Senior Autism Practitioner - Orkney

Senior Autism Practitioner  

Orkney Area Services  

Full Time Position Available – 37 hours per week 

Fixed Term Contract for 1 year 

Working Arrangement – open to discussion for successful candidates 

Pay Scale: 
Starting at £37,041, per hour, rising to £37,591 after probation. Opportunity to progress to £39,464 at your own pace (Inclusive of Island Allowance) 

Reference:  SA 1081 

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of autistic people? Do you have leadership skills and a desire to mentor and develop others? If so, we’d love to hear from you! 

As the Senior Autism Practitioner, you’ll ensure the successful delivery of our services in our Orkney Area Services. Leading a team of dedicated Autism Practitioners, you will inspire them to provide a high-quality support service to autistic people. You will coach and mentor them to ensure they perform to the best of their ability.   
  
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 and by nurturing a culture where people feel valued from the very beginning, you’ll help create an environment where colleagues are not only excited to join but inspired to stay and grow. 
  
This is a superb opportunity to undertake exceptional training and lead a hard-working team to success.   
  

To be considered for this diverse role, you must have:   
  
- Experience gained within a supervisory and/or management role   
- A health and social care qualification, or the willingness to gain an SVQ Level   

4 in health & social care and Leadership and Management for Care Services   

(LMC) qualification provided by the organisation  
- Strong IT skills, including MS Word and Excel   

As part of your role, you will be required to undertake shift work, including weekends, evenings and required for on-call, so flexibility towards working hours is key. 

Why Join Us? 

• We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package which has something for everyone! See more about our colleague benefits 

This post is subject to a PVG Disclosure check. 

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

   
Closing Date –  7th September

Registered charity number is SC009068