Transition Support Worker

Autism East Midlands; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Autism East Midlands is seeking a Transition Support Worker for a one-year fixed-term contract based at our Nottingham City Centre school. You will provide consistent support to autistic young people and adults aged 14-25, helping them transition into adulthood with signposting to housing, benefits, education and employment opportunities.

You will work with teachers, families and external agencies to design and implement transition plans, participate in MAP and EHCP meetings, and maintain

Qualifications

• Consistent and proactive support for autistic individuals.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Commitment to safeguarding and professional development.
• Ability to work with families, schools, and external agencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one support to autistic individuals (face-to-face and online).
• Assist in transition planning from 14 to 25 years, enabling meaningful adulthood.
• Signpost housing, benefits, employment, and education opportunities.
• Liaise with internal/external partners to achieve outcomes (accommodation, education, work).
• Maintain accurate records and communication logs.

Skills

Empathy

Interpersonal skills

Effective communication

Advocacy

Professional development

Recording systems

Tools

Record-keeping software

Job description

Transition Support Worker

Contract Type: One-year fixed term with the possibility to extend

Salary: £28, 875 per annum, all-year round contract

About the role

We are looking for a Transition Support Worker who will be based at our school in Nottingham City Centre, Sutherland House School. This is an exciting project to support autistic young people and adults across the East Midlands.

We currently have a vacant post focusing on supporting young people and adults transition into adulthood to secure meaningful long-term outcomes.

The purpose of the role is to provide a consistent presence in the life of young people aged 14-25 years of age to enable a supportive transition into adulthood.

The role will enable long-term positive outcomes, provide signposting for support available including housing and benefits and assisting in employment or further education opportunities for autistic young people and adults including supporting access to work.

What will you do

Our Transition Support Workers will provide one-to-one support to autistic individuals. This will include both face-to-face and online meetings and the securing of long-term outcomes for those who access the Transition Support Package.

Purpose of the Post:

• To be a consistent presence in the life of a young person into adulthood (aged 14-25 years) to support a meaningful and positive transition into adulthood.
• To work to support young people to identify ambitions for the future.
• To support young people from the age of 14 years to enable fulfilment of ambitions into adulthood.
• To work with internal and external partners to identify and work with to achieve outcomes e.g. accommodation, benefits, employment, education, training, apprenticeships.
• To advocate on behalf of young people internally and externally.
• To liaise with the external evaluation team to in design and implementation of the project to provide a meaningful evaluation report at the end of the two-year project.
• To support autistic young people and adults leaving school with their transition to their next setting
• Assist in the development and implementation of transition plans for pupils and adults
• Assist and support in MAP meetings and EHCP meetings to create and develop action plans.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, families, and external agencies to ensure positive transitions for young people into their next setting.
• Provide emotional and practical support to pupils during their transition into adulthood
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records including communication logs.

What we are looking for:

• Consistent and proactive support for the autistic young people and adults we support
• Interpersonal skills to work with internal and external partners including accommodation, benefits and employment services
• Effective communication abilities
• Empathy and understanding
• Commitment to continuing professional development
• Willing to support and promote Autism East Midlands at local events
• Ability to maintain and develop recording systems
• Ability to work with an external evaluation team to design and implement the project leading to a formal evaluation of outcomes linked to the role

Most importantly

We want a consistent advocate to enable opportunities for autistic young people and adults to secure employment and education leading to positive outcomes.

The post-holder should be someone that is passionate about helping autistic individuals navigate the barriers that young peoples may face when transitioning from children s services to adult services.

Safeguarding Statement

Autism East Midlands is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and adults. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory completion of safeguarding checks and pre-employment checks.

Please note we do not offer sponsorship.