Autism Practitioner inChieveley inChieveley PUBLISHED FRI 20 SEP 2024

£22,500 to £26,757 a year PERMANENT
ROLE MODEL WEEKEND

Prior's Court Foundation rWbAiQx1

Transformative Impact, Every shift directly changes the lives of autistic young people, providing a profound sense of purpose.

Comprehensive Training, Even without experience, you receive free training and hands-on support, leading to a Level 3 diploma and potential salary increase.

Teamwork Environment, Work closely with a dedicated team that shares a passion for improving the lives of young people.

Variety in Role, The job encompasses various responsibilities, from care and teaching to role modeling, ensuring no two days are the same.

Flexible Transport, Benefit from a convenient direct-to-site transport service with multiple pick-up and drop-off locations.

Career Advancement, Opportunities for promotions to Autism Practitioner Level 2 and other roles within the organization exist after demonstrating skills and obtaining qualifications.

Rewarding Experience, The role is both challenging and highly rewarding, leading to personal and professional fulfillment.

The role of Autism Practitioner at Prior's Court Foundation in Chieveley involves working with autistic young people with complex needs in a supportive and transformative capacity. Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, regardless of prior experience, as comprehensive training programs are provided. The position encompasses teaching, care, and mentorship, requiring teamwork and a commitment to positively impacting the lives of young individuals. Practitioners work in a rotating schedule with early and late shifts, and they can expect to complete a Level 3 diploma within the first year, resulting in a salary increase and potential for promotion.

Responsibilities include using structured schedules and communication systems to facilitate learning, implementing personalized care plans, managing personal care needs, ensuring health requirements are met, and maintaining accurate records. Practitioners are also tasked with ensuring the safety and well-being of the young people, while fostering regular communication with their families and key stakeholders. The role is described as both challenging and rewarding, appealing to those passionate about making a difference in the lives of autistic youth.

We're looking for caring, patient, fun people from all backgrounds to join our teams working with autistic young people with complex needs. Whether you have experience in a care environment, or don't have experience but have a passion to help transform the lives of the young people at Prior's Court - we'd love to hear from you.

We offer a direct-to-site transport service for our Autism Practitioners, with pick-up and drop-off points inOxford, Newbury, Reading, Swindon, & Basingstoke.

Every shift for an Autism Practitioner changes a life. Its a care role. Its a teaching role. Its a role model role. Its varied. Its a career. Its a passion. Its teamwork. Its challenging. Its rewarding. Its for you.We operate a rota based on a rolling pattern of early and late shifts throughout 52 weeks of the year, including weekends and public holidays. Our early shift starts at 7am and finishes at 4pm and our late shift starts at 2pm and finishes at 10pm.

For those who are not experienced in care, we offer a comprehensive, freetrainingprogramme including hands-on working alongside experienced and senior team members, resulting in the completion of a Level 3 diploma you will gain a salary increase upon completion of the Diploma (usually within your first 12 months) and become eligible for promotion to Autism Practitioner Level 2.

We have colleagues who completely changed their careers to come to work with us and now thoroughly enjoy how rewarding it can be to support the autistic young people at Prior's Court.

About us
Use schedules, visual structure, and communication systems to help young people understand and carry out tasks/activities successfully
Understand and implement young peoples This Is Me plans
Carry out personal care for young people in line with their This Is Me plans
Ensure accurate and timely completion of young peoples information within Prior Insight
Support young people to access learning following latest planned activities
Ensure Safeguarding procedures are followed keeping young people safe from risk of harm and/or abuse
Ensure that young peoples health needs are met including medication administration
Ensure young peoples clothing/shoes, possessions and personal finances are safely managed
Ensure regular contact is maintained with young peoples parents and key stakeholders

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