Scottish Autism New Community Advisor – Advice Line Alloa hybrid £32k-34k

Job Description

Community Advisor – Advice Line

Location: Flexible / Home Working, with an element of travel for local community outreach work across Scotland

Reference: SA1204

Salary: £31,795 appointed / £32,216 confirmed / £34,030 advanced (all pro rata)

Employment: Permanent, full, and part time opportunities (Total hours 56.5 per week)

Visa: We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of autistic people and their families? We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and motivated Community Advisor to become part of our dynamic Community Advice Line Team. In this role, you will work closely with the Senior Community Advisor to deliver a range of free, accessible, and needs led services to the autistic/autism community in Scotland and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver advice, information, support and guidance to autistic people, their families and professionals via our advice line.
• Support autistic people, their parents and carers to access our free community advice services and events.
• Promote awareness and understanding of the needs of autistic people amongst parents and carers, as well as communities.
• Identify gaps in access to information and support to inform the development of community advice services.
• Support the delivery of new projects and community services as they develop.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Provide enabling support to empower autistic people and their families.
• 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 organise diverse workstreams.
• Have sound knowledge of education, health and social service contexts across Scotland as they apply to autistic people and their families.
• Share Scottish Autism’s values: Collaboration, Compassion, Change Makers, Contribution.

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

Registered charity number is SC009068.