Our support worker success stories
Support work is both varied and fulfilling, but it can also be the start of a career in the care or charity sector.
Some staff use it as a springboard into social work or nursing, while others advance to managerial roles.
Many of Autism Together’s current senior managers and staff started out as support workers, and have taken the hands-on knowledge and experience they gained and used it to help shape the direction of the charity…

Jane Carolan
Quality & Support Director
Started her career as a Residential Support Worker with Scope in 1987

Siobhan Wise
Head of
Supported Living
Started working for Autism Together as a Relief Support Worker in 1987

Phil Hatton
Registered
Manager
Started working for the organisation as a Support Worker in 1999

Angie Kemp
Head of Business
Development
Started working for the organisation as a Support Worker in 2003
Michelle Seddon Head of Residential Service, Callum Logan, Julie Logan, Trudie Konrad and Carl Kipling – all Registered Managers – started their careers as support workers with Autism Together.
Sarah Nelson and Kev Mulligan are now CVS Service Managers, they both started their careers as support workers within the organisation.