Neath Old Road - Part Time Support Worker (30 hrs)

☞ The National Autistic Society

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Update day: 13-05-2024

Location: Neath Wales

Category: Other Part-time

Industry: Non-profit Organizations

Position: Entry level

Job type: Part-time

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Help transform lives by joining our team TODAY!

We are looking for Support Workers with the passion to work with our fantastic teams in Neath Old Road. Ideally, you will have a background in supporting autistic people but if not, we have a fantastic training programme that will get you on your way to achieving a fulfilling job that will beat most out there.

Posts are available on a 30 Hours basis. The starting salary for this position is £16,255.20 (Based on 30 Hours).

Your working pattern will be 30 Hours per week

The Role Includes
  • Helping individuals achieve independence and personal goals
  • Supporting and transporting individuals to integrate into their community
  • Develop individuals’ life skills, vocational, educational and creative skills
  • Help provide exercise, leisure and recreational opportunities
  • Transforming lives and achieving results for Autistic Adults
  • Working an average of 7 hour shifts, though working additional hours may be necessary
Job Description

We need you to be: Resilient, supportive and sensitive towards the needs of autistic people. Being a support worker takes passion, patience and commitment. But working with autistic people gives so much more in return.

To protect our autistic adults, all staff are required to have a criminal background check. Possession of an Enhanced DBS Check either on the Update Service or conducted within the last 12 months would be preferable but not essential.

We Offer
  • Career progression opportunities
  • Bespoke training
  • Access to a 24 hour Employee Assistance Programme
  • 33 Days Annual Leave (incl. Public Holidays)
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • Paid for Enhanced DBS
  • Access to NHS discount scheme - Blue Light Card
  • Cycle to work
You may have a personal connection, a desire to work with or real life experiences working with autistic people. You might not have lots of experience yet, but if you share our values and are willing to make a difference to the lives of autistic people, we’d love to hear from you.

Possession of a driving licence (minimum one year) is essential.

You’ll be joining our team, both locally and nationally and we’ll support you every step of the way.

If you’re experiencing issues with applying to work in our services OR you would like to talk through the role, fitting in or generally have a few questions, please contact the HR team on Wales.Recruitment@nas.org.uk who will happily answer your queries or put you in touch with the senior manager for the region.

Visit our website to find out more about who we are and what we do.

To apply for the role, please click the button at the end of this page to apply online.

The National Autistic Society is here to transform lives, challenge perceptions and build a society that works for autistic people.

Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks which will include references and criminal backgrounds.

We are passionate about supporting autistic people into work, and particularly welcome applications from autistic people. We help autistic people from all backgrounds and strive to represent the same diversity in our staff and volunteers. We particularly encourage applications from people from all minority groups, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. Together, we can create a society that works for autistic people.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
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Deadline: 27-06-2024

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