Job opportunities
We work with employers across a wide range of industries to create accessible job opportunities and to support candidates to access those opportunities through:
- Autism and employment related workshop
- Recruitment support and interview guidance
- On-boarding and reasonable adjustment support
- Ongoing 1:1 job coach support for the employer and employee
Current roles from employers we are working with are below, with details of how to find out more, and apply.
Auto Trader UK
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Contract: 6-month internship
Location: Auto Trader, Manchester
Salary: £30k - £50k Plus healthcare, pension, and 29 days holiday
Closing date: Ongoing
Auto Trader
Auto Trader Group plc is an automotive classified advertising business. It specialises in new and
second hand automotive sales, including cars sold by private sellers and trade dealers. It is listed on
the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100.In April 2019, Auto Trader became the first business to receive the National Autistic Society’s Autism
Friendly Employer award. This is in recognition of work they have been doing around developing
specialist standards across recruitment, staff awareness of autism and support for autistic
employees.“At Auto Trader we strive to create a working environment that is accessible and inclusive for a
diverse workforce. The work we have done so far, with the support of the National Autistic Society, is just the
beginning of our journey and we recognise that we still have a long way to go. We will continue to
learn from our colleagues as well as the autism charity to ensure we keep making improvements to
provide the support autistic employees need to have a fulfilling career at Auto Trader."
Christos Tsaprounis, Head of People & Culture, Auto Trader UKWorking alongside the National Autistic Society through the Autism at Work programme, Auto
Trader are offering an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated autistic candidate to
develop skills and gain experience during a 6-month internship as an Operations Engineer.In this role, you will join a team of Operations Engineers working collaboratively to respond quickly
to service impacting issues. You will be responsible for monitoring applications and responding to
system generated alerts and incidents, whilst preforming routine trend analysis. You will use your
initiative and work proactively to identify issues that need further investigation. During your
internship, there will be many opportunities to learn new skills and you will be actively encouraged
to pair with other people in the squad as well as being provided with time for your own learning. You
will also have the opportunity to attend conferences, meet ups and workshops in order to develop
your career.Skills and Experience
- Experience managing applications running in containers, in cloud native environments
- Experience debugging in distributed systems, being able to use data available to quickly
- pinpoint the source of a problem
- Experience utilising CI/CD tooling and practices
- Experience of end-to-end testing and test automation to continually monitor the health of
- applications
- Understanding of Kubernetes from a support perspective
Personal Profile
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Ability to work proactively on own initiative
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Willingness to take up the opportunities on offer for learning and career development
To apply for this role, please email your CV and cover letter to enterprise.team@nas.org.uk
For tips on how to apply, please sign up for our free finding employment e-module.
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Salary: £40,000 - £60,000
Closing date: OngoingJob description:
Auto Trader are looking for a Senior Java Developer to join our agile teams, using data insight and regular customer feedback to engineer market-leading digital products. You’ll use Java, Spring, RESTful API, TDD. As a Senior Java developer, you will not only help create insight-driven, market-leading digital products, you’ll also help mentor and coach our apprentices, graduates and professional developers. Comfortable talking about system design and architecture, you’ll know how to get the best out of our cross-functional teams, technical platforms and agile working practices.
Find out more and apply:
Visit the Auto Trader UK recruitment site
If you would like support and advice on how to apply please contact us by emailing Enterprise.Team@nas.org.uk.
Auto Trader are a disability confident employer so if you consider yourself to have a disability or neurodiverse condition please let them know if you would like to be considered as part of the guaranteed interview scheme by checking the box on the application.
About Auto Trader
Auto Trader Group plc is an automotive classified advertising business. It specialises in new and second hand automotive sales, including cars sold by private sellers and trade dealers. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100.
In April 2019, Auto Trader became the first business to receive the National Autistic Society’s Autism Friendly Employer award. This is in recognition of work they have been doing around developing specialist standards across recruitment, staff awareness of autism and support for autistic employees.“At Auto Trader we strive to create a working environment that is accessible and inclusive for a diverse workforce. The work we have done so far, with the support of the National Autistic Society, is just the beginning of our journey and we recognise that we still have a long way to go. We will continue to learn from our colleagues as well as the autism charity to ensure we keep making improvements to provide the support autistic employees need to have a fulfilling career at Auto Trader.” - Christos Tsaprounis, Head
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Contract: 6-month internship
Location: Auto Trader, Manchester
Salary: £30,000 - £50,000
Plus healthcare, pension, and 29 days holidayClosing date: Ongoing
Auto Trader Auto Trader Group plc is an automotive classified advertising business. It specialises in new and second hand automotive sales, including cars sold by private sellers and trade dealers. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100.
In April 2019, Auto Trader became the first business to receive the National Autistic Society’s Autism Friendly Employer award. This is in recognition of work they have been doing around developing specialist standards across recruitment, staff awareness of autism and support for autistic employees.
