Benefits available to you
- Boost your salary with sleep-ins at around £60 a shift
- Over 7 weeks’ holiday a year
- Pension scheme with employer contributions
- Instant access to up to 40% of your salary as you earn it
- You’ll be paid and supported to achieve a Diploma in Health and Social Care
- Further specialist training to develop your career
- Employee discounts on over 130,000 shops and entertainment venues
- Access to Blue Light Card, the discount service for emergency and social care staff
- Employee Assistance Programme to support health and wellbeing
- Refer-a-friend scheme – receive £500
- Beautiful working environment
About the role
We run six luxury lodges on our beautiful 77-acre farm in the County Durham countryside offering personalised short breaks and activities for young people and adults.
Working independently and as part of a team, you’ll support young people and adults to access a range of activities, both on site and in the community. Whatever their passions or goals, you’ll help them widen their experiences and develop their independence in a home-away-from-home environment.
Care Support Assistant Job Description and Person Specification
About us
For more than 40 years, we’ve led the way in providing care and education for autistic and/or neurodivergent children, young people and adults across the North-east of England.
We have more than 1,200 staff working in our schools, college, short breaks, day services, residential care, supported living, employment services and family support. We are passionate about retaining talent and many of our current managers have worked their way up through the ranks.
The North East Autism Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children, young people and adults, and operates a safer recruitment process. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check,and filtering and monitoring process and it is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and/or vulnerable adults.
Due to the location of the area drivers would be preferable.
As a Disability Confident Employer we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for this job vacancy.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer (EOE) here at NEAS. We believe everyone has the right to be themselves. We not only celebrate diversity but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We are committed to creating a workplace where all differences are valued, and we make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities.
Our Salary is from BB1 £25,158.99 working through points to BB4 £26,277.61
“To progress within the points band, applicants must complete a qualification relevant to the role, if they do not already hold one. The Society will cover the cost of this qualification, and once successfully completed, the employee will be eligible to move up the points. Please note, it is mandatory for this role to either already hold the qualification or begin working towards this certification once you join the society."
Pay: £26,039.55-£27,197.33 per year
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
Work Location: In person
