Salary range: : £37,443 - £39,264 (pro rata)
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time
The Post
We now have an exciting opportunity to recruit for a Behaviour Specialist. The role involves giving advice and guidance to schools and parents on behaviour, working directly with pupils at risk of exclusion and supporting schools with the Access Plan Do Review process and Graduated Approach Framework. The Behaviour Specialist will offer support on policy and practice to Brent schools, provide continuity of advice and support to parents, and help support the behaviour of pupils at risk of exclusion. The successful candidate will spend time in class, observing and modelling strategies. This is a role that requires committed education/social care professionals who can command the confidence of teachers and senior leaders within Brent schools.
The Person
Our ideal candidate will be a resilient professional who has experience of working directly with young people at risk and providing advice and guidance to other professionals. They will have a strong background in education and/or social care, a sound understanding of safeguarding issues, and an ability to build successful relationships with parents and carers from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds. A good understanding of education and inclusion issues within EYFS, Primary and Secondary and good practice related to inclusive education is vital.
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Learn more about Brent and our communities by watching this video:
Brent Children and Young People Services boasts a bright and buzzy atmosphere where colleagues are friendly, supportive and get stuck in. Brent is the 2020 London Borough of Culture(s) where people are proud of their culture and background – and we are proud of our diverse workforce. Working in a well-connected borough, in state-of-the-art buildings, you’ll be surrounded by restaurants, coffee shops and facilities if you to choose to work in Brent.
We have a great rewards packages for social workers up to senior team managers. We provide a welcome and retention payment when you join, which includes:
Key worker rental housing in Wembley for permanent social workers (subject to availability)
Golden hello and relocation packages (for hard to recruit to roles)
Annual retention payment for all social work qualified staff.
You will also receive:
A commitment to manageable caseloads across all teams.
The Social Work progression framework, enabling you to move to senior social worker and beyond when you’re ready. We are committed to retaining the best staff and providing you with the support and opportunities to achieve that.
Group and 1-2-1 supervision.
A small team model, supported by practice consultants with training in systemic and reflective practice.
A culture of highly effective flexible working, supported with some of the best IT in local government.
A very generous Local Government Pension Scheme.
A host of other rewards and benefits such as reduced cost gym membership, London Designer Outlet privilege card, Wembley Boxpark privilege card plus many more.
If you’d like to know more about Brent and working in children and young people’s services, please visit our website. If you are interested in having an informal discussion about working in children's social care in Brent please contact:
Palvinder Kudhail, Director, Integration and Improved Outcomes: Palvinder.Kudhail@brent.gov.uk
Rashida Forbes, Principal Social Worker: Rashida.Forbes@brent.gov.uk