Keyworkers

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for keyworkers to join us in the new KCHFT autism keyworker support service. We are looking to employ individuals who have experience of supporting individuals and have good knowledge of, and an interest in, helping autistic people. We will offer you appropriate training. You will be fully supported in your role through regular one to one supervision. We are a team of specialists who work with autistic people and we are trained champions in supporting autistic people in the workplace. In this role, you will deliver person-centred services  through one to one and group work activities.

The support will be delivered by a neurodiverse team (i.e. a mixed team of both neurotypical and neurodivergent staff). If you need help with completing the application form, please contact….

The team is holding two virtual “Meet the Team” sessions on 14th May 2025, one at 12 noon and the second one at 17.30 pm. If you are interested in attending, please let us know on [email protected]

Main duties of the job

The team are recruiting into posts across Kent with each individual working primarily work within one of the four areas; West Kent, East Kent, Medway & Swale, Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley.

You daily activities will be varied and include:

• Working with individuals and groups to facilitate psychoeducational learning
• Supporting registered clinicians
• Providing trauma informed emotional wellbeing and mental health support
• Completing sensory screening assessments
• The completion of outcome measurement tools
• Support clients to self-manage their needs or access appropriate support
• Support clients  to make positive life adjustments before and/or following their diagnosis outcome
• Liaison with other agencies on behalf of the autistic individual and helping them to engage with and build connections and a sense of belonging to their local communities
• Support clients to complete hospital/communication passports, annual health checks and health action plans

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship.  Therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application.  We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.