- Administer medication as and when required (full training provided).
- Support people through times when they are feeling anxious and display risk behaviours.
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. There are Limited Spaces Available.
Join Autism Together and expect:
- 28 days paid annual leave (paid monthly based on hours worked).
- Free DBS check.
- Free meals when in work.
- Blue Light Discount Card access.
- Numerous discounts at local shops, restaurants and leisure facilities.
- Access to a defined contribution pension scheme (NEST) with a contribution from the organisation.
We want our Support Workers to be:
- willing to learn about autism and the work of a support worker.
- able to make a real positive difference to the lives of the people we support.
- great team player.
- able to work flexible hours over shift patterns.
- reliable (key for relief workers).
If you’d like to work for an award-winning charity, dedicated to the people we support, with a commitment to growing and rewarding staff, then register for our Recruitment Event today.
Please click on the following link to download a Job Description and Person Specification for our Support Worker roles: Job Description and Person Specification.
