Senior Autism Practitioner

Senior Autism Practitioner

Edinburgh and Lothian Area Services

Part Time Position – 34 hours per week

£33,921 - £36,344

Reference: SA741

Be Here, Be You, Create Change

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of autistic people? Do you have leadership skills and a desire to mentor and develop others? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
As the Senior Autism Practitioner, you’ll ensure the successful delivery of our services in our Lothian Area Service. Leading a team of dedicated Autism Practitioners, you will inspire them to provide a high quality support service to autistic individuals. You will coach and mentor them to ensure they perform to the best of their ability. 

Using your outstanding communication skills, you’ll collaborate with agencies, multi-disciplinary teams and families to implement support plans to help individuals to succeed in their day-to-day lives. 

Actively involving yourself in the recruitment process, you will always be on the lookout for talented individuals who could make the team even stronger. 

This is a superb opportunity to undertake exceptional training and lead a hard-working team to success. 

To be considered for this diverse role, you must have: 

- Experience gained within a supervisory and/or management role 
- A health and social care qualification, or the willingness to gain an SVQ Level
4 in health & social care and Leadership and Management for Care Services
(LMC) qualification provided by the organisation
- A good level of IT literacy, including MS Word and Excel 

As part of your role, you will be required to undertake shift work, including weekends, evenings and required for on-call, so flexibility towards working hours is key. 

Why Join Us?
• We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package which has something for everyone! See more about our colleague benefits HERE

This post is subject to a PVG Disclosure check. All new employees must have applied to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 3 months of starting in post. Scottish Autism cover all the costs of PVG membership and SSSC Registration for employees.

Valuing diversity and promoting equal opportunities is at the heart of our vision, mission, and values. We encourage and welcome applications from people with lived experience of autism.

View the full job description HERE

Closing Date - 21st January 2025
Interview Dates - 23rd and 24th January 2025

Registered charity number is SC009068