Employment Support

Do you (or somebody that you are enquiring about) have Autism, a Learning Disability, or another neurodivergent condition?

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Neurodiversity in the workplace is an essential part of wider diversity, workplaces should understand the power of employing those that think differently, this is something that should be celebrated!’

Our Employment Service

Employment support is at the heart of everything we do at Stride Yorkshire. We work alongside neurodivergent individuals to help them build careers they enjoy, gain confidence, feel valued, and take pride in the contribution they make.

Our approach is built on years of hands-on experience. We understand what works, what challenges people can face, and how to provide the right support to give you the best possible chance of success, whether you are exploring work for the first time or looking to take the next step in your career.

Looking for a supported job opportunity?

View our job opportunities

We currently have over 30 supported job opportunities available, with new vacancies added regularly and filled roles removed as positions are taken.

These are supported employment opportunities with employers we have built strong working relationships with to create positive outcomes for the people we support.

The employers we work with understand and value the support Stride can provide throughout the recruitment and employment journey, including interview support, workplace adjustments, regular progress reviews, and on-the-job coaching.

If you are invited to interview, a Stride Employer Engagement Officer will support you to prepare, attend the interview with you if needed, and, if you are successful, work alongside you and your employer to ensure the right support is in place when you begin your role.

How to apply:

Browse the roles listed on the page
Click the orange “Start Your Application” button on any role that interests you. You’re welcome to apply for more than one role.
If your application looks like a good match, someone from our Employment Team will be in touch to arrange a short screening call.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, if you haven’t heard from us within 4 weeks, you haven’t been selected for a supported interview on this occasion, but please don’t be discouraged.

Please keep an eye on our website, which is updated weekly with new roles we’ve added.

Please email employmentservices@strideyorkshire.co.uk with roles you’d like to be considered for, including the job title and reference number.

Already have an approved Access to Work grant?

If you have a support grant awarded to support you in your current role, we can send one of our specialist coaches to provide in work job coaching support.

Please contact 📧employmentservices@strideyorkshire.co.uk to discuss this further.

Not sure where to start?

If you’d like some support before moving into employment, we also offer:

Independence Coaching

1 to 1 coaching to help build confidence, life skills, and independence at their own pace.

Ideal for people who don’t feel ready for work yet.

Unfortunately these sessions are only available in Doncaster at present.

Find out more

Coping Strategy Sessions

For people already in work who’d like help managing workplace challenges, building confidence, or developing strategies to thrive.

Find out more

Are you an employer?

We help employers to recruit people who think differently, retain valuable team members, and put the right workplace support in place.

Get in touch with our Employer Engagement Team:

📧employmentservices@strideyorkshire.co.uk

📅 Book a call

The services we offer include:

Job Coaching
Job Aide
Coping Strategies Support
Neurodiversity Training

Contact Us

If you don’t feel you have the confidence or skills to gain employment yet, please refer to our Independence Coaching service.

Email: employmentservices@strideyorkshire.co.uk
Phone: 01302 963109

View our job opportunities

Testimonials

What has really stood out to me, compared to other support services is they genuinely care. It's not just a job. they're passionate about making a difference and didn't give up on me, even at low times, when I'd lost faith in myself. I will be forever grateful that stride became involved in my care and grateful to all stride workers, but especially Logan for the dedication and genuinely caring. Dan

I was very sceptical about starting my work with Stride, I struggled to trust professionals after past experiences. I can’t begin to list the ways that Stride have helped me, I feel like my life is back on track, and I know that I have all the support needed to get me to where I need to go in life. University finally feels like it might be a realistic goal. I am so grateful for everything! Brandon

I have had the pleasure of working with Stride Yorkshire in my journey to becoming a more inclusive employer. I knew I wanted to give adults with Autism a chance at working but was worried about my ability to support them. I was fearful of saying the wrong things, how they may manage criticism etc. Stride placed two fantastic candidates in my workplace as admin assistants, and I felt supported through the entire process, the job coaching was amazing, they took the pressure off massively from an employer’s perspective. By the time the support from Stride had finished, our eyes had been opened to the hidden ABILITIES of adults with social and learning conditions, both candidates had their own strengths, and struggles (which we knew how to support). If you are considering becoming more inclusive, and giving somebody a chance that might otherwise be overlooked, I would urge you to get in contact with Stride! Dot – Trador Print Ltd

I’ve been coming to Stride for the past couple of months and have been in the care of Logan. I’m autistic and since I left school, I’ve been lost, I don’t know what I want to do with myself, job wise and career wise, I failed in college I’ve been suffering with mental health including intrusive and obsessive thoughts brought upon by pure O, along with anxiety and depression and I didn’t have any friends after being rejected and bullied by peers time and time again. It’s been a struggle, but since I’ve been having my meetings with Logan weekly, he’s really helped me, I’m already seeing a difference, he is someone I can talk to about my mental health and help me in my recovery journey, he’s helping me come up with ideas for what kind of job I’d like and he’s introduced me to people I have common ground with and have developed friendships with. We’ve done a lot in a short time and we’ve only just begun, I feel like I’ve got a long way to go in my mental health recovery journey yet, but if anyone’s gonna get me there, it’s Logan. Adam

EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT

We empower neurodivergent individuals with the support they need to build careers they love — helping them gain confidence, feel valued, and take pride in their contribution to society.

INDEPENDENCE COACHING

Strides approach to coaching is goal driven, utilising a non-judgemental, specialist approach to support that encapsulates years of tried and tested experience.

ALTERNATIVE PROVISION

Stride will soon be setting up an alternative provision, to assist Neurodivergent individuals (16-25) when other education isn’t the right fit.

NEURODIVERSITY TRAINING

Designed for workplaces who want to break down the walls to a whole new talent pool of people that think differently, or get the most out of their existing neurodivergent staff members.

CONSULTANCY

We believe in taking the time to get to know an individuals full situation, what makes them the person that they are, both currently and historically. Only then can we truly help.

NOT SURE WHERE TO START?

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