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The National Autistic Society is here to transform lives, challenge perceptions and build a society that works for autistic people.
We support people to understand their diagnosis and how this may impact their life and the lives of those around them.
Our residential services provide accommodation and support for autistic adults 52 weeks a year, 24 hours a day in urban and rural settings.
We also provide supported living services for autistic adults who need extra help to live in their own homes or within our accommodation, whether as tenants or owner-occupiers, living alone or with others.
Visit our website to find out more about who we are and what we do:
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Who we are looking for:
We are looking for a Deputy Manager with the passion to work with our fantastic teams.
You’ll be resilient, supportive, and sensitive towards the needs of autistic people.
You will have experience of management and/or shift leading within a social care setting.
Being a Deputy Manager requires leadership skills, patience, and commitment. But working with autistic people gives so much more in return.
The people we work with want to be supported to do the things they want to do and to live the lives they choose. This role provides highly skilled support to help achieve this. It also involves mentoring, developing, and managing team members, and assisting with the smooth running and management of the service.
This role will include a mixture of shifts, including admin days and support work.
The role includes:
* Helping individuals achieve independence and personal goals
* Supporting and transporting individuals to integrate into their community
* Developing individuals' homemaking skills and personal chores
* Transforming lives and achieving results for autistic adults
Possession of a driving licence (minimum one year) is Essential
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What we can offer you:
* Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme
* 33 days annual leave (including Public Holidays) with the option to buy or sell annual leave every year
* Excellent induction, training, and development programmes, including training about autism
* Online staff discount scheme for benefits such as cycle to work, season ticket loans, and shopping discounts at stores like Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Halfords, Nike, Apple, and more
* Healthcare Cash Plan (for permanent staff)
* Life Assurance at 2x base salary
* A range of salary sacrifice benefits including private health, dental insurance, car salary sacrifice scheme, activity pass, holiday trading, enhanced pension, and salary deduction loans (eligibility may apply)
* Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme & counselling
* Free access to the Headspace App for mindfulness, with options to enroll friends or family
* Eligibility for a Blue Light Card
* Enhanced overtime rates, including additional payments for sleep-ins and on-call duties
* Join the Team Scheme - Refer a friend and receive £200
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Where you will be working:
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About our application process:
When providing a supporting statement, please refer to the job description and person specification, and include any information that shows your suitability for the role.
For more information about this job, please contact: Bonnie Payne - Centre Manager
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We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
To protect our autistic adults, all staff are required to have a criminal background check. Possession of an Enhanced DBS Check, either on the Update Service or conducted within the last 12 months, would be preferable but not essential.
Applications are sought from anyone suitably qualified and experienced, with particular welcome for those with a diagnosis of autism.
The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete relevant safeguarding checks.
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