Support Worker Waking Night, Stockton-on-Tees
Salary: £23,184 per annum, based on 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Job Reference Number: JK-HAR-SWWN
Job Location: England
Job Area: Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Closing Date:25th April 2025
This is more than a job; it’s a career that supports people to live life to the full.
We need proactive and reliable people to join us at our Supported Living service in location to work nights. This service is in the Harrogate area of North Yorkshire, close to the town centre with easy access to local transport links. You will be joining a friendly, established team that provides quality support to autistic adults. Our night shifts usually start at 22.00 and finish at 08.00, but please get in touch if you would like to discuss other options.
Autism Initiatives work positively alongside people with autism, providing specialist services that are tailored to each individual. As a Support Worker working nights, you can enjoy an interesting and varied role. You will be supporting people with Autism to live as independently as possible, promote health and well-being and support them to maintain their home; some cleaning duties may be required. The people who live here may require your support throughout the night which may include some aspects of personal care and having someone there who they have built a trusting rapport with will make a positive difference. You will be committed to learning about their needs and be able to offer them positive reassurance and flexible support.
Experience is not required as we provide full training, but a genuine passion for making a difference to people’s lives and a positive attitude are key to being successful in this role. This is truly a rewarding role, with the opportunity for you to develop your skills, knowledge and fulfil your career aspirations.
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
* Generous annual holiday entitlement, rising with years’ service.
* Free Employee Assistance Programme with qualified advisors trained to help, 24 hours a day, any day of the year
* Long service entitlements
* Option to 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 location, we’d be delighted to hear from you.
If you require any support with the application process, or you wish to request an application form be sent to you, please contact our friendly Recruitment team on 0151 932 2242 who will be happy to help you.
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, 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
* Financial wellbeing programme providing flexible access to pay
* 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
Our application form will ask you for information so it’s a great idea to have these to hand before you get started:
* Your previous employment: we will require confirmation of the past 5 years of your employment history
* Relevant qualifications to the role
* A minimum of 2 reference contact details, one of which must be your current/most recent employer.
If you’re struggling to complete the form, have any questions, or need support simply click on our need help button, pop in a few contact details, and one of our recruitment team will be in touch.
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.
We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident Employer. Please contact HR if you would like further information.
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. If you are only able to provide one employment reference, please ensure that any second reference is somebody of a professional background within the community, i.e. teacher, lecturer, doctor, accountants, police officer etc. Referees will be contacted if you are successful at interview. Employment is offered subject to successful completion of pre-employment checks which include receipt of two satisfactory references. We reserve the right to determine what constitutes a satisfactory reference.
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