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| Autistic man from Yeovil 'proud' to have first paid job aged 30 | |
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| George Buxton has secured his first paid job after getting one-on-one support | George Buxton has secured his first paid job after getting one-on-one support |
| An autistic man who has learning disabilities is celebrating securing his first paid job role. | An autistic man who has learning disabilities is celebrating securing his first paid job role. |
| George Buxton, from Yeovil, has been supported by Realise, which is part of the not-for-profit Somerset Care, since he left college in 2017. | George Buxton, from Yeovil, has been supported by Realise, which is part of the not-for-profit Somerset Care, since he left college in 2017. |
| With their help and encouragement, the 30-year-old secured volunteer roles in both his local library and a nearby charity shop - and has now started his first paid job at Somerset Care. | With their help and encouragement, the 30-year-old secured volunteer roles in both his local library and a nearby charity shop - and has now started his first paid job at Somerset Care. |
| "I'm quite proud of my first-ever paid job," George said. | "I'm quite proud of my first-ever paid job," George said. |
| George has also built up a routine of going swimming at his local leisure centre, and meeting a friend for lunch. | George has also built up a routine of going swimming at his local leisure centre, and meeting a friend for lunch. |
| George teaches staff at at Somerset Care how to work with people with learning disabilities | George teaches staff at at Somerset Care how to work with people with learning disabilities |
| When a paid job opportunity arose at Somerset Care to be an expert with lived experience for training staff, George applied – and got the job. | When a paid job opportunity arose at Somerset Care to be an expert with lived experience for training staff, George applied – and got the job. |
| He now shares his lived experience as part of regular training sessions for colleagues across the group, and develops sections of the training course. | He now shares his lived experience as part of regular training sessions for colleagues across the group, and develops sections of the training course. |
| George said: "When I first started working here, I'd never actually done that job in my life. | George said: "When I first started working here, I'd never actually done that job in my life. |
| "The thing I found difficult was getting the bus to Taunton. I didn't know where Taunton was. | "The thing I found difficult was getting the bus to Taunton. I didn't know where Taunton was. |
| "Talking to people, at first it was difficult. With a little bit of help, I'm now getting a bit better at doing a presentation." | "Talking to people, at first it was difficult. With a little bit of help, I'm now getting a bit better at doing a presentation." |
| Amanda Kingsley-Templar said she is "proud" of George | Amanda Kingsley-Templar said she is "proud" of George |
| Amanda Kingsley-Templar, who was one of the original members of George's support team at Realise, said: "When I first met George in 2017, we spoke to him about what he wanted to achieve in life, what his goals were. | Amanda Kingsley-Templar, who was one of the original members of George's support team at Realise, said: "When I first met George in 2017, we spoke to him about what he wanted to achieve in life, what his goals were. |
| "He's really grown, his independence is much higher now. He's more confident and ultimately, less vulnerable. | "He's really grown, his independence is much higher now. He's more confident and ultimately, less vulnerable. |
| "We are incredibly proud of how far he has come – and see even more great things ahead." | "We are incredibly proud of how far he has come – and see even more great things ahead." |
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