Annual Health Check Navigator - Fixed Term Role
Fix Term Role: December 2023 – April 2024 Autism Independence
About us
Autism Independence was established in 2013 and has supported families from ethnic minorities, specialising Somali families in Bristol who have a child or children with an autism diagnosis. In the Somali community, there is no word that describes autism, yet research shows that there are higher rates of autism in migrant communities in Western countries.
Our vision is to educate and empower people with autism and their families and help overcome taboos and stigma around disabilities. We support families, whose first language is not English, to access mainstream health, social care and educational services by offering tailored support and advice.
We help them in a range of areas, including overcoming language barriers, running a support group, and helping them obtain the Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP) for their child.
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of the services we provide. We value the importance of creating an environment where parents network, socialise and support each other along with bringing together different communities.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to work with an established and respected Bristol-based organisation and supporting people with Learning Disability and their families reach their full potential.
This is an interim post to support a project which aims to increase awareness of annual health checks for carers and families of people with a learning disability who are from an ethnic minority background.
Every person who is over the age of 14 year of age and who is on their doctor’s learning disability register is offered a free annual health check. An annual health check can help the person with a learning disability stay well. It is an opportunity to talk to a doctor or nurse about their health and find any problems early, so they can be sorted out.
The project has two phases the first phase will be raising awareness with carers and families on the importance of annual health checks. The second phase will be to provide support to carers and families to ensure that the person with a learning disability attends their GP surgery for an annual health check.
Teams
It is essential that the successful candidate has extensive experience of supporting someone with a learning disability and/or autism and understand how the health, social and educational system works – this can be through personal or professional experience.
Essential criteria
The successful candidate must have the following skills:
- Experience of either working with children and young people with autism, through personal experience or by having a relevant degree
- Good organisational or planning skills, including organising
- Good relationship management
- Experience of using Microsoft: word, excel,
- Excellent written and verbal communication
Desirable skills
- Educational Health and Care Plan – specifically autism
- Knowledge of the Disability Act, Education act, Equality Act
- Knowledge and understanding of
- Audit and evaluation skills – record
- Critical thinking
- Collecting and analysing quantitative and qualitative data
- Project management experience
Our offer
- 15 hours per week
- Annual Salary of £9360, with pro rate of monthly £780.00
- Flexible Working Hours
- Training and supervision provided
Once completed the application form for the Annual Health Check Coordinator can be downloaded here:
Annual Health Check Navigator Application Form
Please email the form to: [email protected] and [email protected]