Support Worker (Waking Nights) Eccleston
Salary: £21,558 per annum based on 35 hours per week Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 35 hours per week Job Reference Number: SWWN-ECC-EC Job Location: England Job Area: Eccleston, Lancashire Closing Date:18th February 2025
About us:
Autism Initiatives provide a personalised, autism specialist service that makes a positive difference to the lives of autistic people.
Our services focus on:
* Supporting people to be as independent as possible in their homes
* Supporting people to achieve and be successful
* Helping people to pursue their interests and enjoy their lives
* Enabling people to be active members of their communities
Who we are looking for:
As a Waking Night Support Worker, you will develop a trusting and respectful rapport with people with autism and support with personal care, whilst promoting and encouraging independence. You will also provide quality support which is personalised to individual health and well-being needs. The role will also involve promoting community engagement, enabling people with autism to be part of their local community.
Responsibilities include:
* Support with morning and evening routines
* Support cooking supper/breakfast
* Cleaning
* Planning a person’s day
We are looking for people who share and demonstrate our values. You may have a background or understanding of supporting autistic people, but if not don’t worry, we have great training and a friendly team to support you every step of the way.
Autism Initiatives is committed to working in partnership with people with autism, their families, commissioners, and others to provide a specialist, autism-specific, person-centred and outcome-focused service for people with autism spectrum conditions.
All staff are expected to:
* Work in the context of Autism Initiatives’ Vision, Mission and Philosophy and to use our ‘Five Point Star’ approach in order to support people with autism in achieving their goals.
* Work to develop their abilities in line with the Autism Initiatives Competency Framework.
* Recognise the positive abilities of autistic people and support our shared belief in life-long learning.
* Adhere to the Autism Initiatives’ Code of Conduct and the General Social Care Council’s Code of Practice, showing a high degree of professionalism, resilience, and a willingness to remain committed during particularly demanding times.
If you think you have what we are looking for and are interested in joining our team in Eccleston, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Please contact our recruitment team at recruitment@autisminitiatives.org to request an application link.
We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and in service delivery.
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