Job Description

Support Worker
The National Autistic Society is here to transform lives, challenge perceptions and build a society that works for autistic people. Our supported living services are for autistic adults who need extra help to live in their own homes or within our accommodation, whether as tenants or owner occupiers, living alone, or with others.
Visit our website to find out more about who we are and what we do:
Who we are looking for:
East Anglia Community Services operates four supported-living homes in the Mildenhall area. Each home is designed to promote independence, offering personalised support that encourages people to live as independently as possible. Our services include assistance with daily living as well as opportunities to take part in a wide range of community-based and external activities
We have an exciting opportunity for Support Workers to join East Anglia Community Services supporting individuals in the Mildenhall area. You'll be able to make a real difference to their day to day lives and provide a better quality of living.
The rewarding impact you can make is by:

• Caring for vulnerable individuals in society and working closely alongside families and circles of support.
• Promoting and developing individuals daily living skills such as cooking and cleaning.
• Getting them involved and engaged in their local communities, attending social events, shopping, meals out or whatever they enjoy doing.
• Really get to know individuals by supporting and helping them to personalise their own home with the things they love and enjoy.
• Understand their interests and activities to help them feel engaged throughout the day with things such as arts and crafts, sensory activities & jigsaws (as examples)

We are recruiting for two positions and will consider part-time and full-time hours ranging from 20 hours per week up to 40 hours per week. The hourly rate for these positions is 12.21.
Your working pattern in this role will require flexibility to meet the needs of the people supported and their families and will include evening and weekend working.
Possession of a driving licence (minimum one year) is preferred
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. You may have a personal connection, a desire to work with or real-life experiences working with autistic people. You will have experience supporting vulnerable people in a residential setting and 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.
What we can offer you:

• Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme
• 33 days annual leave (incl. Public Holidays) with the option to buy or sell annual leave every year
• Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism
• Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits such as cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan & shopping discounts for places such as Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Halfords, Nike, Apple and loads more!
• Healthcare Cash Plan (for permanent staff members)
• Life Assurance at 2 x base salary
• A portfolio of fantastic new salary sacrifices benefits and other flexible benefits private health, dental insurance, car salary sacrifice scheme, activity pass, holiday trading, enhanced pension & salary deduct loans (eligibility criteria may apply)
• Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme & counselling programme
• Free access to the Headspace App - a global leader in mindfulness and you can enrol up to three friends or family members for free!
• Eligibility for a Blue Light Card
• Enhanced overtime. Additional payments for sleep-in and on call
• Join the Team Scheme - Refer a friend and receive 200

About our application process:
When providing a supporting statement, please refer to the job description and person specification and include any information that shows your suitability for the role.
For more information about this job please contact: Lee Lomax, Deputy Area Manager, lee.lomax@nas.org.uk
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
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.
Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from those with a diagnosis of autism.
The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks.
We are an equal opportunities employer. INDAS
Please note the National Autistic Society are unable to provide sponsorship for Visas.

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