The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks.

Join Us as a Support Worker

The National Autistic Society helps create a world that works for autistic people, and we have a rewarding opportunity for a Support Worker at Catrine Bank. If you share our values and want to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Visit our website to find out more about who we are: https://www.autism.org.uk/

About the Service

Catrine Bank is one of our supported living services in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It includes three houses and two cottages. With the river Ayr running adjacent, Catrine village is a beautiful, remote and rural area with access to varied county walks and National Trust locations within easy access.

About the Role

We are looking for caring and reliable Support Workers. Your role is to help people live their best lives by following their support plans and daily routines.

What You’ll Do

• Assist with personal care (bathing, dressing, eating)
• Encourage activities they enjoy (swimming, hiking, arts & crafts)
• Support life skills & independence (budgeting, shopping, meal preparation)

What We’re Looking For

• For you to inspire others with a positive attitude towards supporting vulnerable people
• Experience with autistic people is helpful but not essential
• Personal experience or a passion for helping others is welcome

Click here for the Job Description

This advert is for a full-time position at 39 hours per week. However, we will also consider part time roles of around 20 hours per week.

Possession of a driving licence (minimum one year) is preferred

What we can offer you

• Pension – Auto-enrolled pension scheme.
• Annual Leave – 33 days (including public holidays). You can buy or sell leave each year.
• Training – Great induction and training, including autism training.
• Discounts – Online staff discount scheme for shopping, cycling, tech, and more (e.g., Asda, Tesco, Nike, Apple).
• Healthcare – Cash plan for permanent staff.
• Life Assurance – 2x your base salary.
• Flexible Benefits – Options like private health, dental insurance, holiday trading, enhanced pension.
• Support – 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme and counselling.
• Mindfulness – Free Headspace app for you and up to 3 family/friends.
• Blue Light Card – Eligibility for discounts.
• Extra Pay – Enhanced overtime, plus payments for sleep-in and on-call (if applicable to the role).
• Refer a Friend – Get £200 when you refer someone.

Embracing difference, leading change

We're looking for a passionate and motivated leader to join our Central Area Services team, supporting autistic adults across housing support, care at home, day opportunities, and outreach services.

As a Senior Autism Practitioner, you'll lead and develop a team of Autism Practitioners, ensuring high-quality, person-centred support is delivered every day. You'll coach and mentor colleagues, build strong partnerships with families and professionals, and help create positive outcomes for the people we support.

This is an exciting opportunity to further your leadership career while making a real difference in people's lives.

What We're Looking For:

• Someone who leads by example, embedding our values of Belonging, Empowering, Curiosity and Integrity in everyday interactions and decisions.
• Experience in a supervisory or management role within social care
• Experience supporting autistic people
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel, with the ability and willingness to learn new systems, including rota planning software.
• Full UK driving licence
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts and participate in an on-call rota

Why Join Scottish Autism?

At Scottish Autism, people are at the heart of everything we do. As Scotland’s leading autism charity, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture where difference is embraced, individual voices are valued, and everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Our work is guided by four core values: Belonging, Empowering, Curiosity and Integrity, which shape how colleagues support autistic people, work together and drive positive change.

We also offer a generous benefits package including:

• Competitive salary with clear progression opportunities
• 32 days annual leave (pro rata), increasing with service
• Sector-leading training and development from day one
• Fully funded professional qualifications - we'll support you to achieve relevant qualifications, including SVQ Level 4 and Leadership & Management for Care Services, if required.
• Employer pension contributions of up to 9%
• Life assurance scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Retail and lifestyle discounts

Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA) is a multi-award-winning disabled people’s organisation (DPO) controlled by over 6000 disabled members; the largest groundswell of disabled members in Europe. With foundations in Glasgow, GDA also supports disabled people in surrounding areas and has national reach and influence, frequently partnering with national organisations and acting as a strategic advisor to public authorities such as Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Life, NHS and Scottish Government.

We are seeking an experienced self-motivated, flexible and multi-skilled individual to join our Wellbeing Team. Developed as a result of the pandemic, GDA Wellbeing provides reliable, accessible health and wellbeing information, advice and support to disabled people, responding sensitively, in a trauma-informed, empathetic and kind way to those who access the service.

The successful candidate will be committed to equality and human rights, with experience of providing high quality Wellbeing support. You will also be digitally skilled and confident with the ability to deliver online supports to disabled people as well as telephone and face to face supports.

This post is a ‘Regulated Role’ supporting protected adults and requires the postholder to be a member of the PVG Scheme.

Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA) is a multi-award-winning disabled people’s organisation (DPO) controlled by over 6000 disabled members; the largest groundswell of disabled members in Europe. With foundations in Glasgow, GDA also supports disabled people in surrounding areas and has national reach and influence, frequently partnering with national organisations and acting as a strategic advisor to public authorities such as Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Life, NHS and Scottish Government.

We are seeking an experienced self-motivated, flexible and multi-skilled individual to lead our Wellbeing Services which emerged as a result of the pandemic. GDA Wellbeing provides reliable, accessible health and wellbeing information, advice and support to disabled people, responding sensitively, in a trauma-informed, empathetic and kind way to those who access the service.

As a valuable member of the Extended Management Team the Wellbeing Manager provides line management support and professional guidance to GDA’s Wellbeing Advisers, and carries a small caseload of people requiring more complex support.

The Wellbeing Manager also leads on GDA’s strategic work on Mental Health and Wellbeing policy and practice, including developing relationships with relevant networks and participating in local and national government, public and third sector fora.

The successful candidate will be committed to equality and human rights, with experience of leading and providing high quality wellbeing support. You will also be digitally skilled and confident with the ability to deliver online supports to disabled people as well as telephone and face to face supports.

This post is a ‘Regulated Role’ supporting protected adults and requires the postholder to be a member of the PVG Scheme.