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| Job title : Support Workers (Grade 1) |
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| Employer : | Outward |
| Region : | South East England |
| Salary : | £8.50 per hour |
| Closing Date : | 26 September 2010 |
| Job Ref. : | ‘IA/AUTISM’ |
| Full/Part : | Part |
| Job Function : | Support |
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Want a career in social care?
Interested in working with people with autism?
We know from experience that the best support workers are often those with little experience, but who have drive, ambition and a genuine interest in making people’s lives better. For Outwards autism services, our best staff are those with a real interest and passion in autism.
Our reputation is built on making a difference to people’s lives. We work with people who have difficulties due to their autism, their behaviour or their level of disabilities.
If you want to join our teams working part time or full time, and can say yes to the following, we want to hear from you!
Interested in autism?
Enjoy helping people?
Genuinely caring?
Hard working and flexible?
Motivated?
Work well as part of a team?
Can work independently using your own initiative?
Physically fit?
Can commit to 15 hours per week?
If you answered yes then we will supply the training, support and experience to help you become an excellent support worker!
We have several vacancies in supported living services in :
CAMDEN
CHINGFORD
In addition we are recruited to our specialist outreach service:
ACROSS EAST & NORTH LONDON
Our support workers have the satisfaction of teaching individuals new skills, sharing in their achievements and making the world an easier place for them to be in by helping them make sense of their world. It’s hard work too – there’s practical and physical aspects to the role, like helping people get washed and dressed, emotional support when things are tough, shopping, cooking, swimming, budgeting – all the things we manage every day that our service users need help with. You will need to be a good communicator in order to support our service users and have good written English in order to communicate with your teams and manager.
These posts are available as part of or Internal Agency, which allows staff the flexibility to choose their own working pattern. This is subject to the needs of the service and a commitment of between 15 and 36 hours per week is required. Flexibility in meeting service user needs is essential. Our supported living services operate a shift system with support workers working an early shift, late shift, or a night shift. The outreach team cover similar hours according to service users needs – all services work 7 days a week including bank holidays.
If you want an informal chat about the post, please call Anabel Sainza on 020 8509 9357 (Outreach Services, East and North London). Alonso Zapata on 020 7624 4505 (Supported Living Services, Camden) or Tracy O’Neill, Area Manager on 020 8709 9170.
To apply please submit a CV and written statement detailing your reasons for applying and how you meet the requirements of the person specification
Statements must quote the reference ‘IA/AUTISM’.
If you have a preference your statement must detail which service and which location you are applying for
CV’s and statements should be sent to recruitment@outward.org.uk or Recruitment Team, 109 Antill Road, London, E3 5BW
The closing date for receipt of CV’s and statements is 26th September 2010. Group assessments and interviews will be held on 15th and 28th October 2010.
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