Regional Practice Support Lead

Job title:

Regional Practice Support Lead

Company

Autism Initiatives

Job description

We are currently seeking a Regional Practice Support Lead who has the expertise and passion to
lead the development of practice locally and contribute to our autism specialist understanding.As a senior member of the Practice Support Team, you will be an engaging leader, demonstrating
our commitment to developing the delivery of quality, person led support that ensures people with
autism are empowered to enjoy a good quality of life and each person achieves their goals. You
will work in collaboration with local staff teams and people supported, providing autism specific
advice, to develop and use strategies successfully.
As a Regional Practice Support Lead, you will support, train and mentor instructors and local leads
across NI. You will significantly contribute to the development and local implementation of our
strategic practice aims and Positive Behaviour Support (PBS). You will work in collaboration with
the other Principal Instructors to promote or compliance with Centre of excellence requirements;
alerting the Group Coordinator and Group Head of Autism Practice to any concerns related to
practice and competence.Contract: Permanent, with the potential for Hybrid working.Hours: Full time.Salary: £43,000 (based on 40 hours per week)As an employee of Autism Initiatives, the post holder will also be expected to:

• Work in the context of Autism Initiatives’ Vision, Mission and Philosophy and use our ‘Five Point Star’ approach to support people in achieving their goals.
• Work to develop their abilities in line with the Autism Initiatives Competency Framework.
• Recognise the strengths and abilities of the people who access our services and support our shared belief in lifelong learning.
• Adhere to the Autism Initiatives’ Code of Conduct, showing a high degree of professionalism, resilience, and a willingness to remain committed during particularly demanding times.
• Observe all legal and procedural requirements in relation to data management and confidentiality e.g. adherence to GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and internal data management policies.
• Adhere to all safeguarding requirements and any procedures aimed at the protection of adults at risk.

You will enjoy an enhanced range of benefits designed to reward the outstanding support that staff provide. Some of these benefits start immediately, whilst others are awarded at later dates in recognition of loyalty, dedication and long service.

• Competitive salary.
• Employer pension scheme.
• Enhanced company sick pay.
• Enhanced maternity pay.
• Access NI paid.
• NISCC fee paid after two years service.
• Generous paid annual leave.
• Incremental increases to annual leave.
• Paid bank and public holidays.
• Birthday leave.
• Option to buy and sell annual leave.
• Long service awards.
• Monthly staff cash prize draw.
• Blue light discount card.
• Employee Refer a Friend initiative.
• Free Autism specific training.
• Comprehensive induction training.
• On the job learning.
• Buddy/mentor for new staff.
• Funded QCF development opportunities.
• Continuous learning & development opportunities.
• Line management support structure.
• Regular 121 meetings.
• Annual Performance review.
• Culture of recognition.
• 24/7 employee assistance programme (confidential counselling helpline) available from day one of employment. Offering free support from experts on a wide range of subjects from childcare and probate, to managing money and work life balance.
• Medicash health scheme, subject to eligibility.
• Menopause support line as part of Medicash scheme.
• Career break policy.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Compassionate & Bereavement leave.

Essential criteria:

• Evidence your creative and dynamic leadership skills and a passion for continuous learning

of autism, to inform research and practice. * You will be able to demonstrate a minimum of 3 years recent and continuous employmentwithin an autism specific setting. * Possess significant autism specialist experience and knowledge, including degree levelqualification in a related area, such as autism or learning disability. * An understanding of current legal frameworks e.g. Mental Capacity and statutory guidancee.g. Department of Health (Positive and Proactive Care). * The successful candidate will have a willingness to be a certified PROACT-SCIPr-UK®Instructor and be prepared to work towards Principal Instructorship with PROACT SCIPr
UK® if required. * You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, use your own initiative andbe a key team player. * Be a reflective practitioner and be able to use this in all situations.

• Proficient IT skills to support good record keeping, report writing and analysis.
• Driving licence, with access to your own vehicle is essential, as travel will be required with

this post.How to apply?Please submit your application form, detailing the skills and experience that you feel would make
you successful in this post to recruitment@ai-ni.co.uk.
The closing date for applications is Friday 20th June 2025 at 12 noon. We may decide to bring
the closing date forward if we have received a high volume of applications.Autism Initiatives are an Equal Opportunities employer. We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in employment and service delivery. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified applicants, however, we particularity welcome male applicants and also those from a Protestant community background as these cohorts are currently under-represented.Registered Charity No: XR72211, NIC 104641Benefits of working with usIn addition to excellent rates of pay, a contributory pension and generous holiday entitlements, you will enjoy an enhanced range of benefits designed to reward the outstanding support that staff provide. Some of these benefits start immediately, whilst others are awarded at later dates in recognition of loyalty, dedication and long service.Full details of all staff benefits are available on our intranet once you start working with us as benefits may vary from role to role, but here’s a brief run-down of a few of them:

• Monthly staff cash prize draw
• Your birthday off work every year
• Medicash health scheme, providing cash towards medical costs, gym discounts and more
• Employee Assistance Programme – free support from experts on a wide range of subjects from childcare and probate, to managing money and work life balance.
• Additional paid holidays after 2 years’ service
• Extra paid holidays in milestone service years
• Refer a friend scheme with cash rewards for helping us to find more great team members
• Cycle to Work scheme

Before you startOur application form will ask you for information so it’s a great idea to have these to hand before you get started:Please ensure that you have the right to work in the UK or a valid working permit as unfortunately we do not provide sponsorship.

• Your previous employment: we will require confirmation of the past five years of your employment history.
• Relevant qualifications to the role (for some roles qualifications are not essential as full training will be given. Please check the essential criteria).
• A minimum of two reference contact details, one of which must be your current/most recent employer.

For further Tips on completing your application, please refer to our download on the “Apply Now” section.If you’re struggling to complete the form, have any questions, or need support simply click on our need help button, pop in a few contact details, and one of recruitment team will be in touch.

Expected salary

£43000 per year

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Thu, 22 May 2025 03:45:41 GMT

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