‘A job coach is very helpful for people with autism’: Nolan praises supported employment service

A job coach is very helpful for people with autism. They are good at supporting you and they get to know you personally so you can stay as professional as possible while working.

I’ve found it very enjoyable having my United Response Job Coach Alice support me at my job and I feel a lot more professional since I started my job at the council.

Alice has helped me stay on topic by not talking about things not relating to work such as cats, and not saying hello to everyone who walks past in the office.

I found an interest in mushroom foraging as Alice likes mushroom foraging. I also got my job as a media contributor through Alice and I like writing these articles to share my experiences.

I now work part-time at Trafford Council in the SEND Department. Some jobs I would like to do in the future include the job I am doing at the council, helping with computers in the IT department and working with spreadsheets.

I like helping people with SEND by sharing my own experiences and visiting sessions so people know what the session will be like before visiting them. I have taken part in videos where I visit SEND sessions – you can watch those here: https://www.youtube.com/@traffordfis/videos

I also worked at Manchester Council where I did computer tasks such as spreadsheets and resetting passwords, and helping with cleaning the Foundation Coffee House.

Before being on the internships, I was working at Manchester University as a porter and library assistant and in print services. Here is a picture of my graduation!