Autism Practitioners – Bonnyrigg

Autism Practitioners

Bonnyrigg, Lothian Area Services

Location: EH19

Full Time / Part Time positions available

£12.00 - £12.75 per hour

£23,088 - £24,526 pro rata

Reference: SA683

Be Here, Be You, Create Change

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Bonnyrigg, Lothian team. We are seeking to appoint Autism Practitioners to support a young man in his 20s. The person receives support in an outreach style service, using his family home as a base. The aims of this support is to promote and encourage opportunities for the person to engage in his local community and to rediscover what brings him joy and a sense of fulfilment.

Successful applicants will hold a full UK driving license with an ability to drive a manual vehicle.

At Scottish Autism we acknowledge the specialist support our staff provide to autistic people therefore those doing support work are known as Autism Practitioners. We provide outstanding training and are continuously improving to ensure all our Autism Practitioners are supported and have the skills to deliver a quality service.

Successful candidates will hold a full UK driving license.

As an Autism Practitioner, experience of working within social care is desirable but not essential as we are seeking to appoint people who share our values and are willing to learn and develop into the role. We will support you to do this by offering an extensive autism specific training programme. Our organisational values are Collaboration; Compassion; Change Makers; Contribution and these are at the heart of what we do.

Autism Practitioners will work as a team to:

· Continuously develop and implement the person’s support plan alongside their support network, and other stakeholders to ensure their life goals and aspirations are the main focus,

· Build positive relationships with the young man,

· Ensure he is an active part of his local community,

· Provide support with personal care needs, including continence assistance and daily hygiene routines,

· Assist in developing adaptive strategies to navigate and overcome challenges.

On a day-to-day basis, Autism Practitioners will enable the young man:

· To take part in their chosen activities

· To empower and enable impactful and meaningful decision making.

As part of your role, you will be required to undertake shift work, including weekends, evenings and so flexibility towards working hours is key.

Scottish Autism offers you:

Staff wellbeing is priority, and we strive to ensure all colleagues feel valued and supported at work. We provide an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive salary and a personalised learning pathway for all. We keep it simple with 3 pay points. You progress at your pace as you develop. We benchmark regularly to ensure the rates are competitive.

· 32 days holiday pro rata (which increases with your length of service)

· Sector leading training from day one, including fully funded support to complete your necessary SVQ

• Non-contributory life assurance scheme
• Workplace Pension (Employer matched up to 9%)
• Discount platform
• Employee Assistance Programme.

These posts are subject to a PVG Disclosure check. All new employees must have applied to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 3 months of starting in post and be registered within 6 months. Scottish Autism cover all the costs of PVG membership and SSSC Registration for employees.

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Closing Date: Sunday 6th October 2024

Information Session & Interviews: Friday 11th October. Further details supplied to successful candidates.

Valuing diversity and promoting equal opportunities is at the heart of our vision, mission and values. We encourage and welcome applications from people with lived experience of autism.

Registered charity number is SC009068