Salary: £24,022 per annum pro rata Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full & Part time Job Reference Number: SW-MB-EC Job Location: England Job Area: Mere Brow, Preston Closing Date: 09th December 2024
£24,022 per annum, based on 39 hours per week
Our friendly team in Mere Brow are currently looking for creative and enthusiastic Support Workers due to recent growth and expansion. If you are looking for a new career opportunity where you can really make a difference, now has never been a better time to start a career with us.
We have full-time and part-time Support Worker positions available and can offer flexibility. We pride ourselves on having a range of opportunities and being an organisation where you can develop and progress.
About us:
Autism Initiatives provide a personalised, autism specialist service that makes a positive difference to the lives of autistic people.
Our services in Mere Brow focus on:
* Encouraging positive health and well-being
* Being an active part of the local community
* Taking part in activities such as walking groups, swimming, cycling, horse riding, and much more!
Who we are looking for:
As a Support Worker, you will develop a trusting and respectful rapport with people supported at Mere Brow. At Autism Initiatives, we believe in providing quality support which is personalised to individual health and well-being needs.
We are looking for people who share and demonstrate our values and who will also be team players. Experience is not essential, as you will be supported by your team with any training required. With local community trainers on hand throughout your induction, you will receive an enriching and informative training programme to gain a wealth of new skills.
What can we offer you?
* Company paid enhanced DBS
* Plus extra pay of £50 per night for sleep-in duties (Mere Brow services only)
* Progression opportunities and career pathways
* Full training and development programme to support you in your role.
* Support to obtain your Diploma Level 2 qualification
* 23 days plus 8 Bank Holidays, rising to 26 days with 3 years’ service
* Free Employee Assistance Programme with qualified advisors trained to help, 24 hours a day, any day of the year
* Long service entitlements – after 1, 2, and 3 complete years of service, you will benefit from up to an additional 3/5ths of a week of leave after 3 complete years of service.
* Financial wellbeing programme providing flexible access to pay
* Option to buy and sell annual leave (subject to eligibility)
* Monthly staff cash prize draw (subject to eligibility)
* Medicash (subject to eligibility)
* Cycle to work scheme
If you think you have what we are looking for and are interested in joining our team in Mere Brow, we’d be delighted to hear from you.
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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