Autism Practitioners (Support Workers), South West Area
hace 23 horas
Wishaw
Job Description Autism Practitioners (Support Workers), South West Area Is your CV ready If so, and you are confident this is the role for you, make sure to apply asap. Autism Practitioners (Support Workers) - South West Pay Scale: Starting at £12.60 per hour, rising to £12.82 after probation. Opportunity to progress to £13.30 at your own pace. Sleepover rate - £100.80 Full Time & Part Time positions available Reference: SA1108 Full UK Driving License Essential Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for these roles Join our team in South West! Currently providing support to over 30 autistic people across Lanark, Biggar & Carluke. We encourage and empower individuals to access opportunities that matter to them including accessing work placements, voluntary projects and a variety of social opportunities. At Scottish Autism we acknowledge the specialist support our staff provide to autistic individuals, therefore those doing support work are known as Autism Practitioners. We continuously improve to ensure all our Autism Practitioners are supported and have the skills to deliver a quality service. This post is a good opportunity for those with a generic support worker experience to specialise. As an Autism Practitioner, experience of working within social care is desirable but not essential as we are seeking to appoint people who are willing to learn and develop into the role and share our organisational values: Collaboration, Compassion, Change Makers, & Contribution. We will support you to do this by offering an extensive autism specific training programme. Autism Practitioners work as part of a team to: • Develop, review and implement personalised support plans for the supported individual,, • Build positive relationships with the supported individual,, • Work in partnership with the supported individual, and their support network,, • To take part in their chosen activities, and access local community opportunities,, • To help maintain their tenancies and support them to make the decisions that matter to them., • 30 days holiday pro rata (which increases with your length of service), • Sector leading training from day one, including fully funded support to complete your necessary SVQ, • Non-contributory life assurance scheme, • Workplace Pension (Employer matched up to 9%), • Discount platform