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Shift Leader

£20,200 p.a. Pro Rata (FTE 37.5hrs)

Gillingham, Kent

Kent Autistic Trust

Shift Leader

A fantastic opportunity to join the mobilization of a new supported living service for adults with autism.

As a Shift Leader you will play a key role in the day to day management of the service. You will provide support and supervision to the team of support staff, be key to managing the rota and ensuring staff are fully trained, and provide on the job coaching, feedback, and act as a role model.

Ideally you will already be an experienced Shift Leader with experience of leading a committed team, of experienced and new to care staff.

We are looking to attract strong candidates with a solid background in supporting people with Autism in a previous role within a social care environment.

We are proud to say that support workers at the Kent Autistic Trust are quite unique. We have a superb track record of successfully supporting individuals with autism, including those with non-verbal communication needs and self-injurious behavior.

We provide 24-hour support and care for autistic adults. Staff provide physical, emotional, and personal care, as well as domestic services in various settings. Some of those we support also have medical conditions including epilepsy.

Working for us often means that no two days are the same, but the care and support we give is consistently high quality, with CQC rating all of our services good, and some outstanding.

We are a non-adversive service who pride ourselves in understanding the complexity and challenges involved in supporting people living with autism.

We seek staff who really value every person whether it\'s the people we support, their families or carers, or other staff by respecting their priorities, needs, abilities and limits. We provide comprehensive training and assessment for new staff, and after that we continue to develop our talent through an ongoing learning and development curriculum.

The logistics of the work we do necessitate transporting the people we support to appointments, activities or days out. Driving is therefore an integral responsibility of many of our jobs. Drivers need a full driving licence and the confidence and willingness to drive a small minibus (people carrier) or a mobility car. However, a driving licence is not always an essential criteria for every role but may be an overriding selection criteria. PLEASE NOTE, FOR THIS ROLE DRIVING IS AN ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

You will need a sufficient level of fitness as the job is likely to place physical demands on staff including a range of motions of upper extremities, aerobic capacity, strength and body mechanics. As part of the job you will assist people we support with activities such as swimming which would involve you entering the pool, or participating in activities such as walking or cycling.

Shift Leader

We offer many benefits, which include some salary sacrifice arrangements, although some benefits are dependent on a minimum earnings threshold:

o 28 days holiday, rising to 33 days after 1 year (Pro Rata for Part Time Positions)
o Generous occupational sick pay scheme after completion of probation
o Pension
o Life Assurance
o Long Service and Contribution Recognition Awards
o Employee Assistance Programme, with counselling services
o Significant Retail and Leisure Discount Scheme that could save staff an average of £1,000 pa
o Discounted Gym Membership
o Financial Well-being Scheme (loans and savings)
o Voluntary sleep-ins, currently £60 per night
o Opportunities to pick up additional voluntary casual shifts at enhanced rates
o Superb paid training
o Regulated Care Qualification Sponsorship
o Refer a Friend Recruitment Bounty (currently £500)
o We also have plans to introduce both a Cycle to Work Scheme and a Car Lease Scheme


Summary Details - Shift Leader

SALARY - £20,200 p.a. Pro Rata (37.5hrs FTE) / £10.36 p.h.

HOURS - 35 per week on average, with some additional paid training outside these hours, plus casual shifts and sleep ins regularly available.

SHIFT - 6 week rolling rota.

Earlie\'s 7.30am to 4pm

Late\'s - 4pm to 10.30pm

LOCATION - Brompton House, Brompton High Street, Gillingham Kent

INDICATIVE CLOSING DATE: 3rd January 2020

We will review applications promptly and will generally commence interviews before the indicative closing date.

INTERVIEW DATES: To be arranged with the shortlisted candidate directly.

We do not accept applications made via agencies.

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