Autism Employment Coach

Red 5 People Ltd; York and North Yorkshire; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Red 5 People Ltd in the United Kingdom is recruiting for a full-time role focused on autism support, delivering on two contracts: 1:1 employment support for neurodivergent individuals and training employers to become more neurodivergent-friendly. The position is home-based with travel across North Yorkshire, including Harrogate, Darlington and Northallerton, and requires a driving licence.

The role runs Monday to Friday, 9–5, with an initial fixed-term contract until March 2027 and potential

Qualifications

• Experience in employment support or related roles (recruitment, careers advisory, or support work).
• Ability to travel across North Yorkshire and work from home.
• Experience supporting people with autism or learning disabilities is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 employment support to neurodivergent individuals to help them enter work.
• Deliver training and workplace assessments to employers to create neurodivergent-friendly workplaces.
• Support clients at all stages of their journey and attend jobs fairs as needed.

Skills

Autism awareness

Employer engagement

Support coaching

Job description

Do you have a strong passion for Autism? Looking for a role focused on barrier removal rather than heavy targets. Or maybe you have experience of supporting those with barriers and would like to join a fast growing charity who specialise in Autism support? Enjoy building relationships and educating employers?

The role is delivering on two contracts the first is delivering employment support to a range of individuals with Neurodivergent conditions on a 1:1 basis to get them into work and then helping them to thrive in the work environment. You will support individuals at all stages of their journey assisting them in overcoming all barriers. The other contract is focussed on supporting employers to become more neurodivergent friendly. This includes delivering training, workplace assessments and support with retention of staff. The role is home based with travel across North Yorkshire (Such as Harrogate, Darlington and Northallerton) to support your caseloads, meet with employers and attend jobs fairs so driving is essential. This is a full-time role, Monday to Friday 9 – 5. It is initially a FTC until March 2027 with a possibility of extension. With fantastic opportunities to progress within the new structure, training and a supportive, passionate team to go with it.

If you are passionate about autism or learning disabilities (with some experience around this, either work related or lived experience) this could be a great move. You will have worked in a role which is either employment support related, such as a recruitment consultancy, careers advisor, employment advisor etc. Or you will have worked in another role supporting people to achieve goals, such as working as a learning support assistant, teacher, key worker, support worker etc.