Wraparound Co-ordinator

**Job title**: Wraparound Co-ordinator

**Location**: Stockport (May be required to travel around the Northwest)

**Hours**: 37.5 per week (Flexible hours)

**Salary**: £23,000 - £26,000

**The role**

Great Minds Together are delighted to announce that we are the Regional Hub for the Northwest for Autism Central. This is a new programme, co-designed to provide high-quality and accessible autism information, education, and coaching for families, and carers, and co-delivered by autistic people, families, and carers. Autism Central has been commissioned by NHS England’s Workforce, Training and Education Team and is delivered nationally by nine not-for-profit organisations.

**Duties of the role**
- Provide 1:1 education, training, and support to the parents and carers of autistic people
- Maintain and develop an up-to-date knowledge of local service provisions across the region for appropriate signposting and referrals
- Engage with families that are hard to reach/in crisis to ensure that they can access the support that they need
- Provide support and mentorship to Peer Educators working within the service which may include at times, supporting them to deliver group sessions
- Attend and complete Tier 1 and 2 Autism Central training
- Build and maintain positive, trust-based relationships with families and young people/adults, to identify the key issues which are relevant to them
- Contribute towards the protection of individuals from abuse by always adhering to Great Minds Together Child and At-Risk Adults Safeguarding policies
- Ensure confidentiality is maintained and that the Great Minds Together GDPR Policy is always adhered to
- Ensure effective and accurate recording and reporting systems in line with Great Minds Together procedures
- Undertake administrative tasks necessary for the efficient and effective delivery of the key responsibilities in this role

**Requirements for the role**

**Essential**:

- Experience of working with and providing support to autistic and neurodivergent individuals and their families
- Experience of safeguarding vulnerable children, young people and/or adults

**Desirable**:

- Experience of providing mentorship and coaching to staff or volunteers
- Training to the level of a Designated Safeguarding Officer
- Level 3 qualification in a relevant field (e.g. autism, education, health & social care)

**Benefits of working with Great Minds Together**
- 28 days annual leave including bank holidays, increasing to 33 days including bank holidays with long service
- A day off for your birthday
- A bespoke induction plan specific to you and your role which starts as soon as a job offer is accepted
- Ongoing training and development
- Company pension scheme
- Career progression opportunities
- Flexible working
- Social and charity events

For more information on the role head to our website - Autism Central | Great Minds Together

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 18 months

**Salary**: £23,000.00-£26,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Flexitime

Application question(s):

- Are you able to travel to Stockport and around the Northwest?
- Do you have experience of working with and providing support to autistic and neurodivergent individuals and their families ?
- Do you have experience of safeguarding vulnerable children, young people and/or adults

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Stockport