Job summary
TheAutism Outreach Serviceprovides comprehensive support to individuals, and families affected by Autism across Essex.
We prioritise personalised and family-centred care, ensuring that individuals receive the right support at the right time, in a coordinated and community-based manner.
Our team ofAutism Practitionersplays a vital role in delivering this vision, working closely with individuals, and their families to empower them and facilitate access to essential services.
As a compassionate and dedicatedAdult Autism Outreach Practitioner,the postholder will provide personalised support to individuals, and families affected by Autism.
TheAdult Autism Outreach Practitionerwill hold a caseload of individuals, working collaboratively with them and their families to develop personalised care plans, advocate for their needs, and ensure that they receive timely and coordinated support.
This role requires strong communication skills, creativity, and a commitment to empowering individuals to achieve greater independence and wellbeing.
Base
Essex-wide.
Area based but travel within the region may be required to fulfill the responsibilities of the role.
Main duties of the job
- Work with a caseload of individuals to provide personalised support tailored to their needs and preferences.
- Enable individuals to remain in the community whenever possible and prevent hospital admissions through proactive intervention and support
- Engage with the individual and where required their family to develop a personalised, family-owned care plan that reflects their lived experience and preferences.
- Ensure that care plans are flexible, responsive, and centered around the needs of the individual and their family.
- Advocate on behalf of the individual and their family, facilitating open and transparent communication with other professionals and service providers.
- Ensure that the voice of the individual, and where required their families are heard and respected in all discussions and decision-making processes.
- Collaborate with other professionals and agencies to access relevant resources and support networks.
- Identify and develop community assets and signpost families to additional support services as needed.
Please see attached job description for a full list of responsibilities
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will feel valued as anAdultAutism Outreach Practitionerwithin HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Salary £28,875 - £34,650with Group Pension
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission.
The Ideal Candidate
- Relevant undergraduate degree, or evidence of working at degree level.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with individuals with diverse needs and backgrounds.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and build positive relationships with stakeholders.
- An understanding of safeguarding issues and child protection procedures, identifying risk and when safeguarding protocols needs to be followed
- Driving licence and access to vehicle for work purposes
This is a full-time position based in Essex
Please see attached Job Description for full Personal Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will feel valued as anAdultAutism Outreach Practitionerwithin HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Salary £28,875 - £34,650with Group Pension
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission.
The Ideal Candidate
- Relevant undergraduate degree, or evidence of working at degree level.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with individuals with diverse needs and backgrounds.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and build positive relationships with stakeholders.
- An understanding of safeguarding issues and child protection procedures, identifying risk and when safeguarding protocols needs to be followed
- Driving licence and access to vehicle for work purposes
This is a full-time position based in Essex
Please see attached Job Description for full Personal Specification.
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Person Specification
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
