Peer Educator Hub – London

Autism Central offers families and carers of autistic people high-quality and easily accessible autism education, training, and support through peer educators, alongside a dedicated website. Peer educators are autistic people, and parents and carers of autistic people, who have been trained to support other families. Contact and Ambitious about Autism’s hub is delivering Autism Central in the London NHS England region. www.autismcentral.org.uk

Thank you for your interest in becoming a peer educator for our London hub. Please complete this short expression of interest form and someone from the team will get back to you.

Contact is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our employees and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our charity to be truly representative of all sections of society and the families we work with, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. Please make us aware of any reasonable adjustments we may need to make for you as a disabled person and particularly address any special requirements you may have if you are invited for interview.

Please note: we will be recruiting Peer Educators on an ongoing basis and you may not hear from us immediately.

If you have any questions about the peer educator role please contact us on AutismPeerEducatorHub@contact.org.uk

Peer Educator Hub – expression of interest

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ABOUT YOU

I am over 18 years old – please tick to confirm
To fulfil the role of a Peer Educator, you need to have lived experience of autism. Please confirm which of the following apply to you (choose all that apply)*
Your data
Providing information about personal characteristics is voluntary; it will be used to ensure we are reaching people from all communities, and to help us to address the needs of different community groups. For more information about how we handle your data, please read our privacy policy. Your data may be shared between Contact and Ambitious About Autism for the purpose of shortlisting and interviewing peer educators. For more information about how Ambitious about Autism uses your personal data, please see their Privacy Notice
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ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN THE UK

This role is offered as a freelance position which means you will need to be registered Self Employed. Successful applicants will be required to source Professional Indemnity Insurance, a Basic DBS check and a Safeguarding Level 1 Certificate. We can share information with you on how you can do this.
Please tick the box to confirm you are eligible to work in the UK and prepared to undertake this role on a freelance basis, supplying the documents listed.

MORE ABOUT YOU

As part of the recruitment process, we might want to have a short, informal interview with you. This is a chance for us to ask a few questions about you and your experience, and a chance for you to ask us any questions. Please let us know your preference for interview:*

KEEP IN TOUCH

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