Autism Practitioners – Ridgepark, Lanark

at  Scottish Autism

REFERENCE: SA682

Located in Lanark near the town centre, Ridgepark House is a transitional assessment service supporting 8 autistic individuals to develop their skills for the future. Our dedicated team of Autism Practitioners provide personalised support to each person; ensuring their comfort, safety, and holistic well-being. With compassion and respect, we strive to create a nurturing environment where individuals can thrive and be independent.
At Scottish Autism we acknowledge the specialist support our staff provide to autistic individuals, therefore those doing support work are known as Autism Practitioners. We provide outstanding training and are continuously improving to ensure all our Autism Practitioners are supported and have the skills to deliver a quality service. This post is a good opportunity for those with a generic support worker experience to specialise.

Each individual has a personalised programme of support incorporating consistency and structure specific to their needs. Some activities that the individuals participate in are:

• Long scenic walks
• Swimming
• Bowling
• Baking
• Gardening
• Other planned trips and visits to places of interest.

“I feel supported by my line manager in my role” Autism Practitioner.
As an Autism Practitioner, experience of working within social care is desirable but not essential as we are seeking to appoint people who share our values and are willing to learn and develop into the role. We will support you to do this by offering an extensive autism specific training programme. We are seeking to appoint people who share our values: Collaboration; Compassion; Change Makers; Contribution.

Please refer the Job description for details