Why Choose a Career With Leeds Autism Services? 

Here at Leeds Autism Services we are always on the lookout for fantastic staff to join our team! We offer:

• High quality induction process
• A range of specialist training courses
• Plenty of Learning & Development opportunities throughout the year
• 25 Days annual leave per year
• Health Care Scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Progression opportunities
• A friendly and supportive environment
• Death in service benefit payments
• Health and wellbeing support, including a 24-hour helpline

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When you work at Leeds Autism Services, you will make a positive difference to people's lives every day. It's rewarding, challenging and loads of fun; you'll meet some great people, and access brilliant training and development opportunities. 

What Qualities Make a Good Support Worker? 

This video features Paris, a Support Worker who has worked at Leeds Autism Services for a number of years, and is autistic herself: 

This video features James, one of the people who we support at Leeds Autism Services. 

This video features Heath, one of our apprentice Support Workers: 

What our colleagues think about Leeds Autism Services 

We surveyed our employees, our members, and their families / carers to create these word clouds. A bigger word means that more people responded with that answer. Here are the results: 

What's the best thing about working at Leeds Autism Services? 

What activities might a Support Worker find themselves taking part in? 

What makes a great Support Worker? 

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, age, marital status, disability, ethnicity, religion, belief or sexual orientation.    

  

Our Safeguarding Commitment

Leeds Autism Services is committed to ensuring all our members are protected from harm through abuse or exploitation at all times. All posts are subject to a rigorous selection process and DBS checks are required.

Disability Confident Employer

Leeds Autism Services is part of the Disability Confident Scheme and are a Disability Confident Employer. 

We are also fully committed to being an inclusive employer for neurodivergent people and are part of the Autistica Neurodiversity Employers Index where we have been awarded silver accreditation status. 

         

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we:

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• communicate and promote vacancies
• offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as required
• support any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
• take part in at least one activity that will make a difference to disabled people 

Baton of Hope Pledge

Leeds Autism Services are committed to protecting and nurturing the mental wellbeing of all our colleagues. We have made a pledge with Baton of Hope to:

• To remove and eradicate the stigma around mental health in the workplace
• Increase awareness of suicide
• Improve and do our best to save lives
• Make suicide awareness, support and prevention a workplace priority

How do we achieve this? 

To meet our pledge, Leeds Autism Services will: 

• Educate staff on mental health and suicide prevention using clear and consistent messaging
• Empower staff around their own wellbeing
• Support and develop staff wellbeing
• Use compassionate communication
• Signpost effectively, promoting crisis and support services
• Detect and prevent poor mental health rather than just react
• Embrace those with ‘lived experience’ of poor mental health or suicide
• Promote the Pledge to increase suicide awareness, support and prevention

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