Are you looking for a rewarding role?

Do you want an opportunity to make a genuine and positive difference to people’s lives?

Then Autism Initiatives wants to hear from you!

Support Workers

Scottish Borders Outreach

Part-time and Relief opportunities available

£24,368.53- £25,243.92 p.a. pro rata (based on 39 hours per week)

£11.97 per hour for Relief Support Workers

(Salaries currently under review)

Job Reference: SW/SB/423

We have Support Worker opportunities for individuals to join our Scottish Borders Outreach Services. We currently provide support across the following locations: Galashiels, Bowden, Peebles and Hawick. Successful candidates will be expected to travel across these locations.

At Autism Initiatives we provide specialist services tailored to each individual. Experience is not essential, but a genuine passion to making a difference to the lives of autistic people, as well as a positive attitude, is key to being successful in this role.

Benefits of working with us include:

• Competitive Salary – £11.97 to £12.40 per hour
• Sleepover rate paid at £10.90 per hour
• 31 days Annual Leave Entitlement, including bank holidays
• Your birthday off every year, to treat yourself!
• Ongoing Learning & Development throughout your Support Work role
• Opportunity to undertake SVQ Level 3 qualification
• Career Progression Opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Medicash Healthcare Plan
• Eligibility to become a Blue Light Card Member for online & high street discounts

As a Support Worker you will promote the positive health and well-being of the people that you support, enabling them to have a meaningful life and encouraging them to live as independently as possible.

Given the nature of this role, successful applicants must register with the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme and Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) or equivalent regulatory body.

Please see our Job Description and Person Specification available in the Apply Now Section for further details.

The closing date for completed applications is Wednesday 1st May 2024.

Please note we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

This is a truly rewarding role, with the opportunity for you to develop your skills and knowledge and fulfil your career aspirations.

Benefits of working with us

In addition to excellent rates of pay, a contributory pension and generous holiday entitlements, you will enjoy an enhanced range of benefits designed to reward the outstanding support that staff provide. Some of these benefits start immediately, whilst others are awarded at later dates in recognition of loyalty, dedication and long service.

Full details of all staff benefits are available on our intranet once you start working with us as benefits may vary from role to role, but here’s a brief run-down of a few of them:

• Monthly staff cash prize draw
• Your birthday off work every year
• Medicash health scheme, providing cash towards medical costs, gym discounts and more
• Employee Assistance Programme – free support from experts on a wide range of subjects from childcare and probate, to managing money and work life balance.
• Additional paid holidays after 1, 2 and 3 years’ service
• Extra paid holidays in milestone service years
• Financial wellbeing programme providing flexible access to pay
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Career break scheme
• Wagestream financial planning and support App – enables you to access money earned before pay day, set up savings and gain control of your finances

Before you start

When filling in our application form – when completing this please make sure you carefully read the Job Description; Person Specification – essential and desirable shortlisting criteria and base your statements on these. Detail your experience; skills and demonstrate how you have achieved these in the written sections. It is essential that you show on your application form otherwise you may not be shortlisted.

Before starting your application it would be useful to have the following information on hand:

• Qualifications/Education History / Professional Memberships
• Details of current employment and previous employment history
• Contact Details of 2 Referees – the first must be from your current employer, please note that references will not be contacted until offers of employment have been accepted and permission has been given to do so

Top Tip: Read through our Support Worker Job Description and Person Specification (available in the Apply Now Section).

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