Young Adult Autism Support Worker

Options Autism are hiring Young Adult Support Worker in the Perth region!

Role: Young Adult Autism Support Worker

Salary: Up to £27,831.68 per annum depending on experience

Location: Falkland House School Perth, Fairmount Terrace, Perth, PH2 7AR

Hours: Permanent, 38 hours per week

Shifts: A mixture of 07:30-14:30, 14:00-22:00 and 07:30-22:00 shifts Monday to Sunday on a set rota pattern.

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship

Are you looking for a career where every day has purpose, every achievement matters, and the support you give can genuinely transform a young person’s future? At Falkland House School Perth, we’re looking for caring, resilient and enthusiastic individuals to join our team as Young Adult Autism Support Workers.

You don’t need previous experience — just the passion to help young adults with autism live happy, fulfilling and independent lives. This is more than a job. It’s the start of an exciting and rewarding career with outstanding training, development and progression opportunities.

About the role

As a Young Adult Autism Support Worker, you’ll build positive, trusting relationships with young adults, supporting them to develop independence, confidence and life skills. Every day is different — from helping someone engage in education or community activities, to supporting healthy routines, encouraging social interaction and celebrating important milestones.

You’ll work creatively and compassionately, learning about each young person’s interests, strengths and goals to provide truly personalised support.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting young adults with autism in their daily lives and routines
• Encouraging independence, confidence and social engagement
• Supporting education, college placements and community activities
• Building strong, positive relationships based on trust and understanding
• Helping young adults develop life skills and healthy habits
• Creating a safe, nurturing and engaging environment
• Promoting wellbeing, safety and positive outcomes every day

Who are we are looking for?

You could come from hospitality, the military, customer service, outdoor education, care — or something completely different.

What matters most is that you are:

• Patient, calm and resilient
• Friendly, approachable and compassionate
• Passionate about helping young people thrive
• Reliable and committed to making a difference
• Able to build trust and positive relationships
• Motivated to learn and develop your skills

This is a role where the small moments matter just as much as the big ones — where your encouragement, consistency and care can help a young person grow in confidence and achieve things they never thought possible.

Why join Options Autism?

• We are a values-driven organisation that puts people first
• We provide continuous professional development to take your career further
• Funded accredited courses to develop your career
• Discounted Gym membership and shopping vouchers
• We build our bonds through a great social events calendar
• Our Your Wellbeing Matters initiative provides total support
• Our Employees Rewards Hub offers great rewards such as discount vouchers
• Earn £1000 by referring a friend
• Further earning potential through sleep ins and overtime

About us

Am Bruach service offers accommodation for five young adults, at a transition focused person-centred provision in Perth, Scotland. The service is situated just minutes walk from the city centre in an idyllic location overlooking the Tay and Perth. Specialising in providing care to young adults aged between 16 to 23 years old. Our service aims to support to a wide range of emotional difficulties, specifically for young adults with Autism and/or ADHD.

The accommodation is split across a self-contained annexe for two young adults and a house for three young adults.

We are part of the Options Autism and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

Options Autism provide education and care across a number of schools and residential care homes nationally. Our vision is to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people in the UK to be happy and make their way in the world. Every day we improve the lives of thousands of young people, their families and communities through relentless focus on caring and learning.

We are really proud to say that in 2025 Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

How to Apply

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We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

We place vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.