1 year fixed-term contract/secondment –Part-time 3 days per week (21 hours)
Ealing is seeking to appoint a Behaviour Consultant to join our Behaviour and Inclusion Service. The service is well established and highly regarded in schools and is focused on reducing suspension/exclusion and supporting schools in the key Ofsted judgement area of behaviour and safety.
The role requires a good knowledge of what works and an ability to facilitate and signpost interventions and to provide training and support to colleagues in schools and to other professionals. The service is designed to complement the Therapeutic Thinking and behaviour work underway in high schools. We are looking for reliable individuals with good communication skills, committed to and energetic about working in partnership with schools to achieve the best possible outcomes for young people.
We are looking for experienced, knowledgeable qualified teachers or social workers (or equivalent qualification/experience) with a high level of expertise in working with schools, children and families and whose focus is improving outcomes for students. You will meet the person specification and will provide direct interventions to students in schools and consultation on individuals; as well as professional advice and guidance to school leaders and schools’ staff on reducing exclusion, managing behaviour and supporting children and young people with social, emotional and behavioural needs in school.
The individual appointed will have proven successful experience of working within schools, behaviour services and/or related fields, and a track record delivering measurable improvements in the behaviour of young people directly and within the whole school.
More than 360,000 people call Ealing home. Our seven towns - Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell Northolt, Perivale and Southall - are diverse, vibrant and lively communities where over 170 languages are spoken. We will enable you to do the work you care deeply about, and our aim is to deliver the infrastructure that allows that to happen.
Ealing is a great place to come and develop your career. You will be supported in this by colleagues and managers who will provide you with the opportunities to grow, gain experience, confidence and become a reflective practitioner.
Ealing is a richly diverse borough and we benefit from close ties to our communities which enriches our work and continually improves our offer. We are alive to the pressures many of our families are facing and work creatively with families and partners to bring about changes which makes the work that much more energising.
We recognise that to recruit and retain the very best social workers and social care practitioners, we need to bring together all our learning and development opportunities into one place. That’s why we have launched the Ealing Social Care Academy. The academy helps our team connect, collaborate, and engage creatively with internal and external partners and service users.
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More directly we can offer you:
Manageable caseloads
Clear career progression pathways
Opportunities to develop and experience different areas of work
Competitive remuneration packages
A hybrid approach to working that increases your work / life balance
If you want to find out about this opportunity, please contact our Recruitment lead, Caroline Horsley at: HorsleyC@ealing.gov.uk