Alex Wilkinson never imagined himself starting a career in residential care, but ‘fell in love’ with the job straight away when he started a career in Children’s Residential Care with NEAS.

After moving to the UK from the Philippines, 29-year-old Nikka Colwill found a career helping autistic adults enjoy getaways in the Durham countryside with NEAS’ Adult Short Breaks service.

FOR Rae Markham, it was a chance encounter with a customer whilst working at Lush that led her to discover her dream career working within our residential care services.

CLARE Rowe worked at the Wilko store in Sunderland for 26 years, and thought she would be there for the rest of her working life.

Tony Young has clocked up an incredible 39 years supporting children and adults at the North East Autism Society – and has seen a lot of changes in that time.

After ten years working as a teaching assistant, Janine Mounsey took a leap of faith and changed career after seeing a role at NEAS advertised on Facebook.

19-year-old Katie Liddle followed in her mam’s footsteps when she started working in care, and it was at NEAS she found the beginnings of a career.

Jodie Redhead had never worked with children before she joined NEAS 10 years ago. Now she can’t imagine doing anything else.

When she reached the age of 50, Joanne Tabarrini decided to take the plunge and launch herself into a new career as a teaching assistant.

THERE aren’t many roles where helping somebody live their best life is in the job description.

After rising through the North East Autism Society (NEAS) in her five-year career, Rae Markham is keen to make sure new staff have the same opportunities to progress.

FOR mum-of-two Emma Box, the appeal of working at the North East Autism Society (NEAS) is the difference she gets to make in the lives of young autistic people.