Salary: £11.80 per hour Contract Type: Permanent Hours: As and when required, Full Time, Part-Time Job Reference Number: ASW-CHOR-EC Job Location: England Job Area: Chorley, Lancashire Closing Date: 19th March 2025
At Autism Initiatives, we work alongside people with autism, providing specialist services tailored to each individual. Experience is not essential, but a genuine passion for providing person-centred support as well as a positive attitude is key to being successful in this role.
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.
What Can We Offer You?
* Company paid enhanced DBS
* 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)
If you think you have what we are looking for and are interested in joining our team in Chorley, we’d be delighted to hear from you.
Please complete an online application on our website: Autism Initiatives Job Application
We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Living with Covid, we continue to prioritise the safety of our employees and people we support. We provide appropriate PPE and support for vaccinations as part of our Infection Prevention Control Risk Assessments to reduce the risk of infection.
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and in service delivery.
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