Autism-Specific Specialist — Wales

Mango Minds; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Mangominds in the United Kingdom is seeking Autism-Specific Specialists to deliver mentoring and study-skills pathways for students who receive Disabled Students’ Allowance. Sessions are a mix of online and in person, with flexibility for those based in or near Wales and other parts of the UK.

All roles with students require satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check. We welcome practitioners in or near Edinburgh, Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and London, and encourage

Qualifications

• Qualification or significant demonstrable experience in autism support.
• Experience working with autistic students in education.
• A strengths-based, non-deficit approach to neurodivergence.
• Reliability, professionalism and good communication.

Responsibilities

• Deliver autism-specific mentoring and/or study skills sessions.
• Support routines, transitions, communication and self-advocacy.
• Adapt your approach to each student’s processing, communication and sensory needs.
• Keep clear, professional session records.

Skills

Autism support

Session delivery

Communication

Record keeping

Education

Qualification or demonstrable autism support experience

Job description

We are recruiting Autism-Specific Specialists in Wales, starting October 2026. You will deliver our autism-specific mentoring and study skills pathways for students who receive Disabled Students’ Allowance, adapting your approach to each student’s processing, communication and sensory needs. Sessions are a mix of online and in person, so we are looking for people based in or near Wales.

• Deliver autism-specific mentoring and/or study skills sessions
• Support routines, transitions, communication and self-advocacy
• Adapt your approach to each student’s processing, communication and sensory needs
• Keep clear, professional session records

What we’re looking for

• Qualification or significant demonstrable experience in autism support
• Experience working with autistic students in education
• A strengths-based, non-deficit approach to neurodivergence
• Reliability, professionalism and good communication

Where you’d work

This role is delivered remotely, so you can support students anywhere in the UK from wherever you are. We also have students who benefit from meeting in person, and we’re particularly keen to hear from practitioners in or near Edinburgh, Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and London.

All roles working with students are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.