Autism Practitioner

Job Purpose
To work collaboratively as part of the care team, in partnership with the Registered Manager, Deputy Manager, and Senior Autism Practitioner’s, to deliver high-quality, person-centred support. To provide care in accordance with individual care and support plans, promoting each service user's independence, wellbeing, and personal development. To support service users in leading active and fulfilling lives by encouraging and assisting their participation in physical activities, hobbies, social opportunities, and other meaningful daily activities.

Specific duties
Assist in the delivery of life skills, as part of the care plan, and contribute to and support each individual plan.

Administer medication to service users where required.

Keep all necessary daily logs, and other documentation updated

Maintain good records of Service User expenditure. Records must be kept and always monitored with evidence of receipts for each and every transaction.

Assist with report writing and read and keep up to date with plans.

Support the Service User you are working with to access the community.

Maintain good communication with other team members

Carry out domestic duties, and assist service users with home chores

Cook meals with and for service users

Assist service users with personal care consistent with their care plan

Attend and contribute to house meetings and service user reviews

Support service users in attending and contributing to house meetings and reviews

Welcome the service user’s family and friends, and encourage their support in care delivery.

Act within the parameters of FRL Confidentiality Policy and Data Protection Act 1998 both at work and in your time outside work

Work to the Fundamental Standards, as set out by the CQC, and all FRL policy and procedures at all times

Implement and respond to the Safeguarding Adults policy and guidance at all times

Ensure that health, hygiene and safety regulations are followed at all times

Attend all training deemed appropriate for your role / task

Avail of regular supervision and annual appraisals with your manager

Lead the shift, in the absence of a more senior member of staff, assuming full responsibility for matters arising during the shift

To respond to telephone calls promptly and professionally, taking full and accurate messages or dealing with enquiries appropriately, ensuring they are directed to the relevant person or resolved where appropriate.

Reporting any absence in accordance with organisational policies and procedures.

Performing any additional responsibilities appropriate to the position.

Qualifications
No particular qualification but due to the level of written and verbal communication required the person will need to demonstrate good English writing and spelling skills. Good mathematical skills in order to maintain expenditure records.

Care Certificate

NVQ 2 or 3 in Care. (Desirable)

Full, clean, driving licence (Desirable)

Experience / knowledge
Work experience either paid or voluntary

Work as member of a team

Evidence that training, knowledge can be applied in practice

Care Certificate

Autistic Spectrum Disorders (Desirable)

Severe Learning Difficulties (Desirable)

Challenging behaviour (Desirable)

Have a knowledge of care planning (Desirable)

Good Makaton signing. (Desirable)

Good working knowledge of other methods of communication such as PECS, Widget, Communication passports etc. (Desirable)

Drug administration trained. (Desirable)

Working knowledge of TEACCH (Desirable)

Skills and Abilities

Have a good level of English language communication skills – in particular you must have the ability to write legible daily logs and incident reports

Have a good understanding of written English – you will need to be able to read, understand and follow through care plans and policy documents

Ability to work in high pressured environments at times

Positive interest in working with adults with learning difficulties.

Demonstrate a positive mental attitude, whilst undertaking daily duties.

Commitment to equal opportunities and anti – discriminatory practice

Good problem solver (Desirable)

Creative thinker (Desirable)

Accepts and implements change (Desirable)

Attitude

Enthusiastic (Desirable)

Good sense of humour (Desirable)

Commitment (Desirable)

Self motivated (Desirable)

You must be physically fit and healthy – this post requires the person to participate in physically challenging activities

Willing to work the rota shift pattern required, to include weekends, and Bank Holidays.