Job Title
Community Advisor – Community Advice Line Team
Location: Flexible / Home Working, with an element of travel for local community outreach work across Scotland. Permanent, Part Time: 22.5hrs. Working Days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (occasionally outside these days). Salary: £31,795 appointed / £32,216 confirmed / £34,030 advanced (all pro rata). Reference: SA1185. Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Overview
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. The core workstream is the Advice Line, a vital service supporting thousands of enquiries each year which informs the development of wider community supports, such as Get Set 4 Autism and Click and Connect.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver advice, information, support and guidance to autistic people, their families and professionals via our advice line.
- Support autistic people, and their parents and carers to access our free‑to‑access community advice services and events.
- Promote awareness and understanding of the needs of autistic people among parents and carers, as well as communities.
- Identify gaps in access to information and support, to inform 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 ability 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 to organise diverse workstreams.
- 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.
Additional Information
Click HERE to view the full Job Description. We will be hosting an online information session on Thursday the 28th of May. For more details or to register interest, please contact tayside@scottishautism.org. This post is subject to a PVG Disclosure check. Scottish Autism will cover the costs of your PVG membership. Registered charity number is SC009068.
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