Salary: £11.80 per hour Contract Type: Permanent Hours: As and when required Job Reference Number: ASW-FLE-EC Job Location: England Job Area: Fleetwood, Lancashire Closing Date:19th March 2025
Additional Support Worker, Fleetwood
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. Activities could include going swimming, attending local cafes and coffee shops, or trips to the cinema.
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
* 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 Fleetwood 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.
In addition to excellent rates of pay, a contributory pension and generous holiday entitlements, you will enjoy an enhanced range of benefits designed to reward the outstanding support that staff provide. Some of these benefits start immediately, whilst others are awarded at later dates in recognition of loyalty, dedication and long service.
Full details of all staff benefits are available on our intranet once you start working with us as benefits may vary from role to role.
Before you start
Autism Initiatives is committed to working in partnership with people who use our services, 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 who use our services in achieving their goals.
* Work to develop their abilities in line with the Autism Initiatives Competency Framework.
* Recognise the positive abilities of people who use our services 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.
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