Support Worker Split shifts
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- Proper training
About Autism Together
Autism Together is a non-profit organisation. They provide support services to people with autism.
Job description from Autism Together
Are you looking for a rewarding career making a real difference to people’s lives?
Autism Together is one of the country’s leading providers of services and support to autistic people and their families. It is an exciting time to be joining the charity within one of our Residential properties across Wirral and West Cheshire as we are looking to organically grow the team.
What you will be doing…
You’ll be working with a warm, friendly team based within one of our Residential locations to deliver individualised care plans to the people we support. You will be supporting individuals within their home environment and when accessing the local community, along with daily activities, appointments and personal care needs.
Join Autism Together and expect:
· Excellent rates of pay (£12.70 per hour/ up to £12.75 per hour, plus enhanced overtime rates)
· Free DBS check
· Fully paid induction training from our award-winning Training & Development Team
· Buy back additional annual leave
· Discounts for high street stores and eligibility for Blue Light Card benefit
· Pension Scheme
· Employee Assistant Programme (EAP) and occupational health
· Early overtime pay scheme
· Annual staff awards celebrating staff achievements
· Generous refer-a-friend scheme
· Ongoing professional career progression
· Opportunities to obtain a professionally recognised qualification and complete an apprenticeship relevant to the role
· Attendance incentive draws
· Access to join Medicash (private health care scheme)
· Employee of the month
· Staff suggestion scheme
· Regular communication from management
· Sleep ins: Some of our locations require staff to undertake sleep-in duties to which you will receive an additional payment per sleep in.
· Overtime pay: Overtime is available at an additional £1.20 per hour during weekdays or £2.00 per hour during weekends on top of your hourly rate of pay.
Hours of work….
You will be following a 2 week rota
Week 1 -
Monday - Off
Tuesday - 14.00 - 22.30
Wednesday - 7.30 am -10.15 am 15.45 pm - 22.30 pm
Thursday - 7.30 am -10.15 am 15.45 pm - 22.30 pm
Friday, Saturday & Sunday - Off.
Week 2 -
Monday - 7.30 am -10.15 am 15.45 pm - 22.30 pm
Tuesday - 7.30 am -15.30 pm
Wednesday & Thursday - Off
Friday - 7.30 am -10.15 am 15.45 pm - 22.30 pm
Saturday - 8am - 17.00pm
Sunday - 17.00pm - 22.30pm.
Our ideal candidate will be patient, inspiring and sensitive to the needs of vulnerable people. They should have the ability to motivate others and a passion to provide high-quality support and care.
If you are passionate about a career in care and are seeking to work with a forward-thinking charity then we look forward to hearing from you.
Apply now or give our friendly Recruitment Team a call on 0151 482 3121. They will be more than happy to answer any queries you may have about this exciting role within a leading autism charity.
Please note all offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks, including a DBS check.
Job Types: Permanent, Full-time
Salary: £12.70-£12.75 per hour
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Support Worker Apr 25
- Due to a high volume of applications, we may need to close this vacancy earlier than expected. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to be considered.

Job insights from Breakroom
Support workers
Support workers help vulnerable people to live independently
What you’ll do as a support worker:
- Check the needs and progress of the individuals you are supporting
- Help with daily tasks like budgeting, shopping and claiming benefits
- Provide physical care and support including, bathing, dressing, cooking and feeding
- Check and monitor health and help with medication
Is it right for you?
This job may involve:
- Standing
- Heavy lifting
- Helping with personal care
- Physical activity
- Emotionally demanding duties
- Wearing a uniform
- Night work
- Long hours
- Anti-social hours
- Cleaning
- Working alone
What employees say
Hours and flexibility
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Okay
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Some people find it hard to take sick leave
How easy is it for support workers to take sick leave at Autism Together?
Some people find it hard to take sick leave.
How we know this
67% of people report that it’s hard to take time off if they are sick.Based on data from 12 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between August 2022 and July 2024.
Why this matters
Everyone gets sick sometimes. You should be able to take time off when you need to.
A good job should support you when you’re unwell and have systems in place that will allow you to take time off to recover when you need it.
Workplace
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Needs improving
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Most people don’t feel well informed by head office
Do support workers feel well informed about how Autism Together is doing?
Most people don’t feel well informed about how the company is doing.
How we know this
91% of people feel that they aren’t kept well informed about how the company is doing as a whole.Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between June 2022 and June 2024.
Why this matters
At a good job, there should be a supportive relationship between the people working on the frontline serving customers and the people who own the company or work in head office.
You should be kept informed about how the company is doing as a whole, both in good times and when things get tough for the business.
What Autism Together employees say about their job
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Best thing
Having a good support team on to support individual with Autism
Worst thing
Management not having enough training, experience and empathy for the job role
Senior support worker at Autism Together, June 2024
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Best thing
The service users and the staff I work with
Worst thing
Management
Support worker at Autism Together, November 2022
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