Community Advisor

One Stop Shop

Based in Kirkcaldy - One Stop Shop

One full time or two part time posts available

Fixed Term Contract – ending March 2026

£30,869 - £33,039 pro rata

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Be Here, Be You, Create Change

An exciting opportunity for a committed and motivated Community Advisor has arisen to join our existing team at the Fife One Stop Shop. 

The One Stop Shop is a local hub based within Kirkcaldy which provides advice, support and guidance to autistic people, their families, friends, and professionals across Fife. Our One Stop Shop supports hundreds of people across Fife every year through a range of free to access community opportunities/services. The service itself is managed by Scottish Autism and funded by Fife’s Health and Social Care partnership. 

Due to the nature of the role and the reach across Fife the role also involves an element of community outreach, engaging with the local autistic/autism community, as well as our supported commissioned services.

In this role you will work alongside the One Stop Shop Senior Community Advisor and wider stakeholders to;

• Provide information, advice, support and guidance to autistic people, families, carers and interested professionals.
• Offer pre and post diagnostic support to autistic people, families and carers.
• Deliver and facilitate a range of opportunities to autistic people, families and professionals.  
• Maintain relevant resources that are accessible and available to those who access the One Stop Shop.
• Promote awareness and understanding of the needs of autistic people within the Fife community.
• Collaboratively identify areas of development to ensure autistic people and their family’s needs are met.

Click HERE to view the full Job Description 

The successful candidate will have;

• Lived Experience and/or autism practice, with the knowledge to apply theory into practice.
• Contemporary knowledge and understanding of autism, autistic people and their families across the lifespan.
• Experience of supporting complex situations where a person might be experiencing heightened levels of distress or confusion.
• Active listening skills and able to respond empathetically.
• Ability to translate complex theoretical knowledge into accessible and practical advice.
• Ability to work in a diverse range of environments to deliver and facilitate support appropriate to the needs of different audiences, such as autistic people, or parents and carers.
• Ability to self-manage and to organise diverse work streams.
• Share Scottish Autism’s values; Collaboration, Compassion, Change Makers, Contribution.

What we offer:

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

For an informal chat please contact Zofia Bukiel, Community Advice Services Manager by email: zofia.bukiel@scottishautism.org

This post is subject to a PVG Disclosure check.  Scottish Autism cover the costs of your PVG membership. 

Closing Date:  12 noon 11^th December

Interview Date: 18^th/19^th December

We value diversity and welcome applications from those with lived experience of autism.

Registered charity number is SC009068