Job opportunities
We work with employers including Auto Trader UK, HMRC, IBM, J. P. Morgan, Oracle, Virgin Red, Visa and more 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
For tips on writing CVs and Cover letters, please sign up for our free e module, Finding Employment.
Current roles from employers we are working with are below, with details of how to find out more, and apply.
All of our employers who advertise their opportunities here, are working with us to make their processes and practices more inclusive and accessible for autistic candidates, and for this reason it will be most helpful for you to state your connection to autism on your cover letter and application.
If you are offered a role from one of our employers, you will be agreeing to us working with you and your employer, and to us supporting you to effectively disclose any helpful reasonable adjustments.
National Autistic Society Northern Ireland
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Name of company: National Autistic Society Northern Ireland
Role: Communications Officer – Northern Ireland
Division / Function: Northern Ireland National Programmes (with support from the National Autistic Society’s central Marketing and Social Media teams)
Career level: Entry Level
Education level: Track record in a relevant field
Contract type: 3 years fixed terms with the opportunity to extend
Hours: (9:30-5:30) Flexible and can be home-based with ability to travel into the office when needed
Location: The role will be based at the Autism Centre in Carryduff, Castlereagh but there is flexibility to work from home with occasional travel. You will be expected to have an induction, so will be based in the office for the first two weeks. For more information, please see our Candidate Pack.
Travel: Occasional travel to events/training
Hours: 35 per week, working from home considered
About the company/organisation: The NAS Northern Ireland supports thousands of autistic people and their families a year through a wide range of activities, including 10 volunteer-led branches, helpline, our state-of-the-art Autism Centre, social groups, youth clubs and peer-to-peer support for parents/carers of autistic children.
This community-level delivery is complimented by our campaigning and influencing work, which changes policies and raises awareness. For instance, in 2016 we published our Broken Promises report which analysed the impact of the 2011 Northern Ireland Autism Act, and has since been used to influence the work of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
NAS Northern Ireland creates national change so that autistic people are able to lead the lives they choose.Link to company website.
Job summary:
- Working with the National Autistic Society’s Northern Ireland National Programmes team, and the central Marketing and Social Media teams to support and improve communications work in Northern Ireland.
- Support managing the National Autistic Society’s Northern Ireland social media accounts.
- Act as a Northern Ireland contact for digital communications nationally.
- Liaise with relevant specialist teams across the charity to support the creation and delivery of materials and marketing campaigns to promote local support.
Principal accountabilities
Support with maintaining the National Autistic Society Northern Ireland Facebook page by working with the central Social Media team to:
- plan, draft and create engaging content
- post high-quality content, in line with agreed plans
- respond to queries and comments.
- Help identify opportunities for the organisation to improve its use of social media in Northern Ireland, to increase awareness of ours and other local organisation’s services, as well as the effectiveness of campaigns.
- Support in maintaining the National Autistic Society Northern Ireland’s website pages updated, and requesting any edits via our internal process.
- Work with the central Marketing team to support wider marketing activity and content creation on behalf of the National Autistic Society Northern Ireland, including writing briefs.
- Taking part in Marketing and Communications planning to ensure requirements for the National Autistic Society Northern Ireland are included.
- Work with the Internal Communications team to ensure that the National Autistic Society Northern Ireland are included and information is passed between teams.
Skills and abilities:
- communicating to a variety of audiences and writing skills
- ability to prioritise own workload and manage deadlines with support
- good IT skills, particularly with Word, Excel and databases
- an understanding of and experience of using plain and accessible language
- customer relations management skills and experience to support effective responses to social media enquiries and comments
- knowledge of disability/autism/health/special education/social care
- ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and across various teams.
Knowledge:
As part of the role the successful candidate will be trained. We ask that you either have knowledge in the following or that you have a willingness to learn:
- knowledge of equality and accessibility
- knowledge of Facebook business tools and functionality
- knowledge of GDPR and implications on marketing and communications
- knowledge of marketing communications and branding.
Closing date for applications:
Closing date for applications Tuesday 9th August
Interview date Tuesday 16th AugustOverview of Application Process:
We will send shortlisted candidates the process and questions in advance. Interviews can be in person or face to face.
Salary & Benefits: Range: Grade 3 Spinal Point 4 £22,000. Please visit our page.
Support
- induction into the organisation and understanding autism training
- access to online training
- support from a line manager
- access to a dedicated job coach through our Autism at Work programme (please see candidate pack for more info)
- review of reasonable adjustments
- personalised autism training for your manager and colleagues.
