Vacancy Name Care Support Assistant (VN596) Female Only Work Location Ashbrooke, Sunderland Employment Type Permanent Contract Type Full Time Salary Minimum £26,039.55 Salary Maximum £27,197.33 Salary Period Per Annum Details Benefits available to you Base salary of £26,039.55 Boost your salary with sleep-ins at around £60 a shift Over 7 weeks' holiday a year Pension scheme with employer contributions Instant access to up to 40% of your salary as you earn it You'll be paid and supported to achieve a Diploma in Health and Social Care Further specialist training to develop your career Employee discounts on over 130,000 shops and entertainment venues Access to Blue Light Card, the discount service for emergency and social care staff Employee Assistance Programme to support health and wellbeing Refer-a-friend scheme - receive £500 Beautiful working environment About you Due to the gender Ratio within the service at this time a female replacement is required Are you a friendly and approachable person? Do you strive for the best in everything you do, and think you could make a positive difference to the lives of autistic and/or neurodivergent individuals? If this sounds like you, and you're seeking a rewarding job role, we are currently recruiting for a Care Support Assistant to join our team in Sunderland Working independently and as part of a team, you will support adults to access a range of activities both within our residential homes and in the community. You will need to be enthusiastic, able to use your own initiative, have a drive and resilience for what is often a demanding role; and you must be people-centred with good communication and interpersonal skills, enabling you to build positive, trusting relationships with the adults we support. Download job description and person specification For more than 40 years we've led the way in providing autism-specific care and education for children, young people, and adults across the North-East of England. Find out more about our work here: www.ne-as.org.uk/what-we-believe. This role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. As such it will be necessary for a enhanced Disclosure submission to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. The North East Autism Society's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children, young people and adults across all of our services is reflected in our safer recruitment process. As a Disability Confident Employer we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for this job vacancy. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and/or vulnerable adults. We currently aren't offering sponsorship for this role