“At Auto Trader we strive to create a working environment that is accessible and inclusive for a diverse workforce.” “The work we have done so far, with the support of the National Autistic Society, is just the beginning of our journey and we recognise that we still have a long way to go. We will continue to learn from our colleagues as well as the autism charity to ensure we keep making improvements to provide the support autistic employees need to have a fulfilling career at Auto Trader.”
Christos Tsaprounis, Head of People & Culture, Auto Trader UKWorking alongside the National Autistic Society through the Autism at Work programme, Auto Trader are offering an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated autistic candidate to develop skills and gain experience during a 6-month internship as a Front End, Back End or Full Stack Software Developer.
You will join a cross functional team of software developers, UX designers, quality engineers and product owners, working collaboratively to help build the UK’s leading online automotive marketplace. As a developer you will create solutions for car buyers looking for their next car, and for car retailers to advertise their vehicles on the Autotrader platform. You will be responsible for building new solutions as well as enhancing existing online journeys, applications and services. You will use your initiative to work with your team to develop and release software changes, improve agile processes and contribute to team culture. During your internship, there will be many opportunities to learn new skills and you will be actively encouraged to pair with other people in the team as well as being provided with time for your own learning. You will also have the opportunity to attend conferences, meet ups and workshops in order to develop your career.
Skills and Experience
- Experience of structured programming in Java and/or Javascript is required, ideally using a TDD (Test Driven Development) approach.
- Working knowledge of HTTP and web-based APIs (e.g.: REST).
- For back end (or full stack) developer roles, experience of Spring Boot is useful but not required.
- For front end (or full stack) developer roles experience of React and/or Angular JS frameworks is useful but not required.
- Knowledge of Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery tooling and practices is useful but not required.
- Experience of version control, build and pipeline tools such as Git, Gradle, yarn, webpack, Maven, GoCD is useful but not required.
Personal Profile
- Enthusiastic and motivated.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Ability to work collaboratively.
- Willingness to take up the opportunities on offer for learning and career development.
How to apply:
To apply for this role, please email your CV and cover letter to enterprise.team@nas.org.ukFor tips on how to apply, please sign up for our free finding employment e-module.
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Salary: £50,000 - £70,000
Closing date: OngoingJob description:
Auto Trader are looking for a Principal Java Developer to join our agile teams, using data insight and regular customer feedback to engineer market-leading digital products. You’ll use Java, Spring, RESTful API, TDD. You’ll help lead our teams, using your expertise to inspire and lead those around you.
Find out more and apply:
Visit the Auto Trader UK recruitment site
If you would like support and advice on how to apply please contact us by emailing Enterprise.Team@nas.org.uk.
Auto Trader are a disability confident employer so if you consider yourself to have a disability or neurodiverse condition please let them know if you would like to be considered as part of the guaranteed interview scheme by checking the box on the application.
About Auto Trader
Auto Trader Group plc is an automotive classified advertising business. It specialises in new and second hand automotive sales, including cars sold by private sellers and trade dealers. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100.
In April 2019, Auto Trader became the first business to receive the National Autistic Society’s Autism Friendly Employer award. This is in recognition of work they have been doing around developing specialist standards across recruitment, staff awareness of autism and support for autistic employees.“At Auto Trader we strive to create a working environment that is accessible and inclusive for a diverse workforce. The work we have done so far, with the support of the National Autistic Society, is just the beginning of our journey and we recognise that we still have a long way to go. We will continue to learn from our colleagues as well as the autism charity to ensure we keep making improvements to provide the support autistic employees need to have a fulfilling career at Auto Trader.” - Christos Tsaprounis, Head of People & Culture, Auto Trader UK
J.P. Morgan
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Contract: Permanent, full-time
Location: J.P. Morgan, Glasgow
Salary and benefits: £TBC by employerJ.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
“We recognise that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs”.
Find out more
To find out more about what qualifications and experience J.P. Morgan are looking for, and to apply, please visit JP Morgan Software Engineer _ Glasgow
For tips on how to apply, please sign up for our free finding employment e-module.
Please let us know if you apply for this role by emailing us at enterprise.team@nas.org.uk
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Employment type: voluntary participation - Code for Good events can lead to technology internships or full-time positions within the firm (depending on performance during the event)
Location: Virtual
Pay: N/A
Event date: 16th-17th October 2020
Participants work alongside our technology experts in teams to solve real-world problems for nonprofits. You’ll discover what it’s like to collaborate on new technology to come up with innovative solutions that meet the needs of our nonprofit clients. You’ll gain new skills, learn more about our firm and build your professional network while making a difference for an organization that needs your skills. Many participants stay in touch after the event, helping navigate the hiring process and building important industry connections.Please visit the website for more information.
Person specification
(Extract from J.P. Morgan Chase website)We’re looking for creative, innovative thinkers who enjoy collaborating in a team environment. You should have an interest in technology, coding and implementing solutions to solve real business problems. You should have excellent technical skills as well as the ability to plan and organize your work to solve problems. But most importantly, you should be passionate about coming up with new ways to use technology to help others. Some knowledge of coding languages is a plus.
