Are you wanting to get into Social Care? Do you have an interested in working with adults with disabilities? Would you like a role where you can help others but also find a good work life balance? JigsawPlus has opportunities for positive and energetic individuals to work in our Lifelong Learning Centre for Autistic Adults. Salary: £23,810 PA Hours: Mon to Friday - 9am-5pm (Part Time options Available) Annual Leave: 25 Days plus Bank Holidays How do Assistant Support Workers contribute to the Team? Support learners with the development of life skills such as cooking and cleaning Prepare the adult centres facilities and kitchens for learners use Take part in off-site activities with learners such as visiting the café or shopping at the supermarket Contribute to the creation of learning resources for our learners Provide personal care support such as feeding, encouraging and enabling learners to maintain acceptable levels of personal hygiene, whilst promoting independence What we can offer our Assistant Support Workers? A rewarding role, gaining hands on experience in Social Care Part Time and flexible hours to work around your personal commitments Sociable Hours (Monday Friday, 9am-5pm) with no evening, weekend or sleep ins required Completion of the 15 standards to achieve a Care Certificate Extensive industry training including, autism, first aid, safeguarding, emergency medication and much more Opportunity and support to progress to a Learning Support Worker role Staff wellbeing support and facilities 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays What will you need to apply for the Assistant Support Workers role? Positive, enthusiastic attitude Happy to lend a hand wherever needed Caring and nurturing approach Comfortable supporting others with personal care Resilient when faced with challenging behaviours Able to reach us (a drivers licence or access to a lift is necessary due to our remote location) For this role we welcome applications from those with no sectoral experience We are committed to staff development and will help you to develop the skills and expertise you need! All you will need is keen interest in learning disabilities and a strong passion for helping others. We are also keen to accommodate flexible working request for both part time hours and part time days per week. Please enquire upon application about how these options could work for you. ABOUT JIGSAW Jigsaw Trust is a registered charityinspired by autismin its desire to provide the very best in ongoing education, vocational and wellbeing services for autistic people; it is also committed to raising awareness of autism and promoting the understanding and acceptance of autistic people. Jigsaw Trust incorporates: Jigsaw CABAS School, rated Outstanding by Ofsted, educating children aged 4-19 years, andJigsawPlusa specialist day service delivering key living and life skills learning for adults from the age of 18. The Trust also operates 2 social enterprises:Café on the Parkproviding work experience and volunteering opportunities in a public-facing setting, andJigsaw GARDENworksenabling learners of all ages to embark on a range of gardening and related outdoor activities. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) of which the cost will be covered by Jigsaw