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Autism at Work programme

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The Bloomfield Trust and the National Autistic Society’s Autism at Work programme aims to bridge the gap between skills shortages in industry and autistic jobseekers.

Through this programme, we support employers to promote accessible job opportunities for autistic jobseekers. We then support applicants through the recruitment process and support successful candidates to prepare for and succeed in their employment.   

If you have any questions about our Autism at Work programme, please contact: enterprise.team@nas.org.uk 

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Why join the programme?

  • National Autistic Society's national reach.
  • 2,000+ employees trained from a variety of sectors in 2018.
  • Currently working with prestigious organisations such as JPMorgan, Virgin Red, HMRC, foreverbeta, Autotrader, CubeLynx, Oracle.
  • 116 volunteer-run branches, 80 social care services and our schools (reach people in every county).
  • We constantly campaign to improve public understanding, develop professional practices, and shape government policies to benefit autistic people and their families.

What we do?

  • Employers: Recruitment support, training and workplace support and resources.
  • Candidate: Pre-employment training, workplace support, job coaching training and moving on.

What do employers say?

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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

Case study - Autism at Work

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Virgin Red

Case study - Autism at Work

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Benefits of hiring a diverse workforce

Each autistic person will bring their own unique skillset and experience to work placements. Here is a list of some additional skills and abilities that you may benefit from when hiring a more diverse workforce:

  • different perspective
  • excellent attention to detail
  • strong technical skills
  • methodical and logical
  • identifying things that might be missed by others
  • creative thinking
  • problem solving
  • new skills and insights
  • enormous quantities of determination and tenacity. 

Finding employment module

While we do not provide one-to-one job searching, we have created a resource to support you to develop all the skills required to find sustainable employment.

Looking for work?

If you’re autistic and looking for employment, please look at our current job opportunities within this programme.

Are you interested in hospitality?

Learn more about our hospitality programme.

Employment training

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