Autism Outreach Practitioner

The Autism Outreach Service provides comprehensive support to children, young people, and families affected by Autism and learning disabilities across Essex. We prioritise personalised and family-centred care, ensuring that individuals receive the right support at the right time, in a coordinated and community-based manner. Our team of Autism Outreach Practitioners plays a vital role in delivering this vision, working closely with children, young people, and their families to empower them and facilitate access to essential services. As a compassionate and dedicated Autism Outreach Practitioner the post holder will provide personalised support to children, young people, and families affected by Autism. The Autism Outreach Practitioner will hold a caseload of individuals, working collaboratively with them and their families to develop personalised care plans, advocate for their needs, and ensure that they receive timely and coordinated support. This role requires strong communication skills, creativity, and a commitment to empowering individuals to achieve greater independence and wellbeing. Base Essex-wide. Area based but agile to meet the needs of Children and Young People. Travel within the region may be required to fulfill the responsibilities of the role.Main Responsibility

• Work with a caseload of children and young people to provide personalised support tailored to their needs and preferences.
• Engage with the child or young person and their family to develop a personalised, family-owned care plan that reflects their lived experience and preferences.
• Ensure that care plans are flexible, responsive, and centered around the needs of the individual and their family.
• Advocate on behalf of the child or young person and their family, facilitating open and transparent communication with other professionals and service providers.
• That the voices of children, young people, and their families are heard and respected in all discussions and decision-making processes.
• Collaborate with other professionals and agencies to access relevant resources and support networks.
• Identify and develop community assets and signpost families to additional support services as needed.
• Empower children, young people, and their families to apply solution-focused strategies and develop greater levels of independence. Encourage self-expression, autonomy, and resilience in all interactions., Access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters
• Free statutory and mandatory training, as well as access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills and in-house opportunities continuing your professional development
• Innovative forward-thinking culture with the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users
• Rewarding and supportive teams, you will be recognised and have opportunities to recognise others by nominating for local and national awards annually and taking part in our new virtual "Ask our Executives" event, where you can submit questions to the board and hear updates regularly on company strategy and objectives
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding "good" or "outstanding" ratings from the Care Quality Commission.
  
  Relevant undergraduate degree, or evidence of working at degree level.
• Experience working with children, young people, and families affected by Autism and learning disabilities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with individuals with diverse needs and backgrounds.
• Empathy, compassion, and a commitment to empowering children, young people, and families.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and build positive relationships with stakeholders.
• An understanding of safeguarding issues and child protection procedures, identifying risk and when safeguarding protocols needs to be followed
• Driving licence and access to vehicle for work purposes
This is a full-time position based in Essex, with flexibility to meet the needs of Children and Young People.

You will feel valued as a Bank CYP Autism Outreach Practitioner within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
• £17.73 an hour
• Self-booking and access to all bank shifts! Staff are given access to all Bank shifts within their Business Unit and can self-book providing they meet the shift requirements.
• Request a Duty - Staff can make shifts or Day Off requests prior to the creation of a roster up to six weeks in advance. This helps promote a better work life balance and allows for personal commitments to be met
• HCRG Care Group is pleased to offer access to Wagestream - which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
• Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards
• Opportunities to work in different areas and various different services to gain new knowledge and experience
• Access to our Strive for Better networks, a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the chance to constantly develop industry-leading care and quality, We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can. As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.