What you could get out of it
- develop new skills and meet new people
- share your knowledge and experience
- satisfaction of making a difference in your local community and to the lives of autistic people
- flexible working
- work as part of a friendly team in a state of the art autism centre
Start date: September 2022
How to apply:
If you are interested in applying for this role through the Autism at Work programme, please contact the Enterprise and Employment Team at the National Autistic Society to discuss further at, Enterprise.Team@nas.org.uk
To apply for this role, please email your CV along with a cover letter to enterprise.team@nas.org.uk stating:
- your relevant experience
- why you would like to work for the National Autistic Society Northern Ireland
- your connection to autism
- your availability to start in position.
As part of your application, please can you complete the equal opportunities form and email this separately to the recruitment team at recruitment@nas.org.uk by the deadline date.
The National Autistic Society Northern Ireland are working with the Autism at Work team to make their processes and practices inclusive and accessible for autistic candidates, and for this reason it will be helpful for you to state your connection to autism on your cover letter when applying. Some examples of the adjustments we can offer are:
- questions in advance
- interview format in advance
- extra processing time
- adjustments to the environment
Please do let us know how we can best support you.
Support to apply:
For tips on how to apply, please sign up for our free e-module.
Important information on Disclosure:If you are offered a role from one of our employers, you will be agreeing to the Autism at Work team to work with you and your employer, and to us supporting you to effectively disclose any helpful reasonable adjustments.
The role is funded by the Department of Communities in NI and they have a few requirements for the next three years:
- to attend an annual conference over 2 days in October/November
- the post holder will then also put in part of a peer – to - peer working group
Paragon Customer Communications
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Career level: Entry
Hours: Hours of work: 37.5 Mon – Fri 0800-1600
Location: Bristol – on-site.
No. of roles available: 1
About the company/organisation:
We help our clients to deliver brilliant multichannel communications to their customers.
Watch the video to learn more.We are a communication provider for other organisations. Across print communications, direct mail, marketing automation and digital transformation, we take care of everything.
We welcome applicants from all diverse communities and encourage our candidates to ask us about reasonable adjustments that we may be able to make to support through our recruitment process and also while in post.
Paragon Customer Communications website.
About the Role:
Your role as enclosing operator will be to enclose documents (letters and inserts) to envelopes for clients.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Escalates any issues to Shift Co-ordinator / Team Leader
- Highlight any inefficiency within the Short Run area to the Head of Short Run and work together to resolve.
- Liaise with Warehouse, Production, Quality, Client Services and other departments as necessary.
- Ensure the quality of output is to Paragon high standards, reporting any concerns or issues to the Head of Short Run Manager.
- Ensure the SRF area is clean and tidy at all times in line with supporting health and safety regulations.
Please note that the environment can be noisy, however we can provide noise cancelling headphones.
Salary and Benefits: £9:50 per hour
- Overtime available
- Training opportunities
- Paid holiday entitlements
- Excellent job progression / training covering a wide range of roles
- Free car parking
- Multiple health benefits including Bupa cash plan at reduced rate for individuals and family memberships, free eye test and money towards glasses for VDU users
- Pension & Life assurance options
- Refer a friend reward £500
- Free fresh fruit and refreshments daily
- Employee recognition awards
- Wellbeing support, Employee assistance programme and Mental Health First Aid accredited workplace
Plus, more!
How to apply:
If you are interested in applying for this role through the Autism at Work programme, please contact the Enterprise and Employment Team at the National Autistic Society to discuss further at, Enterprise.Team@nas.org.uk
To apply for this role, please email your CV along with a cover letter to Enterprise.Team@nas.org.uk
Paragon are working with the National Autistic Society to make their processes and practices inclusive and accessible for autistic candidates, and for this reason it will be helpful for you to state your connection to autism on your cover letter when applying.Support to apply:
For tips on how to apply, please sign up for our free e-module Finding Employment.
https://www.autism.org.uk/professionals/training-consultancy/online/finding-employment.aspx
Important information on Disclosure:
If you are offered a role from one of our employers, you will be agreeing to us working with you and your employer, and to us supporting you to effectively disclose any helpful reasonable adjustments.
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Career level: Entry
Hours: Working shift patterns: 4 days working 4 days not working (rotation of days and nights) 7am – 7pm / 7pm – 7am)
Location: Bristol – on-site.
