Our aim is to ensure a confident, diverse and inclusive network of employers throughout Perth & Kinross, including those in more rural locations.
This will increase the percentage of autistic individuals in full time employment, raise awareness of the strengths of autistic employees, and increase future work opportunities for our young people as they move in to adulthood.
Autistic individuals can make effective and highly valued employees. As is the case with all employees, it’s important to match the person’s particular skills to the requirements of the post.
Autistic individuals are often very focused and have considerable skills in a range of areas.
However, they are often disadvantaged when it comes to getting and keeping a job because of difficulties with social communication and interaction, and other people’s lack of understanding.
With the right support and training for employers and colleagues, autistic people have much to offer employers.
Perth Autism Support can support employers with:
As employers, you can play your part in making the world a more autism accepting place.
Your organisation can benefit from having access to tomorrows local talent!
For more information, please complete the contact form on the employability home page, or email employability@perthautismsupport.org.uk
Can you give an hour a week to mentor an autistic young person for preparation into employment and supporting them whilst in employment?
Perth Autism Support needs your help to support our young people in the workplace.
How to become a Mentor
The Rewards
Our young people won’t be the only beneficiaries! It’s an opportunity to:
Interested in finding out more? Please complete the contact form on the employability home page or email employability@perthautismsupport.org.uk
Do you want to be part of an amazing community that supports our young people with a Work Experience opportunity at your place of work?
As part of our Employability and Community Engagement Strategy we are keen to continue to build relationships with local employers to offer a diverse range of meaningful and engaging work placements for our young people.
Perth Autism Support provides autism specific support and advice for secondary schools in Perth & Kinross and Employers within Perth & Kinross, to support and enable autistic pupils to access a motivating and engaging work placement in their senior years and introduce them to the idea of looking at longer term employment planning or further education.
Through speaking with our colleagues in Education and Developing Young Workforce Perth, we know that there is sometimes a difficulty in finding appropriate work experience opportunities, and when placements are found these are traditionally within areas that are assumed to be autism friendly, but which may be of little interest to the young people and we know that placements are much more successful and meaningful if young people are invested, motivated and engaged in their chosen area.
There can also be challenges with employers feeling that they may not be equipped to support an autistic young person, with resources to support those young people who may not be able to access a fully independent placement and anxiety in the young people as they do not feel prepared for the placement as they do not know what to expect and what is expected of them.
Perth Autism Support can provide:
Start your journey now by contacting us via the contact form on the Employability home page or emailing employability@perthautismsupport.org.uk