Additional Support Worker - North Yorkshire

As and when required

Range between: £11.80 - £12.09 Per Hour

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
• Support to obtain your Diploma Level 3 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
• Work Pension Scheme
• Monthly staff cash prize draw (subject to eligibility)
• Birthday day off

How do I apply?

If you think you have what we are looking for and are interested in joining our team, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

Please complete an online application on our website!: https://autisminitiativesjobs.org/job-openings/

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time

www.autisminitiatives.org

Job Types: Temporary, Zero hours contract

Pay: £11.80-£12.09 per hour

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (preferred)

Work Location: In person