Support Worker/care Assistant - Bradford, United Kingdom - Specialist Autism Services

Specialist Autism Services

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Bradford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Skills Mentor (Support Worker)
Specialist Autism Services are looking for committed and enthusiastic Skills Mentors (Support Workers) to work at our Bradford site.

Specialist Autism Services provides a unique blend of education and care.

We deliver a strengths-based autism specific personalised learning programme, to develop social, communication and employment skills which empower our members to engage with new opportunities, make informed choices, achieve their goals, maximising independence and inclusion.

We run a structured programme of daily social skills workshops to provide opportunities for individuals with an ASC to develop social skills in a non-pressured and engaging environment.

Successful applicants will become highly trained staff and support our members through their autism-specific learning programme, you will support members to build confidence, increase independence, form relationships and develop practical skills, whilst also having fun.

Essential Skills and Experience:

Knowledge of Autism Spectrum Conditions
Experience of working or supporting in a care setting
Able to work on own initiative and as an equal member of a team
Good IT skills across a wide range of programmes/systems

To Make an Application:

Please note it is not possible for us to give feedback to non

- shortlisted applicants

Employee Benefits
Specialist Autism Services wouldn't be able to deliver our services for our members without our employees. Our employees are a huge part of what makes Specialist Autism Services great.

It's our employee's dedication to ensuring the progression and development of our members that brings the positive outcomes that we are so proud of.

Because of this we reward our employees with the following benefits
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Salaries

We pay competitive rates for our sector and regularly monitor local market information to help ensure we continue to be as competitive as we can.

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Pension
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28 days' leave increasing up to 33 days' leave

Specialist Autism Services employees receive at least 28 days' leave a year (including bank holidays) pro rata for people who work part time, when they start working for us.

With every 12 months of service up to 5 years we add an additional day of leave to an employee's allowance, meaning after 5 years' service employees receive 33 days' leave, pro rata.

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Birthday Leave

All employees of Specialist Autism Services receive an additional day of leave every year to take for their birthday, allowing you time to celebrate with your family and friends.

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Sociable Working Hours

We take into account employees with young families needing to get their children to school in a morning and also the traffic congestion for staff when needing to be at a workplace for 9:00.

With that in mind, our working hours for our Skills Mentors (Support Workers) are between the hours of 9:30 and 16:4-
Access to an autism specific training and development programme

The training we deliver has been recognised nationally and is not only delivered to our staff team but to employees of local authorities, the fire service, prison services, to name but a few.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
£10.42 per hour

Benefits: