Hourly rate: £12.94 per hour
Full time (37.5 hours) / Part time hours available
Training Provided: Full training provided and an opportunity to complete an NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care
Required: You will need some experience working with Learning Disabilities and Autism
Make a difference by supporting people to live their life, their way
Who will I support?
You will be supporting young men with Autism who live in their own flats in Bristol. To be part of these young person's teams you will need to have experience supporting people with Learning disabilities and Autism and be able to demonstrate your understanding of supporting with complex behaviours or Positive Behaviour Support.
You will be creative, passionate, calm and patient
These young people enjoy outdoor activities, especially walking so you must be prepared to support with physical activities. An interest in cars/mechanics would be an advantage.
We can teach you everything you need to know about supporting people well. What does it mean to be a support worker?
If you needed support to keep your day the way you like it, what would be important to you?
Take time to understand what a great day means to the person you support.
Help build a supportive environment that encourages everyone to thrive and gives them the freedom to live their life their way.
People are at the heart of everything we do and as a support worker you will embody our core values by:
Communicating openly and building trust.
Helping each other to provide the best support possible.
Whether the day was easy or tough, taking responsibility for your actions and focusing on what matters most to those who you support.
Using creativity and flexibility to try different ways of helping others.
Providing the most effective and adaptable support possible.
Buy and sell annual leave - transfer windows open twice a year.
Wagestream - an app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it, access to coaching, vouchers, discounts, cashback and more.
Vivup - spread the cost of home and electronics items, or a bike to cycle to work through fixed salary reductions throughout the year.
Simply Health - Fully funded health cash plans giving you access to a 24-hour GP, money back on prescriptions, dental treatment, opticians, and access to many more health benefits.
Blue light card - we will reimburse your Blue Light Card membership which provides discounts in your favourite shops and restaurants
Care Friends - our employee referral and reward app. You'll receive points which can be exchanged for extra money.
Pension and Life Assurance - you'll be enrolled into our Scottish Widows pension scheme and Life Assurance scheme.
If you're all about possibilities and interested to support someone in a way that is meaningful to them, apply today.
If you are offered a role with us, you will need to complete an enhanced DBS check. Affinity Trust Support Worker Job Description & Person Specification.