Peer Educator Hub – MidlandsWe are currently recruiting Peer Educators. This is an exciting opportunity and will require successful candidates to travel to facilitate face-to-face workshops. 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 Midlands NHS England region. www.autismcentral.org.uk Thank you for your interest in becoming a peer educator for our Midlands 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 "*" indicates required fields ABOUT YOUI am based in*Please selectCoventry and WarwickshireDerbyshireHerefordshire and WorcestershireLincolnshireShropshire and Telford and WrekinStaffordshire and Stoke on TrentThe Black CountryMy county / region is not listedThank you Thank you for your interest in applying for a role with our Midlands Team. We’re currently recruiting for people based in specific regions in the Midlands. Please do bookmark this page and come back soon to see if we have opportunities in your region.First name* Last name* I am over 18 years old – please tick to confirm Yes Email address* Enter email address Confirm email address Phone*Address line 1* Address line 2 Town / City* Postcode* GenderPlease selectMaleFemalePrefer not to sayPrefer to self describeEthnicityPlease selectAsian / Asian UK: BangladeshiAsian / Asian UK: ChineseAsian / Asian UK: IndianAsian / Asian UK: PakistaniAsian / Asian UK: Any other Asian backgroundBlack / African / Caribbean / Black UK: AfricanBlack / African / Caribbean / Black UK: CaribbeanBlack / African / Caribbean / Black UK: Other background / Black UK: Other backgroundMixed / multiple ethnicity: White & AsianMixed / multiple ethnicity: White & Black AfricanMixed / multiple ethnicity: White & Black CaribbeanMixed / multiple ethnicity: Any other originWhite: English / Scottish / Welsh / Northern Irish / UKWhite: IrishWhite: Gypsy or Irish TravellerWhite: Any other White backgroundOther ethnic group: ArabAny Other OriginPrefer not to answerDo you identify as neurodivergent?Please selectYesNoPrefer not to sayTo 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)* I am an autistic person I am a parent of an autistic person I am the partner of an autistic person I am a sibling of an autistic person I am a grandparent of an autistic person I am a foster carer for an autistic person I am a PA for an autistic person I am a professional with experience working with autistic people 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 NoticeI agree to my data being processed as outlined above* Yes ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN THE UKThis 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. Yes MORE ABOUT YOUPlease tell us a bit about why you want to be a peer educator. It would be helpful to include any experience you have in delivering information, advice & guidance, using digital tools like Zoom and Powerpoint, working with or alongside diverse groups/individuals and safeguarding (maximum of 300 words)*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:* Video call via MS Teams Phone call Either – I don’t mind Please let us know if there are any accommodations we can make for you during the recruitment processIf you were offered this role, how soon would you be able to start? KEEP IN TOUCHWe’d like to keep in touch with you about our latest news and updates. We will look after your details in accordance with our data protection policy, and we will only ever contact you in the way you want us to. 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