Support Worker (Residential) - Bebington

Location: Bebington

Salary: Up to £8.20 p.h.(14,965 per annum)

Hours Per Week: 35

Employment Type: Care Staff

Job title: Support Worker

Location: Bebington    

Salary: £8.00 rising to £8.20 p.h. (after probation and QCF/NVQ qualified)

Overtime pay:  Regular overtime avaialable at an additional £1 p.h. weekdays or £1.50 p.h. weekends on top of your hourly rate of pay.

Rota: To include evenings and weekend working

Benefits:

• Full, paid, award winning training and ongoing support to develop your skills and to obtain formal qualifications in Social Care.
• 25 days (5 weeks) leave plus 8 days statutory bank holiday entitlement. 
• A further 5 days leave (1 week) on our optional annual leave buy-back scheme
• Company Sick pay scheme, rising to 8 weeks full and 8 weeks half pay
• Numerous discounts at local shops and businesses 
• Attendance incentive scheme
• Access to a defined contribution pension scheme (NEST) with a contribution from the organisation
• Twice yearly implementation to the tax free cycle to work scheme

About Autism Together:

We are one of the largest employers on the Wirral specializing in providing support to individuals with autism. Established in 1968 by a group of forward thinking parents who were concerned at the lack of services available for their children we have since expanded to cover Cheshire and Wales offering tailored person centered care to the individuals we work with.

Requirements of Support Worker:

• Basic understanding of autism
• Be able to work flexible hours and shift patterns
• Understanding of the importance of confidentiality
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Basic IT skills

Responsibilities of Support Worker:

• Accompanying service users to leisure activities and outings
• Attending to the personal care of service users such as toileting (washing/bathing if required)
• Administering medication as and when required (full training provided)
• Supporting service users through times when they are feeling anxious and may result in them displaying risk behaviours