Support Worker Days - Specialist Adults Autism Service

• Fulltime and parttime options available 21 28 and 35 hours per week (overtime available)
• Shift patterns: 08:0015:00 15:0022:00 plus occasional shorter 6 hour shifts specifically allocated for communitybased activities programme
• £13.18 per hour
• Location: Birkenhead Wirral
• Full UK Driving License required

About Us:

The Autism Pathways team have many years of experience in developing highquality accommodation and care for people who need additional support.

We provide modern spacious selfcontained residential and supported living accommodations with additional features to keep people safe and empower them to have greater choice and control in their lives thus supporting them in achieving greater independence.

The Role:

Autism Pathways are currently seeking knowledgeable and confident Support Workers to join our brand new setting for adults with Autism which opened in October last year. This is a fantastic opportunity to apply your specialist experience in an innovative unique concept setting where every detail is personcentred and tailored to the individual. This includes 21 or 31 working with each service user (daytimes) highly structured individual activity programmes a living space/workplace designed for safety (for both the service user and for you!) and an ambitious professional development plan so you can truly become an expert in your field.

Autism Pathways employees enjoy a range of benefits:

• Flexible pay* choose when you are paid and management tips too
• Specialist training ongoing facetoface training tailored to you
• Career opportunities The chance to ‘make your mark’ and play a key role
• Pension scheme helping you plan for your retirement
• Discounts on the high street* with retailers like Asda Costa and Argos
• ReferaFriend and get a £250 bonus
• Free wellbeing programme helping you look after your physical and mental health
• Employee recognition scheme we recognise and reward great work

The Service:

Based in the heart of Birkenhead this stateoftheart specialist setting will comprise of 3 purposeadapted bungalows providing completely private tailored accommodation for each resident. Catering specifically for individuals with highly unique complex needs and behaviours we are passionate about providing a service for those who may previously have struggled to find the right support environment to give them the best chance of success.

• Completely separate living accommodation for each resident comprising of their own bedroom living space kitchen bathroom and gardens
• Specialist additional features to promote safety throughout the setting including reenforced furniture and appliances hightech medical monitoring equipment where required completely separate staff area within each bungalow (with own access) to promote maximum privacy and independence

Role Requirements:

• Experience working in a similar setting (adults’ Autism learning disabilities/complex behavioural needs or caring for the elderly) preferred but not essential
• Currently hold or be willing to undertake Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care (or equivalent)
• Flexibility to work shift patterns according to the needs of our residents including weekend working
• We are looking for calm confident individuals who can display a positive understanding and attitude towards complex behaviours that may be challenging

Autism Pathways is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We embrace diversity within each service as we think it is important that the Social Care Workforce represents the people it serves. We welcome applications from people from backgrounds including disabled candidates Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates LGBTQ as well as nonbinary candidates and those with experience of mental health.

Autism Pathways are working in partnership with Sandstone Care Ltd for recruitment only. Autism Pathways is not part of the Sandstone Care Group