Job title and organisation: Autism Aim Service Manager - The Advonet Group
Salary: £35,532.20 FTE (£21,319.32 actual salary)
Hours: 22.5
Contract: Permanent
Location: Advonet office at The Unity Business Centre, with flexible working.
Closing Date and Time: Wednesday 14 January 2026 12 Noon
Interview Date: Thursday 22 January 2026
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and values-driven Autism Aim Service manager to lead our Autism Aim Service.
About the role:
The Autism AIM Service Manager is a senior leadership role within The Advonet Group and a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT). You will lead the Autism AIM service, ensuring it continues to be co-produced with autistic people and delivers high-quality, impactful support.
Autism AIM supports autistic adults who may otherwise fall through gaps in services. The service reaches over 1,000 autistic people each year and is recognised nationally.
You will be expected to:
- Lead and manage the Autism AIM service, staff team, and volunteers
- Chair and work closely with the AIM Steering Group to ensure autistic voices drive service development
- Develop and deliver the annual AIM Service Delivery Plan in line with Advonet’s Business Plan
- Oversee projects, budgets, contracts, and reporting to funders
- Ensure high standards of quality, safeguarding, data protection, and compliance
- Build and maintain partnerships to improve access, influence services, and promote AIM’s impact
- Identify funding opportunities and contribute to service development and innovation
- Contribute strategically as a member of Advonet’s Senior Leadership Team
Working arrangements include at least one day per week in the office, fortnightly attendance at the Chapeltown hub (4.00pm–7.30pm), and occasional evening or weekend meetings
We are looking for someone who has:
- Significant experience of managing services, projects, and teams
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to empower and support staff and volunteers
- Experience of working in partnership with service users and stakeholders
- Knowledge of autism, co-production, and inclusive service design
- Experience of managing budgets, funding, and reporting requirements
- Excellent organisational, communication, and problem-solving skills
- A strong commitment to advocacy principles, equality, diversity, and inclusion
About Us:
Established in 1998, The Advonet Group is an independent advocacy charity based in Leeds. The Advonet Group is comprised of statutory and non-statutory advocacy services and specialist inclusion services (Asking You!, CHANGE and Leeds Autism Aim). All our services support individuals to have their voices heard and their rights upheld.
We are united in our commitment to uphold the nationally recognised advocacy principles and have a diverse staff team of 80 people working within the organisation. We are a disability confident and Mindful Employer with Investors in People and Volunteers and have achieved the Advocacy Quality Performance Mark.
The Advonet Group values and respects the diversity of backgrounds, experiences and knowledge that staff, volunteers and job applicants bring. All our staff undertake mandatory training on both Equality and Diversity and LGBTQ+ Awareness to increase awareness and understanding of discrimination both in and out of the workplace, with a view to reduce the impact this has on our colleagues and the wider community. This creates a workplace where staff feel comfortable to be themselves and empowers them, and our service users, to use their unique experiences to inform their work.
Benefits of working with us:
- Up to 31 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Access to a cashback health plans and Employee Support scheme
- Flexible working arrangements
- Welcoming, inclusive and supportive environment
Closing date: Wednesday 14th January 2026
Interviews to be held on: Thursday 22nd January 2026
How to apply:
To apply for this role please go to our website The Advonet Group - Providing Independent Advocacy in Leeds and complete The Advonet Group Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, which can be found on the links on this page, along with a detailed job description and person specification (CVs will not be accepted).
Please return applications to jobs@advonet.org.uk. If you would like more information or an informal chat about this post, please call us on 0113 244 0606 and ask to speak to Angela Ellis, our Chief Executive.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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