About the role
Why would you wish to be an Autism Support Practitioner with the Adult and Autism team? The current Autism Support Practitioners explain:
“Autistic people see and experience the world around them differently from others. We support people to keep and celebrate their autistic attributes, whilst developing their skills, and work with wider organisations to increase their Autism acceptance. It is very rewarding when we succeed.”
We are looking for an Autism Support Practitioner to work within the Autism and Adult Team for 21hrs/wk on a permanent basis. The Autism Support Practitioner role focuses on those with Autism, and no associated learning disability, aged 18-75. We also offer support to those moving into adult services from Children’s social care, who have Autism.
We provide a supportive team, with regular supervision and a concentration on further training and learning opportunities.
The role is based at Amundsen House, St Ives, but covers the county of Cambridgeshire.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Interim Team Managers Dan Williams or Emma Browne on 01480 372356 or daniel.williams@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or emma.browne@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Interviews will be held either in-person or virtually on Microsoft Team w/c 25th August 2025.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
What will you be doing?
The basis of all the Autism Support Practitioners work is to support people to no longer need them! As such the role focuses on time limited, preventative work and upskilling, looking to support choice, control and positive risk taking.
About you
Lived experience of Autism, or experience of working with those with Autism is essential, including a working knowledge of the Autism Act 2009 and Equality Act 2010. The role is varied, and you will work with individuals on their self-identified outcomes, which may cover areas such as housing, benefits, employment, the criminal justice system, structure and routines and understanding Autism.
Understanding and experience within some of these areas is required, with support available to develop skills in areas you have less experience of. A willingness to share your knowledge and skills with others, both those in the team and within wider organisation, will be helpful. Knowledge of wider resources and services is also required.
No two days will ever be the same and there is scope for home and office-based working, alongside visiting people in their own homes, to support their wellbeing.
For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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