No. of roles available: 1
About the company/organisation:
We help our clients to deliver brilliant multichannel communications to their customers.
Watch the video to learn more.We are a communication provider for other organisations. Across print communications, direct mail, marketing automation and digital transformation, we take care of everything.
We welcome applicants from all diverse communities and encourage our candidates to ask us about reasonable adjustments that we may be able to make to support through our recruitment process and also while in post.
Paragon Customer Communications website.
About the Role:
We are looking to recruit a Production Operative to work in a busy production environment, to operate an enclosing machine to support the daily bulk of work required to be dispatched on time and in full.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Set and operate enclosing machine following work orders and Client specific instructions.
- Support the daily production volume in line with Client service level agreements and targets set.
- Manage all aspects of the machine enclosing process, ensuring stock is replenished in time and workload is planned effectively to maximise output.
- Adhere to company processes and checks in place – quality, enclosing & dispatch.
- Report any issues whether print quality, machine or stock to Management.
Please note that the environment can be noisy, however we can provide noise cancelling headphones.
Salary and Benefits: £21,500
- Overtime available
- Training opportunities
- Paid holiday entitlements
- Excellent job progression / training covering a wide range of roles
- Free car parking
- Multiple health benefits including Bupa cash plan at reduced rate for individuals and family memberships, free eye test and money towards glasses for VDU users
- Pension & Life assurance options
- Refer a friend reward £500
- Free fresh fruit and refreshments daily
- Employee recognition awards
- Wellbeing support, Employee assistance programme and Mental Health First Aid accredited workplace
Plus, more!
How to apply:
If you are interested in applying for this role through the Autism at Work programme, please contact the Enterprise and Employment Team at the National Autistic Society to discuss further at, Enterprise.Team@nas.org.uk
To apply for this role, please email your CV along with a cover letter to Enterprise.Team@nas.org.uk
Paragon are working with the National Autistic Society to make their processes and practices inclusive and accessible for autistic candidates, and for this reason it will be helpful for you to state your connection to autism on your cover letter when applying.Support to apply:
For tips on how to apply, please sign up for our free e-module Finding Employment.
https://www.autism.org.uk/professionals/training-consultancy/online/finding-employment.aspx
Important information on Disclosure:
If you are offered a role from one of our employers, you will be agreeing to us working with you and your employer, and to us supporting you to effectively disclose any helpful reasonable adjustments.
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Career level: Entry
Hours: 40.22 hours – 4 on 4 off days and nights
Location: Bristol – on-site.
No. of roles available: 1
About the company/organisation:
We help our clients to deliver brilliant multichannel communications to their customers.
Watch the video to learn more.We are a communication provider for other organisations. Across print communications, direct mail, marketing automation and digital transformation, we take care of everything.
We welcome applicants from all diverse communities and encourage our candidates to ask us about reasonable adjustments that we may be able to make to support through our recruitment process and also while in post.
Paragon Customer Communications website.
About the Role:
You will be responsible for undertaking warehouse functions as directed by senior warehouse personnel or shift manager/coordinator such as goods in, goods dispatch, stock control, stock counts and stock picking/staging.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Picking and staging of work as required
- Ensure stock accuracy by minimising stock adjustments
- Be up-to-date with all Warehouse systems
- Replenishment of stock
- Stock Count
- Maintain paperwork as required
- Carry out operator tasks, duties and responsibilities as required to achieve departmental requirements
- Adhere to company H&S policy within the department
- Adhere to department work processes
- Contribute to the continual improvement of Warehouse processes
*Forklift licence is desirable but not essential as we are willing to train the suitable candidate.
Please note that the environment can be noisy, however we can provide noise cancelling headphones where safe to do so.
Salary and Benefits: £21,500
- Overtime available
- Training opportunities
- Paid holiday entitlements
- Excellent job progression / training covering a wide range of roles
- Free car parking
- Multiple health benefits including Bupa cash plan at reduced rate for individuals and family memberships, free eye test and money towards glasses for VDU users
- Pension & Life assurance options
- Refer a friend reward £500
- Free fresh fruit and refreshments daily
- Employee recognition awards
- Wellbeing support, Employee assistance programme and Mental Health First Aid accredited workplace
Plus, more!
