Salary: £24,022 per annum Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full Time Job Reference Number: MSW-SR-SP Job Location: England Job Area: Kensington, Liverpool Closing Date:01st April 2025
£24,022 per annum plus extra pay for sleep in duties (certain services only)
We have full time and part time positions available due to our growing services and we are also happy to talk about flexible hours that might suit you.
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 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.
This role includes personal care, medication administration as well as cooking and cleaning. You must be patient, show good initiative, be proactive, have a willingness to learn and be able to work as part of a team.
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.
* Career progression opportunities
* Full initial training and ongoing development programme to support you in your role.
* Pension Scheme – you will be enrolled into your local workplace pension scheme and your local payroll team will provide support
* Support to obtain your Diploma Level 2 qualification
* Generous annual holiday entitlement, rising with years’ service.
* An enhanced DBS that we pay for
* Free Employee Assistance Programme with qualified advisors trained to help, 24 hours a day, any day of the year
* Long service entitlements
* Monthly staff cash prize draw (subject to eligibility)
* Birthday day off
We can offer both full time and part time roles, please do get in touch to learn more!
If you think you have what we are looking for and are interested in joining our team in Liverpool we’d be delighted to hear from you.
Please complete an online application on our website!
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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