Autism Practitioners (Support Workers) at Scottish Autism, Aberdeen

Scottish Autism · Direct employer

£13.45 – £14.15 an hour

Aberdeen · Part Time

Autism Practitioners (Support Workers) – Aberdeen Outreach

Pay Scale: Starting at £13.45 per hour, rising to £14.15 at your own pace

Hours: 2 x 15 hour part time roles

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role

Are you passionate about supporting autistic children, young people, and adults? Do you want to make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals and their families? Scottish Autism is seeking dedicated and enthusiastic Autism Practitioners to join our team in Aberdeen, with a base at our facilities in Carnie Drive, Aberdeen. A full UK Driving Licence is essential, as well as access to your own car and willingness to have supported people in your car.  

The Role

As an Autism Practitioner, you will provide direct, one-to-one support to autistic children, young people, some adults, and their families. This role is both varied and rewarding, offering you the opportunity to engage in a wide range of activities, including:

  • Home Care and Support: Delivering care, support and assistance within the homes, places of work or education of our children, young people, adults, and families within a 15-mile radius of our Aberdeen facilities. This may include the provision of personal care.

What is important to the people we support:

  • Staff who are happy and out-going
  • Staff who arrive prepared and open to talking about themselves
  • “I like staff who enjoy giving and receiving hugs”
  • Staff who have good values and understand LGBTQIA communities or show a willingness to learn
  • Staff who can adapt to various communication approaches  

Read more about the role HERE

Scottish Autism offers you: 

We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package for our colleagues including: 

  • 30 days holiday pro rata (increasing with length of service) 
  • Sector leading training from day one, including fully funded support to complete your necessary SVQ  
  • Workplace Pension (Employer matched up to 9%) 
  • Discount platform
  • Employee Assistance Programme. 

Click here to see more about our organisational benefits HERE 

These posts are subject to a PVG Disclosure check.  

Closing Date: 20th November 

We review applications regularly and will contact shortlisted candidates as quickly as possible 

Registered charity number is SC(phone number removed) 

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