Support Worker - Autism & Learning Disabilities
Location: Ashtead, KT18
Salary: £11.50 Per Hour
Service Type: Supported Living
Speciality: Learning Disabilities and Autism
Do you want to work for an award-winning company? Active Prospects were awarded with an Outstanding Best Companies rating in 2021 and ranked on the UKs Best Workplaces 2023 by Great places to work UK! Our training and development have won various awards over the years and in 2022 we won Trainer of the year at the Learning Disabilities and Autism awards. We also have the Disability Confident Leaders employer accreditation.
Active Prospects are recruiting for a Support Worker to join one of our supported living services in Ashtead, Surrey.
Located in Ashtead (between Leatherhead and Epsom), this service supports and assists 2 adults with, Learning disability, Autism, communication and sensory needs, and some behaviours that challenge. They need support with all aspects of daily life, including personal care, taking medication, eating, cleaning and engaging in recreational activities that bring them joy and happiness. Our aim at Ashtead, is to support our people to live ordinary lives through active support, positive risk-taking and out of the box thinking.
The ideal people will have a passion for working with people with Autism, a keen interest in the psychology behind complex behaviours that challenge and the willingness to learn and practice Positive Behaviour Support. They should be resilient, enjoy working in a team and be willing to think creatively about supporting our people to live fulfilling lives. The service is close to public transport, with a short walk from the bus stop/train station to the service.
With the great support of your manager and our interactive training programme, you will learn about how to administer medication and how to provide excellent care for people we support.
In return for your dedicated service you can expect a competitive rate of pay of £11.50 per hour with double pay on some of the Bank holidays, enhanced pay when you leave to have a baby (maternal, paternal or adoption), Employee Assistance programme with various aspects of free legal support and counselling, support with gaining further qualifications in Social Care (levels 3 and 5), career progression opportunities which have seen 80% of our management progress into their current roles since they’ve started with us as Support Workers, financial awards for successful recruitment referrals and most importantly inclusive, friendly and supportive environment for you to grow and thrive in. Active Prospects has an amazing Induction Programme which ensures that all our employees receive classroom and on the job training and support to prepare them within their new roles.
Contracts Available:
All hours are considered including long and short days. We commit as an organisation to share out all shifts equally to be fair to all our staff.
15 hours, 22.5 hours, 30 hours, 37.5 hours all available! Evening and Weekend and Night work also available! (Minimum of 15hrs per week).
What are you waiting for?
Apply today or contact us directly on recruitment@activeprospects.org.uk and 01737 924102 to speak to a friendly Recruitment Advisor.
Please note that all offers are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment compliance standards.
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