We are looking for a highly motivated Autism Co-ordinator to join our Transition Services team, focussed on delivery and development of our Enterprise project.

Despite their desire to work, recent statistics tell us that nationally only 3 in 10 autistic people are in employment (The Buckland Review of Autism Employment, UK Government, 2024), and through our Transition Services at Perth Autism Support, we aim to change that narrative locally through both our Enterprise project, supporting autistic teens aged 14-16 years and our Employability project, from the age of 16-24 years.

As part of our wider Transition Services, you will be central to the successful delivery of a high-quality young person focussed service provide a fun, meaningful programme of Enterprise projects, to develop early employability skills:

- Increased confidence

- Teamworking

- Skills development – customer service, budgeting, planning etc.

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The role of Autism Co-ordinator is to lead the planning, preparation and delivery of our Enterprise programmes, using local networks and connections to look for development opportunities to continue to develop the service, whilst supporting our wider Employability work.

You will be an ambassador for Perth Autism Support, building relationships across the community to further our vision to support autistic children and young people to reach their full potential.

About Us

Perth Autism Support was founded in 2011 to address the gaps in support for autistic children, young people and their families across Perth & Kinross.

In 2024, we have over 1200 families registered for services and support children, young people and families through the following service areas:

- Children’s Services

- Transitions Services (encompassing three project areas – Engage, Enterprise and Employability)

- Family and Education Services (including our Early Years project and Autistic Adults Peer Support)

We are governed by a Board of Trustees (7) and we have a staff team of 32.

We are based in our centre in Perth City but work across the whole of the Perth & Kinross region.

For more information, visit perthautismsupport.org.uk

We are looking for a highly motivated person-centred team leader to join our Family and Education Services Team.

The job role will lead the operational day to day delivery of a high quality family support service for parents/carers of autistic children and young people and provide a comprehensive school support

service to our education colleagues across Perth & Kinross.

Working with the operational team to ensure that family support planning is effective and engaging, the post holder will also support the Service Manager to understand trends and themes, to help innovate and develop the service. You will lead on funded projects, working within budgets set for projects and support the day to day staffing of the operational team, including performance reviews, identification of learning and development needs and caseload support, advice and information.

Responsible for staffing the service, and allocating caseloads, you will also be involved in all aspects of team management including annual leave and sickness absence and supporting our team to ensure a healthy work life balance.

You will be an ambassador for Perth Autism Support, building relationships across the community to further our vision to support autistic children and young people to reach their full potential.

About Us

Perth Autism Support was founded in 2011 to address the gaps in support for autistic children, young people and their families across Perth & Kinross.

In 2024, we have over 1200 families registered for services and support children, young people and families through the following service areas:

- Children’s Services

- Transitions Services (encompassing three project areas – Engage, Enterprise and Employability)

- Family and Education Services (including our Early Years project and Autistic Adults Peer Support)

We are governed by a Board of Trustees (8) and we have a staff team of 32.

We are based in our centre in Perth City but work across the whole of the Perth & Kinross region.

For more information, visit perthautismsupport.org.uk