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Autistic Lived Experience Trainer
All information and application details can be found below and in the Application Pack
Available role
Lived Experience Trainer
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Contract
Fixed term (9 months)
Hours
2 days a week (14 hours)
(we are open to discussing alternative working patterns with the right candidate.)
FTE: 35 hours a week
Salary:
2 days: £16,800-£18,000
(£42,000-£45,000 prorata)
Location
Home based (suitable workspace and reliable fast internet required).
Regular travel within Norfolk and Suffolk will be required.
Infrequent National Travel will be required.
Application deadline
Monday 7th July, 9am
Safeguarding
Successful applicants are required to complete a DBS check. A positive check would not necessarily prevent you from getting the role.
References
Appointment is conditional in receiving two satisfactory references.
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We are looking for a passionate and effective Autistic Lived Experience Trainer to support us to deliver an exciting new programme of work. We have been commissioned by an NHS organisation to deliver and support the roll out of autism-informed care training to all staff working in their mental health inpatient settings. This programme of work will run for 9 months, and will include the delivery of various half day and full day autism-informed training sessions both in-person and online. We will also be working closely with Experts by Experience to become skilled and confident in delivery of this training to support the organisational sustainability of this knowledge. The programme of work will also embed an evaluation of the training to demonstrate learning and impact.
More details can be found in the application pack.
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Deadline for applications:
Monday 7th July, 9am
Applicants notified if shortlisted:
By Friday 11th July, 5pm
Date of online interviews:
Friday 18th and Monday 21st July
Interviewees notified if they have been successful:
By Monday 28th July, 5pm
Proposed start date
Beginning of September
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The application process is two stages.
Stage 1
Download and complete the application form.
You will be asked to confirm you met some of the essential criteria.
You will be asked to enter some of your contact details and details of previous work.
You will then be asked to answer 4 questions.
You will also be asked to complete an equity and diversity form. This is optional.
Email the completed from to recruitment@ndconnection.co.uk as a Microsoft Word Doc or PDF
Stage 2:
If you are shortlisted you will be invited to attend an online interview and complete an online task.
You will be sent the interview questions 5 days ahead of the interview date.
As part of the interview, you will be asked to deliver a 15 minute virtual training session. We will share the training topic when we invite you to attend the interview.
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We will host a live Q&A session on Wednesday 18th June, 4-5pm, on Microsoft Teams.
A recording will be made available shortly afterwards on our YouTube page.
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Experience
What previous work experience is required for the role?
Please refer to the application pack Essential criteria.
References
I have been employed before but due to certain reasons I am unable to provide previous employers as references, can I still apply?
Yes you can, please include this information in your application and we would discuss it with applicants who are invited to interview.
I haven’t worked before so do not have references from employers, does this stop me from applying?
No it doesn’t, references can come from those you have volunteered for or from education staff.
Equipment
Will I be supplied with equipment for the role?
Yes, before you start we will have a discussion about what equipment you require to be able to carry out this role.
Location
I live outside of the UK, can I still apply?
Unfortunately we are unable to accept applications from outside of the UK
I do not live within an hour commute of Norfolk and Suffolk, are there other jobs available?
We do no currently have similar roles in other areas, sign up to our newsletter to be alerted to future opportunities.
Downloadable documents
Please get in touch to discuss reasonable adjustment requests.
Book to attend our Q&A session
Wednesday 18th June, 4-5pm
We will share a recording on our YouTube page shortly after the session.
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Neurodiverse Connection a neurodivergent-affirming and supportive Community Interest Company.
We want to support you as an important team member to work on projects that you love, that meet your interests and skills, and enable you to have a balanced and rewarding work and personal life. We welcome you working with us and providing gentle challenge if we don’t get this right, so we can learn together. We want to see neurodivergent people treated better, and that starts with us. We hope you’ll work with us to champion this approach for other people, too.
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It’s part of our mission to be a great place to work and to demonstrate how to work in neurodivergent affirming ways. We believe this is beneficial to everyone, regardless of neurology.
We commit to:
Enable you to shape your role to your strengths and interests
Offer flexibility in delivery hours, within agreed parameters
Work to make Neurodiverse Connection an organisation that you enjoy being part of, that supports you in your role, that recognises your contribution and that delivers great outcomes for the neurodivergent people we work to support
Involve you in shaping and directing the organisation
Listen when we don’t get it right, and welcome constructive feedback
Involve team members in development opportunities and spending the social value we’ve accumulated together
35 hour working week
26 days annual leave plus bank holidays pro rata
Access to a wellbeing fund
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At Neurodiverse Connection we are committed to increasing the diversity in our team.
To assist us to monitor the effectiveness of our equality and diversity practices we would encourage you to complete the monitoring form.
The information contained in this questionnaire will be treated as confidential and will be used for monitoring purposes. This information will not be seen by any person involved in selection for the post for which you are applying.
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Successful applicants may be required to complete a DBS check.
A positive check would not necessarily prevent you from working at Neurodiverse Connection.
Need support?
If you have any questions, please:
Review the application pack and see if your question has been answered
Attend our Q&A session
Complete this form, or email us at: