About the Service
Our community outreach service is for adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The service offers many forms of support to people at home with their own tendencies or living with their family. We also offer support to access the community to develop their current interests and explore new opportunities. The support we offer is based on individual people's needs and wishes - we develop person-centred plans and review them regularly. Using a person-centred approach is at the heart of what we do so we aim to match individuals with their support worker to help each person we support to flourish.

About the Role
We are looking for caring and reliable Support Workers. Your role is to help people live their best lives by following their support plans and daily routines.

What You'll Do

• Assist with personal care (bathing, dressing, eating)
• Encourage activities they enjoy (swimming, hiking, arts & crafts)
• Support life skills & independence (budgeting, shopping, meal preparation)

What We're Looking For

• For you to inspire others with a positive attitude towards supporting vulnerable people
• Experience with autistic people is helpful but not essential
• Personal experience or a passion for helping others is welcome

Working Pattern
This advert is for a full time position at 37 hours per week. Your working pattern in this role will require flexibility to meet the needs of the people supported and their families and will include evening and weekend working. Possession of a driving licence (minimum one year) is essential.

What we can offer you

• Annual Leave – accrued annual leave paid to you on hours worked
• Training – Great induction and training, including autism training.
• Discounts – Online staff discount scheme for shopping, cycling, tech, and more (e.g., Asda, Tesco, Nike, Apple).
• Support – 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme and counselling.
• Mindfulness – Free Headspace app for you and up to 3 family/friends.
• Blue Light Card – Eligibility for discounts.

Application Process
When you write your supporting statement: look at the job description and person specification, tell us how your skills and experience match the role, and give examples if you can. We might close this job advert early if we get lots of suitable applications. To protect our autistic adults, all staff are required to have a criminal background check. An Enhanced DBS Check either on the Update Service or conducted within the last 12 months would be preferable but not essential. Applications are particularly welcome from autistic people.

Important Information
Agencies need not apply. The National Autistic Society is unable to provide sponsorship for Visas. The National Autistic Society may use artificial intelligence (AI) to assist our recruitment team with reviewing applications for this role. All application decisions are made by people and are not determined automatically by AI.

We are an equal opportunities employer and part of the Disability Confident Employer scheme.