Additional Support Worker, Mere Brow, Preston
Salary: £11.80 per hour Contract Type: Permanent Hours: As and when required Job Reference Number: ASW-MB-EC Job Location: England Job Area: Mere Brow, Preston Closing Date: 09th December 2024
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.
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
* Free Employee Assistance Programme with qualified advisors trained to help, 24 hours a day, any day of the year
* Fortnightly pay when you have worked within our services
* Flexible shifts
* Our Work Search App which allows you to book onto shifts in our services
* Opportunities to develop your knowledge across our services
* Working alongside specialist teams
* A Financial wellbeing programme providing flexible access to pay
More about the role
We are seeking enthusiastic and resilient Additional Support Workers with good communication skills to join our team. You will work alongside people who use our services, supporting them in a range of activities, including developing independence in daily living, accessing work/education and leisure activities.
Given the nature of the role, these positions are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure for the successful applicants. The cost of which will be met by Autism Initiatives.
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.
Benefits of working with us
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, but here’s a brief run-down of a few of them:
* Monthly staff cash prize draw
* Your birthday off work every year
* Medicash health scheme, providing cash towards medical costs, gym discounts and more
* Employee Assistance Programme – free support from experts on a wide range of subjects from childcare and probate, to managing money and work-life balance
* Additional paid holidays after 1, 2 and 3 years’ service
* Extra paid holidays in milestone service years
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Wagestream financial planning and support App – enables you to access money earned before payday, set up savings and gain control of your finances
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 lifelong 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.
Equality & Diversity
We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer and we want to encourage people with disabilities to apply to work with us. All applicants who tick ‘yes’ to having a disability - and who meet the essential criteria within the job description - will be invited to attend an interview. If you are invited to attend an interview, our Recruitment Team will be in touch with you to facilitate any reasonable adjustments.
References
Please give details of a minimum of two referees, the first of which must be your current or most recent employer. If you have held a previous role within the Health and Social Care Sector, you are required to provide referee details for this employment. We cannot accept references from family members, friends or neighbours. Employment is offered subject to successful completion of pre-employment checks which include receipt of two satisfactory references.
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