Full Time (37 Hours pw) Residential Support Worker, Godalming Surrey inGodalming inGodalming PUBLISHED 15 JUL 2024
£12.50 per hour
The National Autistic Society rKHUBNN
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Options to buy private healthcare, private dental insurance, and many other salary sacrifices.
We are looking for support workers to work within our residential home based in Godalming, Surrey. You’ll be working with autistic adults and their families in a range of environments that support the service users' needs.
Our residential home currently supports 13 individuals. The home is run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Support workers help the residents to complete their everyday routines, prepare meals, as well as help them learn essential home skills such as doing the washing and making the bed. The residents regularly participate in activities in our day centres where they access the community so they can participate in activities such as swimming, horse-riding, trips to the seaside and cycle rides.
Role
Previous experience of working with people who exhibit challenging behaviour is desirable but not essential for this role. You will need to be enthusiastic and willing to help individuals with a variety of care and support needs including:
- Accessing the community, shopping, social outings and leisure activities
- Domestic tasks like cooking and personal care
Hours of Work:
37 hours per week. We promote a flexible rota system to create a healthy work/life balance for our staff. Where possible we ask staff to work 1 weekend in a month.
We offer a competitive salary , overtime opportunities paid at an enhanced rate of £12.50 per hour for waking night staff and a sleep in premium at £50 per night for staff.
For a copy of the Job Description please click here
Help transform lives by joining our team TODAY!
You’ll be joining our team, both locally and nationally and we’ll support you every step of the way.
If you’re experiencing issues with applying, please contact the HR team at
Visit our website to find out more about who we are and what we do.
To apply for the role, please click the button at the end of this page to apply online.
The National Autistic Society is here to transform lives, challenge perceptions and build a society that works for autistic people.
Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks which will include references and criminal backgrounds.
In addition, we offer a whole range of benefits including:
- Excellent training and development programme
- Career progression opportunities
- Enhanced overtime. Additional payments for sleep-in and on call.
- Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance counselling programme
- Competitive pension scheme
- 33 days annual leave (incl. Public Holidays) with the option to buy or sell annual leave every year
- Access to our benefits portal - online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits for places such as Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Halfords, Nike, Apple, Nando's and loads more!
- Cycle to work scheme
- Headspace membership for yourself + 3 friends/family members - Headspace is a global leader in mindfulness and meditation
- Occupational sick pay
- Salary Finance - Our charity partner offers Salary Finance loans as a financial wellbeing benefit for our staff.
- Eligibility for Blue Light Card
- Join the Team Scheme - Refer a friend and receive £200!
- Level 1 membership to Healthcare Cash Plan for all permanent staff!
- Options to buy private healthcare, private dental insurance, and many other salary sacrifices
We are looking for
support workers to work within our residential home based in Godalming, Surrey. You’ll be working with autistic adults and their families in a range of environments that support the service users' needs.
Our residential home currently supports 13 individuals. The home is run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Support workers help the residents to complete their everyday routines, prepare meals, as well as help them learn essential home skills such as doing the washing and making the bed. The residents regularly participate in activities in our day centres where they access the community so they can participate in activities such as swimming, horse-riding, trips to the seaside and cycle rides.
Role
Previous experience of working with people who exhibit challenging behaviour is desirable but not essential for this role. You will need to be enthusiastic and willing to help individuals with a variety of care and support needs including:
Hours of Work:
37 hours per week. We promote a flexible rota system to create a healthy work/life balance for our staff. Where possible we ask staff to work 1 weekend in a month.
We offer a competitive salary , overtime opportunities paid at an enhanced rate of £12.50 per hour for waking night staff and a sleep in premium at £50 per night for staff.
For a copy of the Job Description please click here
Help transform lives by joining our team TODAY!
You’ll be joining our team, both locally and nationally and we’ll support you every step of the way.
If you’re experiencing issues with applying, please contact the HR team at
Visit our website to find out more about who we are and what we do.
To apply for the role, please click the button at the end of this page to apply online.
The National Autistic Society is here to transform lives, challenge perceptions and build a society that works for autistic people.
Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks which will include references and criminal backgrounds.
In addition, we offer a whole range of benefits including:
support workers to work within our residential home based in Godalming, Surrey. You’ll be working with autistic adults and their families in a range of environments that support the service users' needs.
Our residential home currently supports 13 individuals. The home is run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Support workers help the residents to complete their everyday routines, prepare meals, as well as help them learn essential home skills such as doing the washing and making the bed. The residents regularly participate in activities in our day centres where they access the community so they can participate in activities such as swimming, horse-riding, trips to the seaside and cycle rides.
Role
Previous experience of working with people who exhibit challenging behaviour is desirable but not essential for this role. You will need to be enthusiastic and willing to help individuals with a variety of care and support needs including:
- Accessing the community, shopping, social outings and leisure activities
- Domestic tasks like cooking and personal care
Hours of Work:
37 hours per week. We promote a flexible rota system to create a healthy work/life balance for our staff. Where possible we ask staff to work 1 weekend in a month.
We offer a competitive salary , overtime opportunities paid at an enhanced rate of £12.50 per hour for waking night staff and a sleep in premium at £50 per night for staff.
For a copy of the Job Description please click here
Help transform lives by joining our team TODAY!
You’ll be joining our team, both locally and nationally and we’ll support you every step of the way.
If you’re experiencing issues with applying, please contact the HR team at
Visit our website to find out more about who we are and what we do.
To apply for the role, please click the button at the end of this page to apply online.
The National Autistic Society is here to transform lives, challenge perceptions and build a society that works for autistic people.
Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks which will include references and criminal backgrounds.
In addition, we offer a whole range of benefits including:
- Excellent training and development programme
- Career progression opportunities
- Enhanced overtime. Additional payments for sleep-in and on call.
- Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance counselling programme
- Competitive pension scheme
- 33 days annual leave (incl. Public Holidays) with the option to buy or sell annual leave every year
- Access to our benefits portal - online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits for places such as Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Halfords, Nike, Apple, Nando's and loads more!
- Cycle to work scheme
- Headspace membership for yourself + 3 friends/family members - Headspace is a global leader in mindfulness and meditation
- Occupational sick pay
- Salary Finance - Our charity partner offers Salary Finance loans as a financial wellbeing benefit for our staff.
- Eligibility for Blue Light Card
- Join the Team Scheme - Refer a friend and receive £200!
- Level 1 membership to Healthcare Cash Plan for all permanent staff!
- Options to buy private healthcare, private dental insurance, and many other salary sacrifices
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