Autism Intervention Worker
SO1 (£33,366 £37,938)
37 Hours, Full Time
Temporary (until March 2026)
Hybrid: Stopford House and homeworking
Application Deadline: 17th January 2025 11:59pm
Shortlisting Date: 21st January 2025
Interview Date: 4th February 2025
Interview Type: Face to Face
Your Role
The applicant will work within the Adult Autism Team and as a member of the Adult Social Care and Stockport Family Service. They will provide support and training to autistic adults. They will work closely alongside the Strategic Lead for Autism to deliver the priorities as set out in the all age autism strategy.
The post holder will be responsible for working to support the delivery of the Autism Strategy alongside autistic adults.
About You
Please use your application to tell us how well you meet the criteria within the Job Profile as these are the key skills, experience, technical expertise and qualifications needed to be successful in the role. We are keen to hear from candidates who have experience working directly with autistic adults and young people on a one-one basis and who are confident in delivering training to people, parents/carers and professionals.
If you are motivated, hardworking and committed to achieving the best outcomes for autistic adults and young people and their families we would like to hear from you.
We will then use all the information you provide in your application to help us decide whether you are shortlisted for interview. Any interview questions or additional assessments such as tests or presentations may also be broadly based on these criteria:
Working to the Council’s values and behaviours by:
* Keeping the people of Stockport at the heart of what we do
* Succeeding as a team, collaborating with colleagues and partners
* Driving things forward with ambition, creativity and confidence
* Showing value and respect to our colleagues, partners and customers
About Us
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues.
As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
Click here to find out more about the Employee Benefits you will receive when you join our team!
If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact Emma Gardiner on Emma.Gardiner@stockport.gov.uk or Cheryl Knupfer on cheryl.knupfer@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.
The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.
Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
Find out if you meet the criteria here:
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