Role Summary

As part of a team, assist in creating a secure and stable environment for individuals with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities in a residential setting.

MAIN DUTIES:

• Support Workers must have a full driver licence and be prepared to drive company vehicles
• Support Workers support each person in all areas of their lives – in their home and community.
  
  

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Experience in the social care/intellectual disability sector preferably in residential and day service settings
• A commitment to people with disabilities, positive, flexible and energetic attitude
• Skills to support people with disabilities in ordinary places in the community
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
• Full, clean driver’s license
• Available to do sleepover duties, available to work daytime, evenings and weekend duty
• Comfortable with lone working
• Proficient in using standard office IT applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
  
  

DESIRABLE:

• Qualifications in the area of social care or health care support
  
  

SALARY:

• Salary based on Care Assistants and Social Care Worker Scales depending on Qualification
  
  

Benefits

• Company pension with company contribution (including income protection and death-in-service benefits)
• Excellent training and support and supervision from a line manager structure.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free Parking
• Tuition Support Scheme
• Bike to Work scheme
• Option to join the Health Service credit union
• Maternity benefits