About Autism Together:
Started in 1968 in Bromborough on the Wirral, we are now one of the UKs largest charities dedicated to supporting people with Autism. We now have many services throughout the Wirral and NW Cheshire
Job title: Waking Night Support Worker
Location: Wirral (Bromborough)
Salary: £11.10 – £11.55 per hour
Hours: 35 hours per week. 3 nights on, 3 nights off or 4 nights on, 4 nights off between the hours of 10.00 p.m. to 8.00 a.m. or 9.30 p.m. – 7.30 a.m. on a rota basis.
The Respite Services will offer a 10pm to 8 am night shift pattern.
Benefits:
- Full, paid, award winning training and ongoing support to develop your skills and to obtain formal qualifications in Social Care.
- 28 days paid annual leave (paid quarterly based on hours worked).
- Free DBS check
- Blue Light Discount Card access
- Up to a further 5 days leave on our optional annual leave buy-back scheme
- Numerous discounts at local shops, restaurants and leisure facilities
- Access to a defined contribution pension scheme (NEST) with a contribution from the organisation
- Tax free cycle to work scheme
We want our Support Workers to be:
- willing to learn about autism and the work of a support worker
- able to make a real positive difference to the lives of the people we support
- great team player
- able to work flexible hours over shift patterns
What you will be doing as a Waking Night Support Worker:
- Providing a safe and secure home environment for the people we support
- Keeping the home clean and tidy attending to laundry duties
- Attending to the personal care of people we support such as toileting
- Administering medication as and when required (full training provided)
- Supporting the people we support through times when they are feeling anxious and may result in them displaying risk behaviours
- Recording the events of the night in the Night Book