Options Autism are hiring Adult Support Workers in Scunthorpe!

Role: Adult Support Worker

Location: Dragonby, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire

Salary: Up to £28,106.52 per annum plus a £1000 Welcome Bonus*

Hours: Full-time, Permanent (43 hours per week – 7 day rota)

Essential: **Please note that Outcomes First Group are not currently able to offer Visa Sponsorship.  Applicants must have RTW in the UK and have no restrictions on the hours that they are able to work - we cannot offer 20 hour per week contracts. Public transport to the site can be issue so a Driving Licence and your own vehicle is highly desirable.**

How we reward you

We want our residents to have the best care possible, and therefore you’ll receive an exceptional rewards package including:

• Basic Salary: Up to £28,106.52 per annum
• ‘Journey to Management’ programme – starting with your Level 2 Health and Social Care Adults
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And market leading benefits offered through our Flexible Benefits Platform Vista that enable you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad, to use at high street stores, events, cinemas, restaurants and more!
• Critical illness cover

The Opportunity

The best part is you don’t need any prior experience, just the following:

• A big heart and passion to make a difference to the residents’ lives.
• Patience, resilience, and calmness.

Some of your duties would include:

• Supporting the occupants to appointments and activities such as shopping or trips out
• Completing relevant paperwork
• Undertaking household tasks
• Engage our occupants in tasks and activities

The Location

Options Autism are looking for an Adult Support Worker to join our team in Thorpe House. Thorpe House is a specialist service, rated CQC Good, which offers high quality accommodation for individuals with autism, complex needs and/or learning disabilities.  An ideal role for those interested in supporting those with varied and complex needs. 

Your work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measure.  Working in a support environment where we maintain a strong safeguarding culture, individuals are listened to, respected, and involved in as many decisions as possible. 

We are based near Scunthorpe and within commutable distance of Scunthorpe. Brigg, Broughton, Winterton and surrounding villages and towns.

Options Autism is a national provider of specialist education, care and therapeutic services for individuals with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We provide a person-centred approach to education and support, looking at the full needs of the individual and adapting our approach accordingly.

How to Apply

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Options Autism is part of Outcomes First Group. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All successful applicants will be subject to a free fully Enhanced DBS and reimbursement of the Update Service Fee.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

*Welcome Bonus payable as £500 in month 3 and a further £500 once Probation is successfully passed (month 6).

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