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Autism at Work Programme

The programme, in association with the Bloomfield Trust, aims to increase the number of autistic people in sustainable paid employment by making employers aware of autistic talent and the benefits of a truly neurodiverse workforce. We support employers to attract, recruit and retain autistic employees. We promote accessible roles to autistic job seekers via our networks and support applicants through the recruitment process. We then offer ongoing coaching support to successful candidates and to their managers, creating the best possible conditions for success.

If you have any questions about our Autism at Work programme or would like to advertise a role through our programme, please contact: enterprise.team@nas.org.uk

Why join the programme?

We are the UK’s leading charity for autistic people established in 1962 with a UK wide reach
Through our programme we have trained 3,000+ employers and employees from a variety of sectors and have extensive experience of working with corporate organisations as well as SME’s.
We have an impressive portfolio of working with leading employers across many different industries including IBM, BT, CubeLynx, AMS, Lucocoa Chocolate, HMRC, Sainsbury’s and Virgin Red.
Our programme provides training and consultancy to support you every step of the recruitment process so that you can be confident that you are providing an inclusive experience for autistic applicants and future employees.
We provide tailored and ongoing Job Coach and Engagement Manager support to both the candidate and employer to make sure that our offer is both flexible to everyone’s needs and promotes confidence and independence.

How we help

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

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Meet Max

“I went into the Autism at Work programme on a whim and it ended up transforming my life.”
- Max, Technical Support Professional at BT

Read more about Max

Meet Jerrel

Data Business Analyst at HM Revenue and Customs and participant in the Autism at Work programme.

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What do employers say?

AMS

The team at AMS on making small adjustments for autistic employees, diversity of thought in the workplace, and more.

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DE&S (Defence Equipment and Support)

On neurodiversity in the workplace, challenging autism stereotypes, and more.

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CubeLynx

Making autism-friendly adjustments should be possible for any company

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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

How Autism at Work helped HMRC to support autistic employees

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Virgin Red

How Autism at Work helped Virgin Red to increase awareness

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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?

Access our free guidance about the hospitality industry.

Finding employment e-learning module

This module is hosted on our dedicated e-learning platform, it is designed to provide support for autistic jobseekers to find employment.

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Understanding autism in the workplace

This course will increase participants’ understanding of autism and develop their confidence in identifying and implementing reasonable adjustments for their autistic colleagues

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