Specialist Support Worker - Day Service Gillingham
Full UK Manual Driving Licence Required
Location: Club 21, Brompton High Street ME7 5AE
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 30hr SW 9am - 4.30pm Tues, Weds, Thurs and Friday
Are you looking for a genuinely rewarding role where your work truly makes a difference? We are seeking a Specialist Support Worker to join our team at Butlers Park Way, supporting autistic adults to live meaningful, independent, and fulfilling lives.
This is a person-centred role where you will empower individuals to make choices, develop independence, and take part in activities they enjoy within the community.
Meet the Team:
Our Club 21 site is a lively day service provision that supports 8 individuals (male & female). The service is based on three floors and has individual areas as well as communal areas to meet the needs of the people they support. The individuals participate in a wide range of activities within the community including horse riding, swimming, visiting local zoos and museums, and attending courses at the local adult education centre. They also like a spot of baking back at Club 21. The specialist staff team in situ is looking forward to welcoming a new colleague to their award-winning team and has suggested we let you know they love a bit of karaoke!
If you are a positive, forward-thinking, and compassionate Specialist Support Worker (hopefully you love a sing-along as much as they do) then we would love to hear from you.
Benefits We Offer you as a Support Worker:
We offer many benefits, which include some salary sacrifice arrangements, although some benefits are dependent on a minimum earnings threshold:
• Paid DBS Check
• Some meals provided, depending on shifts
• Employee Assistance Programme, with counselling services
• Significant Retail and Leisure Discount Scheme that could save staff an average of £1,000 pa
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Financial Well-being Scheme (loans and savings)
• Additional Sleep In Shifts may be available
• Opportunities to pick up additional voluntary casual shifts at enhanced rates
• Superb paid training
• Recruitment Incentive for Staff Introductions
Why Join Us?
The Kent Autistic Trust is dedicated to enabling autistic adults to have the best quality of life. We provide outstanding expertise and experience in supporting autistic individuals and offer a range of services, including living, vocational, educational, therapeutic, social, and occupational support. As a registered charity, we represent the needs of autistic people and their families, supporting over five thousand families throughout Kent. We strive to achieve and maintain good and outstanding CQC ratings.
Ready to Apply?
If you're passionate about making a difference and ready to take the next step in your career, wed love to hear from you Apply now www.kentautistictrust.org/canterbury-jobs or call us on 01634 477171 to speak with our team.
Our Values and Commitment:
KAT is committed to providing high quality supports designed around individual abilities, needs and choices.
KAT is committed to promoting independence and inclusion within communities.
KAT believes everyone is able to make their own individual contribution.
KAT seeks to work in partnership with all relevant parties but in particular with the individual themselves.
We seek Support Workers who really value every person, whether it's the people we support, their families, carers, or other staff by respecting their priorities, needs, abilities and limits.
We hope you are one of them!
We do not accept applications made via agencies for Support Workers.
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