Temporary Practice Advisor

Temporary Practice Advisor

Full Time – 37 hours per week

Maternity Cover (up to 12 months or until the post holder returns)

Hybrid Working

Salary: £30,869 - £33,039

Ref SA650

About us:

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, one relationship at a time.

About the opportunity:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be a part of our Centre for Practice Innovation. This is an organisational hub for the development of practice across Scottish Autism. We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative Practice Advisor to join our Practice Development team on a temporary basis. You will use coaching, training and practical advice to work with individual staff and service teams across our organisation to develop and improve autism practice.

In this role, you will:

· Use a coaching approach to support the development of autism practice; creating communities of reflective and informed practice,

· Support the translation of theory into practice and support the embedding of learning that focuses on reducing stress, supporting wellbeing and individual voice and choice,

· Support staff to complete an SVQ relevant to their registration with the SSSC

· Work collaboratively with services and our low arousal leads to ensure the consistent application of our low arousal approach paying particular attention to the reduction in the use of restrictive practice.

About You:

The successful candidate will:

· Have high level of contemporary knowledge and understanding of autism and autistic people and their families across the lifespan.

· Have autism practice or lived experience with the knowledge and ability to translate and apply complex theoretical knowledge into practice.

· Be committed to the elimination of restrictive practice and restraint.

· Be a change maker, always looking for ways to improve processes and service levels, and to add value

· Have the ability to apply a coaching model to practice development

· Have experience of managing conflict and challenging situations

Scottish Autism Offers

· 32 days holiday (which increases with your length of service)

· Non-contributory life assurance scheme

· Workplace Pension

· Wellbeing support

· Access to High Street Retailer and Gym discounts

· Smoke Free Organisation

This post is subject to a PVG Disclosure check.

For more information or an informal chat, the please contact Joanna Panese Practice and Community Development Lead joanna.panese@scottishautism.org

Be Here, Be You, Create Change

Closing Date: 2nd August 2024

Interview Date: 16th August 2024

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.

Registered charity number is SC009068