Senior Autism Practitioner, Orkney

Orkney Area Services

Senior Autism Practitioner / Manager

2 Positions available:

• 1 Part time – Permanent (24 hours per week)
• 1 Part time – Maternity for 1 year (or the return to work of the post holder, whichever is sooner) (32.5 hours per week)

£37,041 - £39,464 pro rata Inclusive of Island Allowance

Reference – SA632

We are looking for a creative and forward-thinking leader to manage a fantastic service that transforms people’s lives for the better.

As the Senior Autism Practitioner, you’ll ensure the successful delivery of our services in the Orkney Area Service. Leading a team of dedicated Autism Practitioners, you will inspire them to provide a high-quality support service to individuals with Autism and empower them live and cope with the stresses of daily life with a focus on their, and the team's wellbeing.

“I'm really loving it, providing different types of support which I enjoy and everyone is so lovely it's been a pleasure being accepted into individual's homes and lives.” Staff member, Orkney

Using your outstanding communication skills, you’ll collaborate with agencies, multi-disciplinary teams and families to implement support plans to help individuals to succeed in their day-to-day lives.

Actively involving yourself in the recruitment process, you’ll always be on the lookout for talented individuals who could make the team even stronger.

This is a superb opportunity to undertake exceptional training and lead a hard-working team to success.

Scottish Autism is an organisation dedicated to enriching the lives of people with autism. Our mission is to enable autistic people to lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives. We are excited to have a new post for a Senior Autism Practitioner within our management team in Orkney.

We need people who share the following values with Scottish Autism of Collaboration, Compassion, Change Makers, Contribution.

To be considered for this diverse leadership role, you must have:

• Experience gained within a supervisory and/or management role
• A health & social care qualification, or the willingness to gain an SVQ level 4 in health & social care and Leadership & management for care services (LMC) qualification provided by the organisation.
• A good level of IT literacy, including MS word and Excel.

As part of your role, you will be required to undertake shift work, including weekends, evenings and are required for on-call, so a flexible approach to support the needs of the service is paramount.

Scottish Autism offers you:

Staff wellbeing is priority, and we strive to ensure all colleagues feel valued and supported at work. We provide an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive salary and a personalised learning pathway for all. We keep it simple with 3 pay points. You progress at your pace as you develop. We benchmark regularly to ensure the rates are competitive.

• 32 days holiday pro rata (which increases with your length of service)
• Sector leading training from day one, including fully funded support to complete your necessary SVQ
• Non-contributory life assurance scheme
• Workplace Pension (Employer matched up to 9%)
• Discount platform
• Employee Assistance Programme.

For more information or an informal discussion please contact Debbie on 07821637164.

These posts are subject to a PVG Disclosure check. All new employees must have applied to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 3 months of starting in post and be registered within 6 months. Scottish Autism cover all the costs of PVG membership and SSSC Registration for employees.

Valuing diversity and promoting equal opportunities is at the heart of our vision, mission and values. We encourage and welcome applications from people with lived experience of autism.

Closing Date: Friday 2nd August 2024

Be Here, Be You, Create Change

Registered charity number is SC009068