Autism Support Worker jobs in Coventry

Job title: CASS Support Worker
Location: Coopers Lodge, Coventry but working across Coventry and Warwickshire
Salary: £24,500 per annum
Hours: 37 hrs or part time job share – typically Mon -Fri 9-4.30 but one evening a week is required. The role requires the flexibility to ensure service cover up until 8pm Monday to Friday, and Saturday when needed.
Job type: Permanent

Why join us?

Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of autistic adults, young people, children and their families?

Do you believe that their voice should be at the heart of the work you do?

Would you like to be part of an inclusive, passionate, enabling, honest and effective organisation?

Our vision is of a society that promotes good mental health for all and that values, as equals, people who experience mental health problems.

Come and join our creative, dynamic and motivated team supporting autistic individuals across Coventry and Warwickshire! We look forward to receiving your application.

About the service:

The Community Autism Support Service (CASS) is a partnership between Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind, Autism West Midlands and Act for Autism. This role sits within CWWMind. The service delivers groups, one to one support and peer support to all age individuals training for autistic people, parents, carers and professionals.

About the role:

This role will involve you needing to work as part of a team delivering a range of support activities and targeted interventions across Coventry and Warwickshire to autistic adults/children who may have mild to moderate mental health concerns at pre/post assessment stage. This includes carrying a caseload, delivering groups and any other activities as identified as the service progresses.

You will need to provide this service in CWW Mind buildings and community settings towards reducing presenting issues/concerns and increasing overall physical and mental wellbeing, community integration and access to education and work opportunities, as well as empower service users to access support and other services as appropriate.

Key responsibilities:

• Receive referrals and effectively manage contact of people in the service.
• Provide direct support to autistic children/adults through a range of targeted activities.
• Hold a caseload of individuals who have been identified including carrying out a comprehensive needs and risk assessment, and liaising with other professionals involved.
• Provide consistent, time limited support including a range of practical and emotional interventions as appropriate.
• Ensure needs identified are being addressed through regular reviews.
• Take responsibility for safeguarding issues and concerns identified involving relevant staff and other agencies where appropriate.
• Work towards increasing community integration and attaining greater independence.
• Signpost and support service users to access a variety of additional support services, resources and up-to-date information relating to individual presenting needs either at Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind and/or other relevant agencies, using technology where appropriate.

Essential requirements:

• A minimum of one-year experience of providing support involving mental health or wellbeing needs.
• Experience, either lived or through work, of autism.
• Experience of working in an organisational setting.
• Experience of delivering a wide range of practical and emotional support.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal, non-verbal and written.
• NVQ level 2 or equivalent experience.
• Flexible approach to working to ensure service cover between the hours of 8am-8pm Monday to Friday, and Saturday daytime.
• A driving licence and access to a car (with business use insurance cover).

What we can offer you:

The following are just some of the benefits that Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind offer its employees:

• Working culture – based on core values of trust, honesty, inclusivity, enabling, effective and an unapologetic drive for excellence for children and young people.
• Annual leave – 25 days plus bank holidays plus an extra day for every two completed holiday years.
• Wellbeing day – 1 day, per holiday year, to be used to take care of your own mental health and wellbeing.
• Life insurance policy – Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind are covered by a Life Insurance policy. The death in service payment is 2 x gross annual salary (tax free).
• Employee development – Active encouragement not only to assist performance in the current role but also for the benefit of personal development via various means. Access to Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind CPD training and opportunities to access external CPD training.
• Flexible working – A range of options available for all employee’s dependant on role and responsibilities.
• Pension – Minimum 5% employee and 3% employer contribution, with an ethical investment policy option.
• Sick pay – On completion of a 4-month probationary period, Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind employees will be eligible to a period of paid sick leave.

If you would like to discuss the role please contact: Katherine Winsor, CASS Service Manager on katherine.winsor@cwmind.org.uk

Closing date: Friday 30th October, 12 noon.

Interview date: Wednesday 11th November

Only successful applicants will be notified. We reserve the right to close the application window early and without notice should a suitable number of applications be received.

Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind values diversity and difference. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community, particularly under-represented groups and people with lived experience of mental health issues.

Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind is a leading mental health service provider and an equal opportunities employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to £24,500.00 per year

Application question(s):

• Do you have any unspent convictions or conditional cautions?

If yes please give details of date(s) of offence(s), nature of offence(s) and sentence(s) passed.

• Are there any restrictions regarding your employment in the UK, e.g., do you require a work permit? If yes, please provide details. Please note, we cannot offer sponsorship.
• Are you the partner or relative of anyone currently connected with Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind (either as a volunteer, service user or employee)? If yes, please confirm their name and project, if known.
• Please can you provide an email address we can contact you at to invite for interview.

Experience:

• mental health support: 1 year (preferred)
• lived or professional autism support: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• nvq level 2 or equivalent experience (preferred)
• Driving Licence and vehicle access (required)

Work Location: In person