We are looking for support workers in Whalley, near Clitheroe, for our service at the NAS Centre, based in the beautiful grounds of Whalley Abbey.
Here we have three services that support autistic adults to achieve their goals and aspirations (our Day Opportunities Centre, our Outreach service and Café Autisan. As a support worker here at NAS Centre, you really will make a positive difference to people’s lives.
The Day Opportunities Centre is open Mon-Fri and we provide a variety of different sessions to those we support, both in the Centre itself and out in the community i.e. arts and crafts, travel training, internet safety and I.T skills, bowling, swimming, independent living skills, cookery, money management, social eyes, work prep, photography, creative writing, gardening, trampoline etc. We work with the people we support to set targets to work towards in their sessions to develop skills whilst also giving them opportunity for valuable social interaction. The usual Centre times are for a 6 hour support day (10-3) but we do also provide a breakfast club in the mornings.
The Outreach Service is more home or community based so a member of staff will usually arrive at the home to take the person on an activity or support them in the home environment to work on independent living skills.
Café Autisan is open 7 days a week and we provide support to autistic adults every day. We usually support people for about 4 hours per day i.e. 11-15.00 or 12.30-16.30 and support people to gain valuable independent living, social interaction and employments skills in an autism specific environment.
You’ll be joining our team, both locally and nationally and we’ll support you every step of the way.
We need you to be resilient, supportive and sensitive towards the needs of autistic people. Being a support worker takes empathy, patience and commitment. But working with autistic people gives so much more in return.
You may have a personal connection, a desire to work with or real life experiences working with autistic people. You might not have lots of experience yet, but 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.
We offer:
- Competitive rates of pay:
- Excellent career progression opportunities
- Excellent training offered
- Access to our Benefits portal, providing discounts across many shops, restaurants and other outlets
- 33 Days Annual Leave (incl. Public Holidays)
- Access to free online courses via our education platform
- Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 helpline available)
- Free access to Headspace app (mindfulness/mental wellbeing app) for yourself + 3 friends/family
- Competitive pension scheme
- Paid for Enhanced DBS
- Healthcare Cashplan
Benefits: Along with a host of benefits – from discounted shopping, 33 days annual leave (pro rata) increasing after 5 years, competitive rates of pay, bank holiday enhancement, additional hours enhancement (after 37 hours), refer a friend scheme, flexible working, paid DBS, extensive paid induction, recognition and reward scheme
Driver essential. If you are a non-driver and would still like to work with us please see our website autism.org.uk for other vacancies.
Working hours: Your working pattern may be over seven days and could include mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays. All shifts are across all 7 days of the week, 365 day a year. We are able to offer flexibility to our team and understand that people need to fit their work around their home life.
This advert is for a part-time position. The weekly hours available are between 20-30 Hours. The salary for this position is £10.42 per hour.
If you have any specific questions about the role, get in touch with Rachel Black on 01254 828934 or 07770 131 680.
The National Autistic Society is here to transform lives, challenges perceptions and build a society that works for autistic people.
Visit our website to find out more about who we are and what we do.
Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks which will include reference and criminal background checks.
We are passionate about supporting autistic people into work, and particularly welcome applications from autistic people. We help autistic people from all backgrounds and strive to represent the same diversity in our staff and volunteers. We particularly encourage applications from people from all minority groups, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. Together, we can create a society that works for autistic people.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.