How to apply:
If you are interested in applying for this role through the Autism at Work programme, please contact the Enterprise and Employment Team at the National Autistic Society to discuss further at, Enterprise.Team@nas.org.uk
To apply for this role, please email your CV along with a cover letter to Enterprise.Team@nas.org.uk
Paragon are working with the National Autistic Society to make their processes and practices inclusive and accessible for autistic candidates, and for this reason it will be helpful for you to state your connection to autism on your cover letter when applying.Support to apply:
For tips on how to apply, please sign up for our free e-module Finding Employment.
https://www.autism.org.uk/professionals/training-consultancy/online/finding-employment.aspx
Important information on Disclosure:
If you are offered a role from one of our employers, you will be agreeing to us working with you and your employer, and to us supporting you to effectively disclose any helpful reasonable adjustments.
ZARA
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Role: Sales Assistant – Zara – Ladies Section
Welcoming customers/general tidying and maintenance of shop floor. Delivering a positive customer service experience complying with the company guidelines.
About the Autism at Work Programme:
Inditex (Zara) are working with the Autism at Work Programme team to make their processes and practices inclusive and accessible for autistic candidates.
You can watch a video here about how we have supported others through our programme: Short version (2 mins) or long version (7 mins).
Career level: Entry Level
Reporting to: Section/Floor/Department Manager and General Manager
Contract type: Part time 18 hours per week - 3x6 hour shifts every week (Fixed term contract of 6 months)
Hours: (To be agreed) The days could be flexible according to the candidate’s availability but we would suggest Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. You can find opening times here.Location: ZARA, Briggate 129-132, Leeds LS1 6HF
About the company/organisation: Inditex is one of the largest fashion distribution groups in the world, with eight commercial brands: Zara, Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara Home and Uterqüe.
We love what we do. Teamwork, passion, curiosity, diversity, sustainability, creativity and humility are the daily motivation for the more than 174,000 individuals who make up the Inditex group.Inditex is an equal opportunities employer. We are proud of being fully committed to diversity and multiculturalism.
Our teams include people from a wide range of cultures, backgrounds, and experiences, including a mix of race, Gender, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, age, education, socioeconomic groups, disabilities, Religious beliefs, sexual orientation etc. Inditex champions a culture of inclusion and acceptance.
Here is more about our organisation.Job summary:
- provide an excellent customer experience
- process online deliveries in store following company guidelines
- maintain and tidy the shop floor according to company standards
- maintain, tidy and organise the items in the Fitting room. Provide number tags to customers in order to monitor the number of items entering and exiting the area
- maintain the stockroom areas and organise per standards
- to process sales, refunds and returns efficiently and accurately
- complete an effective replenishment on the shop floor according to company’s procedures
- basic product knowledge
- to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction is offered in the store with product, knowledge of the new arrivals, best sellers, fashion trends and other customer queries
- to be aware of the security policies and procedures in the store and communicate to the management/security team if an issue should arise
- ensure effective communication with the management team
- to be engaged in store meetings and participate in training
- to comply with the Health and Safety regulations
- to be an ambassador in the company’s sustainability project.
Skills and Attitude
- positive and friendly
- respecting and following company policies, procedures and values
- ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- smart appearance to represent the image of the brand
- maintaining a positive attitude and Customer Service
- works under pressure and reacts in a professional manner.
Salary & Benefits: tbc
Closing date: 5pm on the 1st of August – Please send your applications as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications as we receive them.
Interview dates: 9th and 10th of August
Start date: August 2022
Support
- induction into the organisation
- training
- support from a line manager
- access to a dedicated virtual job coach through our Autism at Work programme
- review of reasonable adjustments
- personalised autism training for your manager and colleagues.
What you could get out of it
- develop new skills and meet new people
- share your knowledge and experience
- satisfaction of working for a prestigious company
- work as part of a friendly team
- receive a competitive salary and a generous store discount to enjoy the latest trends from any of our brands
- holiday allowance
- ‘More4Less’ a selection of offers and discounts exclusive available for Inditex.
How to apply:
If you are interested in applying for this role through the Autism at Work programme, and have any questions, please contact the Enterprise and Employment Team at the National Autistic Society to discuss further at, Enterprise.Team@nas.org.uk
To apply for this role, please email your CV, along with a written letter or video/audio telling us about:
- your relevant experience
- why you would like to work for Zara (part of Inditex)
- your availability to start in position
- your connection to autism.
This is so that we can best support you and work with you to identify reasonable adjustments. Some examples of the adjustments we can offer are:
- Questions in advance
- Interview format in advance
- Extra processing time
- Adjustments to the environment
Please do let us know how we can best support you.
