Are you a creative, dynamic and skilled leader who can champion change whilst taking others with you?

Scottish Autism is dedicated to enabling autistic people to lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives. We believe in the power of relationships to transform the lives of the people we support. We help build a more caring, compassionate, and inclusive Scotland, relationship by relationship. As the largest provider of autism specific services in Scotland our responsibility is to champion the voices and rights of autistic people.

This is an exciting time to join Scottish Autism as a senior leader with responsibility for our commissioned and regulated services for autistic adults and young people. Our diverse range of services include education, day, and vocational opportunities, residential, supported living, outreach, and specialist transition support. Our people play an important role in delivering quality services and creating a world where autistic people are valued and empowered to fulfil their potential. Part of the role will include focussing on growth and development of the services.

Our service colleagues work in teams, supporting each other through the challenges and triumphs that happen every day. You will be a valued member of the Regional Leadership Team working collectively to shape and deliver our strategy and play a pivotal role in helping us achieve our mission. You will lead on the delivery of diverse and innovative high-quality services, as well as identify service development and growth opportunities.

With the focus on ongoing delivery, consolidation, and development of new services, we require an individual who is innovative and creative to develop these effectively. This will be in partnership with key stakeholders, supported individuals, parents and health professionals. Our leadership culture is about creating a positive, constructive, and supportive environment for the people we support, and our staff whom they depend on. You will also lead and influence partnership working, with Local Authority Commissioners, Care Inspectorate and SSSC to ensure all contractual obligations are fulfilled while meeting care standards.

The suitable candidate will lead our Central, Edinburgh & The Lothians and New Struan School Residence teams with a mixture of Care Home, Care at Home, Day, Housing Support and Outreach Support Services. You will have a relevant professional qualification in a related discipline and management experience. You will be responsible for overseeing the services provided within these areas and as such will be an effective leader, coach, communicator, negotiator with the ability to influence and challenge, building strong relationships across multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring advanced autism practice. Experience of Children’s services would be advantageous.

This is a great opportunity to build a role with both strategic and operational responsibilities and influence across an amazing organisation and sector. For an informal discussion or more information about the role and what Scottish Autism can offer you, please contact Caroline Shirlaw, People & Culture Business Partner Recruitment & Early Retention – caroline.shirlaw@scottishautism.org

Location is flexible, with an element of home working. The Regional offices are based in Craigmillar and Alloa with travel required other regional bases.

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‘Working for Scottish Autism has given me the opportunity to engage with and support the autistic community across Scotland. The support and learning opportunities I receive in my role has been fantastic and has helped me to achieve my personal and professional growth.’ – Current Regional Manager, Fife & Tayside Area Services.

Scottish Autism are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package. See some of what we offer here

We are currently looking to recruit support workers to join our small team within Inclusion Alliance. The role involves supporting people with learning disabilities to be included in the community and lead an ordinary life. Your work would involve helping people to access educational, social, leisure and work or volunteering opportunities in the community.

No experience or formal qualifications are necessary for the role although a caring nature, positive attitude and a sense of fun are important characteristics to have. New staff will receive paid training and undertake shadow shifts with experienced staff members during induction. We want new staff to feel ready and able to work prior to working on their own for the first time.

We have various vacancies available including part time and relief/casual positions in various locations throughout Edinburgh.

• Working hours are based between the hours of 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday
• We have various permanent and casual vacancies available.
• Relief/ Casual pay rate- £12 per hour

Candidates must be caring, motivated and have excellent communication skills whilst being committed to working in a person-centred way ensuring that support is built around the supported person’s wishes and needs.

Benefits include

• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Funded SVQ 3 qualification and learning opportunity
• Paid annual leave entitlement
• Regular paid supervision sessions
• Regular paid training and development opportunities
• Daytime Monday to Friday working
• Working for a well-established small organisation where person centred values are at the core.
• Free 24/7 access to employee support app

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join our dedicated team as a Learning Support Worker in our Workmates service.

Workmates is East Park’s day service for young adults aged 17-25 with high support needs.

You will work with each young person on a one to one basis to develop their individual potential and to enable participation in: continuing education, work experience, community-based classes, independent living skills and therapeutic activities. You will work at the East Park site where we have access to various facilities and locally making the most of community resources.

A full driving licence, clean for 2 years, is required.

Benefits:

· Excellent work life balance: hours are 8.30am-3.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am-3.00pm on Fridays.

· Competitive rates – up to £14.15 per hour

· Generous annual leave entitlement

· Healthcare

· Formal qualifications gained whilst working

The Youth Agency works with young people aged 8-25, within Wester Hailes and the surrounding communities of Broomhouse, Sighthill, Parkhead and Longstone.

The Youth Agency are looking for youth workers with experience of working/volunteering with young people in youth club/drop in settings or detached work.

We would also be interested to hear from people with experience in related fields who would like to develop youth work skills.

Applicants should possess the following qualities:

• Ability to think on your feet, act quickly and respond to situations

• Common sense and initiative

• Observant and thorough with excellent attention to detail

• Non-judgemental, competent, conscientious and self-aware

Successful candidates will have access to a non-contributory pension scheme, full annual leave/public holiday entitlements and comprehensive training opportunities.