Hybrid: Working from home and in-person in Edinburgh, Lothians
Closing 3rd March 2025
Advertised from 24th January 2025
10 hours per week. Type of Contract: 1 year in the first instance. May be extended subject to funding.
Role
The Peer Facilitator (autism focus) will work closely with the existing autistic Peer Facilitator and team of Lived Experience Trainers and the Lived Experience and Training Lead. Building on our existing 8-week ‘Aut SupportWorks!’ course and open sessions, they will co-develop and deliver peer group sessions for autistic job-seekers and workers. The Peer Facilitator will be supported to develop their facilitation and training skills and to input their lived experience persuasively and strategically to the sessions, with a focus on identifying solutions and positive outcomes for individual participants. For this Lived Experience role, it is essential that the Peer Facilitator is autistic (by formal diagnosis or self-identified). You will need to be comfortable with openly disclosing and discussing related workplace experiences in group and open online sessions. This is an opportunity to join our enthusiastic, supportive and dedicated team at an exciting time of growth and innovation. We pride ourselves on delivering high quality, lived experience-based support and training, which makes a real difference to neurodivergent job-seekers, workers and their employers. Organisational Profile For over 30 years, Into Work has been helping disabled people, neurodivergent people and people with long-term health conditions find, build and maintain great jobs. We work towards a world where disabled people have equity to take up employment and receive fair treatment in work. For more info, visit intowork.org.uk. This post could be worked in conjunction with the currently advertised Lived Experience Trainer post. If you would like to be considered for both roles, please clearly state this at the top of the open box question titled Reason for application. The closing date for completed applications is 12 noon on Monday 3rd March. Interviews will take place on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th March. Please ensure to read all vacancy documents listed on this page before proceeding to the application form.
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The Peer Facilitator (autism focus) will work closely with the existing autistic Peer Facilitator and team of Lived Experience Trainers and the Lived Experience and Training Lead. Building on our existing 8-week ‘Aut SupportWorks!’ course and open sessions, they will co-develop and deliver peer group sessions for autistic job-seekers and workers. The Peer Facilitator will be supported to develop their facilitation and training skills and to input their lived experience persuasively and strategically to the sessions, with a focus on identifying solutions and positive outcomes for individual participants. For this Lived Experience role, it is essential that the Peer Facilitator is autistic (by formal diagnosis or self-identified). You will need to be comfortable with openly disclosing and discussing related workplace experiences in group and open online sessions. This is an opportunity to join our enthusiastic, supportive and dedicated team at an exciting time of growth and innovation. We pride ourselves on delivering high quality, lived experience-based support and training, which makes a real difference to neurodivergent job-seekers, workers and their employers. Organisational Profile For over 30 years, Into Work has been helping disabled people, neurodivergent people and people with long-term health conditions find, build and maintain great jobs. We work towards a world where disabled people have equity to take up employment and receive fair treatment in work. For more info, visit intowork.org.uk. This post could be worked in conjunction with the currently advertised Lived Experience Trainer post. If you would like to be considered for both roles, please clearly state this at the top of the open box question titled Reason for application. The closing date for completed applications is 12 noon on Monday 3rd March. Interviews will take place on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th March. Please ensure to read all vacancy documents listed on this page before proceeding to the application form.
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