Autism Practitioners

Central Area Services - Alloa
£20,221 - £21,587
£10.51 per hour - engagement period, £10.68 per hour when confirmed in post, £11.22 per hour - advance development rate
Full-Time & Part-Time Positions available

At Scottish Autism we acknowledge the specialist support our staff provide to autistic individuals, therefore those doing support work are known as Autism Practitioners. We provide outstanding training and are continuously improving to ensure all our Autism Practitioners are supported and have the skills to deliver a quality service. This post is a good opportunity for those with a generic support worker experience to specialise.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and committed Autism Practitioners to be part of the team within Central Area services.

“I really enjoy coming to work and love working with the individuals I support” Staff member, Central Area Services.

Our Services:

Day opportunities - Supporting individuals with Autism to gain new skills and interests in a safe and thriving environment.

Housing Support - To support individuals with Autism to maintain their own tenancy and to provide care at home as required.

Adult Residential - To provide a home to individuals with Autism within a group setting while promoting life skills.

Scottish Autism’s Values are:

- Collaboration - we work with others and value their opinions
- Compassion - we work with each other and our service users with care and kindness
- Change Makers - we never stand still, we move positively forward always focused on quality and being the best
- Contribution - we love what we do, we never lose sight of our purpose and the difference we make in society

It is not necessary to have experience of working within social care as we are seeking to appoint Autism Practitioners who share our values and are willing to learn and develop into the role.

“Scottish Autism are good employers. We really focus on individualised support plans that have the individual’s best interests at heart” Staff member, Central Area Services.

Scottish Autism offers you:

- 32 days’ holiday (which increases with your length of service)
- Sector leading training from day one, including fully funded support to complete your necessary SVQ
- Non-contributory life assurance scheme
- Workplace Pension
- Cover all the costs of SSSC Registration and PVG membership

On a day to day basis, Autism Practitioners enable autistic people to complete all activities of daily living, which includes personal care and household chores. You can also expect to be out and about supporting autistic people to access their communities and to take part in activities of their choosing. For this to be possible, Autism Practitioners will be required to carry out shift work including sleepovers and weekends.

These posts are subject to a PVG Disclosure check.

Please note all new employees must register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of starting in post.

Scottish Autism is a smoke free organisation. Our aim is to protect the Health and Wellbeing of our employees and the individuals we support by providing a smoke free environment.

Closing Date: Friday 23rd December 2022.

Valuing diversity and promoting equal opportunities is at the heart of our vision, mission and values.

Other organisations may call this role Residential Support Worker, Autism Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Personal Care Assistant, Carer, or Support Practitioner.

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