To register, please follow the link.For tips on how to apply for other roles and opportunities, please sign up for our free e-module:
https://www.autism.org.uk/professionals/training-consultancy/online/finding-employment.aspxAbout ‘Autism at Work’
The NAS are working with employers to provide inclusive and accessible employment opportunities for autistic candidates in the form of:
• Autism and employment related workshops
• Recruitment support and interview guidance
• On-boarding and reasonable adjustment support
• Ongoing 1:1 job coach support for the employer and employee
Oracle
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Seniority Level: Internship / Entry Level
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Newport, South Wales
Salary: £22,000 - £31,000
Closing date: OngoingWho are we? Think the world’s most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems and one of the top 10 technology companies worldwide.
From advancing energy efficiency to reimagining online commerce, the work we do is not only transforming the world of business—it's helping advance governments, power non-profit organisations and giving billions of people the tools they need to outpace change.At Oracle, we don’t just value differences—we celebrate them. We are committed to creating a workplace where all kinds of people work together. We believe innovation starts with diversity and inclusion.
The next 5-10 years will see the software industry move away from on-premise software solutions towards software delivery via cloud-based services. Oracle’s number one strength is the size and strength of our software portfolio. Our vision is to bring this to the Cloud from our app server and development tools to our dataset and people management software. We already have the core infrastructure that all of this is built on. The future is about providing higher level services that companies can more quickly consume. Oracle plans to manoeuvre the entire company’s tech focus to provide this.
Description of the role
An Oracle Data Centre Junior Technician (IC1) will be the technical liaison between the technology teams and the Data Centre Environment. You will be trained to understand all aspects of the equipment you support, troubleshoot and solve complex infrastructure issues, create and maintain documentation on technologies you support. You will also execute small projects on your own and work with your manager in planning and executing larger local projects.
We want people that are willing to innovate and make decisions on his/her own, but also know how to take direction when it is given, paying attention to all details involved.
- Lone working will be required once training has been finalised.
- This position involves working on a 24/7 shift rota system. Employment for all candidates is contingent upon satisfactory background checks.
- British citizenship and being able to maintain security clearance are required.
Personal Specification
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Systems OR equivalent work experience is desired but not necessary to apply for the position.
- Recent graduates are encouraged to apply if they can demonstrate interest and knowledge in the position and a willingness to learn on the job – gap year students also considered
- Ability of working on a 24/7 shift rota system
- The position has a physical component requiring the ability to lift up to 25Kg and will require working in cramped spaces or elevated locations. Noise levels are maintained within EHS parameters and additional protection would be provided where needed
- The team are working in an LED lighting environment
- Ability to communicate clearly in a virtual environment
- Ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of customers and staff
- Willing to provide client facing, direct customer support and service (online and over the phone).
- Ability to work productively in remote cross-functional global teams or resourcefully and independently as an individual
- Highly service-oriented, reliable, responsible, self-motivated
- Fluent in English
Role Responsibilities and Requirements:
- Attain training to act as data centre SME liaison to other technical teams & non-technical teams (e.g. networking, compute, compliance, business operations)
- Understand internal customer problem and provide technical solution in timely manner
- Train and participate in the installation, monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimization of all production server hardware, software
- Train and participate System board level repair and fault diagnosis to SLAs
- Train and Perform structured cabling installation
- Keep up with the latest technologies and be apply to apply them appropriately
- Adherence to defined Health & Safety processes at all times
- Comfortable working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
How to apply:
To apply for this role, please email your CV and cover letter to enterprise.team@nas.org.uk
For tips on how to apply, please sign up for our free finding employment e-module.
Tilly and Blue
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Role: Pet Portrait Artist
Employment type: part-time or full-time, freelance
Location: Homeworking
Pay: £75 -- £250 per commission
Closing date: On going
ARE YOU AN ARTIST & PET LOVER? Tilly & Blue is a pet portrait service creating lifelike watercolours, pencil drawings, paintings, pastels and pop art canvas of dogs, cats and horses for pet lovers across the UK and Europe.We are a small, friendly, creative team of 16 artists, some of us work part time - some of us work full time, based from our own home. Our team includes some amazing artists with autism. We are looking for more talented artists who love to paint or draw animals.
We offer fees of £75 - £250 per commission and pay our artists the day after work is completed. We deal with all marketing and shipping, and customer service so you can focus on your artwork. We supply our artists with good quality pet photos by email.
• Facebook - @tillyandblue
• Insta - @tillyandblue
• Website
To apply for this role, please email Louise at hello@tillyandblue.co.uk and you will be invited to submit a sample animal portrait.
For tips on how to apply, please sign up for our free e-module:
https://www.autism.org.uk/professionals/training-consultancy/online/finding-employment.aspxAbout ‘Autism at Work’
The NAS are working with employers to provide inclusive and accessible employment opportunities for autistic candidates in the form of:
• Autism and employment related workshops
• Recruitment support and interview guidance
• On-boarding and reasonable adjustment support
• Ongoing 1:1 job coach support for the employer and employee
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