Autism Together has several vacancies in Wirral, which are listed below:
CVS Worker – Closing Date 30 June 2021
Job title: CVS Support Worker
Location: Bromborough, Bromborough Pool, Wallasey – Wirral
Salary: £8.91 per hour
Rota: Monday to Friday 9:15 a.m – 4:15 p.m
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.
About Community & Vocational Services:
Community and Vocational Services are about offering people with autism meaningful realistic and achievable training, on the job work experience and valuable life skills.
Requirements of a CVS Support Worker:
- Basic understanding of autism
- Ability to encourage and motivate others
- Commitment to person centred approaches
- Understanding of the importance of confidentiality
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Basic IT skills
Responsibilities of a CVS Support Worker:
- To support service users to continually develop their social skills and promoting independence by participating in the following activities and practical skill based learning.
- Attend to the personal care of service users such as toileting (washing/bathing if required).
- Deal with various levels of behaviour (full training provided)
- Complete necessary paperwork/on line systems
If you would like further information prior to applying please email: [email protected] or call the HR team on 0151 482 3121.
Waking Night Support Worker – Closing Date 30 June 2021
Job title: Waking Night Support Worker
Location: Wirral and Cheshire
Salary: up to £8.95 per hour
Overtime pay: Overtime avaialable at an additional £1 per hour weekdays or £1.50 per hour weekends on top of your hourly rate of pay.
Hours: 10 hr shifts (3 nights on, 3 nights off or 4 nights on 4 night off)
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 Waking Night 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 Waking Night Support Worker:
- Provide a safe and secure home environment for the service user during the night
- Keep the home clean and tidy attending to laundry duties as required
- Attend to the personal care of service users
- Administer medication as and when required (full training provided)
Support Worker – Closing Date 30 June 2021
Job title: Support Worker
Location: The Wirral (Bromborough / Bebington)
Salary: up to £8.95 per hour
Overtime pay: Overtime available at an additional £1 per hour weekdays or £1.50 per hour 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
What I will be doing as a Support Worker:
- Accompanying service users to leisure activities/outings, enabling them to acquire independence, whilst at the same time encouraging them to integrate as a group and gain and develop social skills.
- Accompanying service users to appointments – e.g. the doctors, dentist, hairdressers.
- Helping prepare lunch with the service user – ensuring they have a healthy and balanced diet and that dietary requirements are met.
- Helping the service user with their personal hygiene and personal care needs – helping to the toilet, changing pads and washing.
- Maintaining the standard of living within the house – ensuring it is clean and tidy and encouraging the service user to participate in cleaning and tidying activities.
- 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.
If you would like further information prior to applying please call the HR team on 0151 482 3121.
Relief Support Workers – Closing Date 30 June 2021
Location: Various locations across Wirral
Salary: £8.91 per hour (plus £1.07 holiday pay)
Hours Per Week: Various
Employment Type: Relief Support Staff
If you have difficulties applying online please email us at [email protected] or call us on 0151 482 3121.
