Community Advisor
Community Advice Services – Advice Line Team
Location: Flexible / Home Working, with an element of travel for local community outreach work across Scotland. Please note this vacancy is open to those living in any local authority in Scotland; please ignore the location listed for this advert (Alloa).
Employment type: Permanent, Full and Part Time opportunities available (Total Hours available 56.5 hours per week).
Salary: £31,795 appointed / £32,216 confirmed / £34,030 advanced (all pro rata). Reference: SA1204. Visa sponsorship: We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Embracing Difference, Leading Change. 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:
- 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 amongst 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.
About you
- 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 to 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.
Scottish Autism offers a comprehensive benefits package.
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