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Location: Jigsaw Opportunities Centre, Colchester
Salary: £8.91
Hours: As and when required
Job ref: E350
This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a well-established charity. Autism Anglia provides ongoing training and supervision, continuing professional development and support as well as an extensive induction on commencement of employment.
Based at the Jigsaw Centre you will support and teach our day students a variety of skills appropriate to their individual needs. As part of an amazing team working in a creative environment you will help our students with the unique challenges that they face, helping them to achieve their personal goals so that they can gain further independence.
You will be enthusiastic and naturally creative with ideas to engage our students in activities both in the centre and in the widder community.
Your main duties will include:
· Helping create personalised learning and activity plans for each individual based on their interests and needs.
· Developing and planning activity sessions and a varied timetable which meets the needs of each person we support
· Report writing.
· Maintaining accurate records and supporting risk assessments for the People we support.
Experience:
Our ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, a calm, patient and relaxed manner, a flexible outlook and the following experience and skills.
- Experience of working with people with an Autism Spectrum condition - essential
- Educated to a minimum of GCSE level standard (or equivalent) including maths and English (A-C) - essential
- Ability to respond appropriately to a variety of demands - essential
- Ability to react with sensitivity and empathy - essential
We have a clear pay progression structure and offer the following benefits:
- Extensive Induction and Learning & Development programmes, with nationally recognised qualifications;
- Job-related qualifications obtained during employment paid for by Autism Anglia (subject to conditions)
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time)
- Additional holiday based on length of service
- Flexible working hours (where possible) for study and time off given for job-related exams
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Access to Spectrum Life Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Tools, including counselling services & the Benefits Hub,which will give you access to lots of shopping and entertainment discounts, instant discounted gift cards and cashback
- Occupational Sick Pay (after 12 mths)
- Support & encouragement to progress and reach full potential within your chosen career
- Pension scheme
Autism Anglia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Autism Anglia is positive about inclusion and welcomes applications from individuals who are able to meet the requirements of the job position and may wish to request flexible working or reasonable adjustments to support them.
In the first instance please send your application form and CV torecruitment@autism-anglia.org.ukor if you would like further information please contact the Recruitment Coordinator on 01206 577678.
Closing date: 14th May 2021
If no response is received within 3 weeks of submitting your full application, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. You are welcome to apply again for other positions.
Information about the School
Doucecroft School is a specialist co-educational school for children and young people with autism and additional complex needs, age 3 –19 years. Established in 1977, we are experienced and successful in meeting the needs of students with wide-ranging strengths and needs, providing a nurturing environment where students are able to thrive and grow in independence and self-esteem.
Students can benefit from our flexible boarding provision or can attend school as day students and come from across the Anglia region and the London boroughs.
Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy are provided on-site by our experienced therapy team.
Doucecroft School is part of Autism Anglia, a regional charity working with children, adults and families affected by Autism.