Support to apply:
For tips on how to apply, please sign up for our free e-module.
Important information on Disclosure:If you are offered a role from one of our employers, you will be agreeing to the Autism at Work team to work with you and your employer, and to us supporting you to effectively disclose any helpful reasonable adjustments.
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Location: Zara Manchester Shambles - 2 The Shambles, New Cathedral Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 1AD
Role: Sales Assistant – Zara – Ladies Section
Ladieswear section – stockroom
Working in the stockroom to pull products to replenish the shopfloorAbout the Autism at Work Programme:
Inditex (Zara) are working with the Autism at Work Programme team to make their processes and practices inclusive and accessible for autistic candidates. You can watch a video here about how we have supported others through our programme: Short version (2 mins) or long version (7 mins).
Career level: Entry Level
Reporting to: Section/Floor/Department Manager and General Manager
Contract type: 24 hours per week - 3 x 8 hour shifts every week (with and unpaid one hour lunch break) Fixed term contract for 6 months. Set working days of Tues/Weds/Sat
Hours: (To be agreed) The days could be flexible according to the candidate’s availability but we would suggest Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. You can find opening times here.
About the company/organisation: Inditex is one of the largest fashion distribution groups in the world, with eight commercial brands: Zara, Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara Home and Uterqüe.
We love what we do. Teamwork, passion, curiosity, diversity, sustainability, creativity and humility are the daily motivation for the more than 174,000 individuals who make up the Inditex group. Inditex is an equal opportunities employer. We are proud of being fully committed to diversity and multiculturalism.
Our teams include people from a wide range of cultures, backgrounds, and experiences, including a mix of race, Gender, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, age, education, socioeconomic groups, disabilities, Religious beliefs, sexual orientation etc. Inditex champions a culture of inclusion and acceptance.
Here is more about our organisation.
Job summary:
Ladieswear section – stockroom
Working in the stockroom to pull products to replenish the shopfloor. Our Stockroom assistants work in a fast paced environment where their duties and responsibilities need to adapt to every situation. Some of your responsibilities will be to:
- maintain excellent standards in the stockroom by organising and arranging the stockroom efficiently
- achieve companies deadlines while processing deliveries and hourly product replenishment to achieve a good standard of customer service
- find products requested in the stockroom for customers
- provide an excellent customer experience
- keep areas clean and tidy
- maintain and tidy the shop floor according to company standards
- complete an effective replenishment on the shop floor according to company’s procedures
- basic product knowledge
- to be engaged in store meetings and participate in training
- to comply with the Health and Safety regulations
- to be an ambassador in the company’s sustainability project.
Skills and Attitude
- positive and friendly
- respecting and following company policies, procedures and values
- ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- smart appearance to represent the image of the brand
- maintaining a positive attitude and Customer Service
- works under pressure and reacts in a professional manner.
Salary & Benefits: tbc
Closing date: 5pm on the 1st of August – Please send your applications as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications as we receive them.
Interview dates: 9th and 10th of August
Start date: August 2022
Support:
- induction into the organisation
- training
- support from a line manager
- access to a dedicated virtual job coach through our Autism at Work programme
- review of reasonable adjustments
- personalised autism training for your manager and colleagues
- what you could get out of it
- develop new skills and meet new people
- share your knowledge and experience
- satisfaction of working for a prestigious company
- work as part of a friendly team
- receive a competitive salary and a generous store discount to enjoy the latest trends from any of our brands
- holiday allowance
- ‘More4Less’ a selection of offers and discounts exclusive available for Inditex
How to apply:
If you are interested in applying for this role through the Autism at Work programme, and have any questions, please contact the Enterprise and Employment Team at the National Autistic Society to discuss further at, Enterprise.Team@nas.org.uk
To apply for this role, please email your CV, along with a written letter or video/audio telling us about:
- your relevant experience
- why you would like to work for Zara (part of Inditex)
- your availability to start in position
- your connection to autism. This is so that we can best support you and work with you to identify reasonable adjustments.
Some examples of the adjustments we can offer are:
- questions in advance
- interview format in advance
- extra processing time
- adjustments to the environment.
Please do let us know how we can best support you.
Support to apply:
For tips on how to apply, please sign up for our free e-module.
Important information on Disclosure:If you are offered a role from one of our employers, you will be agreeing to the Autism at Work team to work with you and your employer, and to us supporting you to effectively disclose any helpful reasonable adjustments.
