Empower Up Social Group Leader

National Autistic Society; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading charity for autistic individuals is seeking a Social Programmes: Empower Up Social Group Leader. This home-based role includes facilitating social groups and supporting young autistic individuals aged 12-18 years to build vital social skills and connections. Candidates should have experience working with disabled people, delivering training, and excellent interpersonal skills. This is a hybrid position requiring travel to Glasgow for group delivery, offering the chance to make a real impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in working with disabled individuals.
• Ability to deliver presentations to diverse audiences.
• Experience training young people in group settings.

Responsibilities

• Support the Empower Up Coordinator in delivering social navigation modules.
• Facilitate social groups for young autistic individuals.
• Contribute to the development of a youth steering group.

Skills

Experience working with disabled people

Delivering presentations

Training groups of young people

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Planning skills

Organisational skills

Job description

Social Programmes: Empower Up Social Group Leader

Location: Home Based

Location: Hybrid working: NAS office, home working plus travel to venues within Glasgow.

Salary: £12.53 per hour

Contract type: Fixed term until 31st October 2027 (2 years)

Hours per week: 5 hours per week.

Who we are:

Since 1962 the National Autistic Society has been campaigning to transform lives, change attitudes and create a society that works for autistic people. In National Programmes we champion the rights and interests of autistic people and their families, making sure national policy and legislation to reflect their needs. We provide autism training and best practice services and want all autistic people to have access to services and support that fully meet their needs.We provide diagnostic services, training, accreditation, consultancy and conferences, designed to support all professionals and organisations.

Visit our website to find out more about who we are and what we do:https://www.autism.org.uk/

About Empower Up:

Following recent funding from the National Lottery Community Fund - Young Start the National Autistic Society Scotland require a suitably skilled individual to join our Social Programme Team.

Empower Up is a project that will empower young autistic people aged 12 – 18 years to build confidence, social skills, and connections.

Autistic people experience communication and sensory differences, which can make forming social relationships and social interaction difficult. In Scotland, 67% of autistic people feel socially isolated, and they are four times more likely to experience chronic loneliness than the general population.

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for a dynamic person to support the Empower Up Coordinator in delivering social navigation modules, facilitating social groups, and contributing to the ongoing development of an established youth steering group for autistic young people.

To achieve success in this role you should have experience of the following:

• Working with disabled people
• Delivering presentations to a range of audiences.
• Delivering training to groups of young people.

To succeed in this role, you will bring excellent communication, interpersonal, planning, and organisational skills.

The successful candidate will understand the issues facing autistic young people and will be passionate about improving their quality of life.

Where you will be working:

This is a home-based role with regular travel to Glasgow for group delivery and meetings. Delivery of groups will be in the evenings; administrative tasks can be completed during the day with some flexibility to suit individual arrangements.

About our application process:

When providing a supporting statement, please refer to the job description and person specification and include any information that shows your suitability for the role.

For more information about this job please contact Sandra Buckley at [e-mail]

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

For some roles, successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks which will include additional references and criminal background checks.

Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from those with a diagnosis of autism.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

We value lived experience, as this project is for autistic people, we would particularly welcome applications from autistic people (including those who have a diagnosis or self-identify as autistic).