Family Wraparound Coordinator

**Job title**:Family Wraparound Coordinator

**Location**:Buckinghamshire

**Hours**:Part Time - 16 hours

**Salary**:Starting salary of £21,000 per annum
- This is an exciting time to join our growing family support team at Aspens._

The National Autism Peer Education Programme is a three-year national programme funded by Health Education England. The programme is being delivered in partnership with nine organisations: National Autistic Society, Autism Education Trust, Great Minds Together, Contact, Autism Alliance, British Institute of Learning Disabilities, Autistica, Ambitious about Autism and the National Network of Parent Carer Forums. The overarching aim is to provide high quality and easily accessible autism education, support and training to families, carers, and personal assistants.

The programme will be managed through a central autism portal, which will provide peer education training materials, resources, delivery of autism peer education training programme, wrap around support which will include coaching/mentoring and wrap-around support for families, carers and personal assistants. Aspens will be leading the across the South East Hub, which includes Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, IOW, Surrey, Kent and Sussex.

**About the Role**:
We are looking for driven, dedicated, and hardworking individuals to join our team within the capacity of a Family Wraparound Coordinators. You will have a passion for working with families, parents, carers living with Autism, learning disabilities and mental health, be resilient, and strive to achieve good outcomes and a better quality of life for those we support.

It is essential that you have good IT skills for report writing purposes, good communication skills both oral and written and you must hold a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle. You will have experience either personally or professionally with the SEND system, a background working with children or families in either a professional, volunteer or personal capacity.

As a Family Wraparound Coordinator (FWC) you will support the young people and their families with any concerns they may have as well as offering support, signposting and referrals to other agencies as well as identifying internal support from the organisations own staff, volunteers, and resources.

**Essential Criteria**:
Full, Clean driving licence - drive your own vehicle with the appropriate ‘Business cover’ Insurance as required by Aspens / open to travel to any destination within South East if required
GCSE Maths and English at grade C (_or above_)
Experience of working/volunteering/living with people with ASC and/or learning disabilities and/or behaviour of concern and/or mental health
Effective communication skills, ability to advise, support families, parents and carers
Commitment to the aims and ethos of Aspens Charity.
Ability to communicate effectively
Able to build good relationships and work effectively as a team.
Be flexible according to the needs and delivery of the programme
IT Skills; including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

**What you can expect from us**:

- **Fantastic paid training** and career progression opportunities (including recognised qualifications in health and social care)
- **PAID DBS** (_we will recover the cost should your employment terminate for any reason, other than redundancy, before passing your probation)_
- **Flexible work arrangements** with opportunities to take on additional bank shifts too
- **30 Days Annual Leave** (including Bank Holidays) / Pro rata dependent on hours. Annual leave entitlement increases with length of service
- **Nest Pension** and Death in Service Benefit
- **Dedicated Employee Assistance Programme** and Access to Mental Health First Aiders
- **Aspens High Street Stores - **20% discount on all items for Aspens’ staff stores: Bexhill, Crowborough, Hampden Park, Paddock Wood, Seaford
- **Aspens Bluebell Cafe, Pembury - **20% discount on adults' main menu items and staff meal deal for a subsidized £3.50 (sandwich/soup/sausage roll with crisps or chocolate bar and a soft drink)
- **Refer a Friend scheme**, so you can earn up to **£250 **for every person you refer to work for Aspens
- Recognition schemes, including ‘**Employee of the Month**’

Aspens Charities are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Aspens is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £21,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free or subsidised travel
- On-site parking
- Referral programme