Outreach Support Worker (Behaviour Outreach)

Closed: 04 March 2018
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  • Salary £22,839 to £25,156 pro-rata
  • Location Grantham, Lincolnshire, East Midlands (On-site)
  • Job Type Permanent
  • Sectors Youth/Children
  • Job Reference : 00319306

Outreach Support Worker (Behaviour Outreach) 

A great opportunity to work for an innovative and well respected national charity 

Family Action has been building stronger families since 1869, and today works with over 45,000 families and children through 120 community based services. Thousands more are supported with financial assistance through education and welfare grants programmes. 

Position: Behaviour Outreach Support Worker x2 
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire 
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent 
Hours: 37 hours per week, Term time plus an additional 10 days, (40 weeks per year) 
Salary: £22,839 to £25,156 pro-rata 
Benefits: A competitive salary, leave entitlement and group personal pension scheme; The opportunity to become part of wider Family Action initiatives; Regular high quality and reflective supervision; The opportunity to be a part of an innovative and well respected national charity; A family friendly working environment; A comprehensive training programme. 

Closing date: 9am, Monday 5th March 2018 

About the role: 

Are you an innovative, strong, education professional, who is solution focused and passionate about making a difference in everything you do? Do you have an excellent track record of managing challenging behaviour and supporting social and emotional learning? As a BOSS Outreach Support Worker you will act as a contact point for schools providing advice and guidance about the social and emotional needs of students and pupils. 

You will work as part of a team to ensure BOSS provides a responsive, consistent service. You will need excellent assessment, recording and report writing skills. You will need excellent time management and communication skills. The three posts advertised are based in different locations. i.e N&S Kesteven, E&W Lindsey and South Holland & Boston. However, candidates should be prepared to work in other areas should a need arise. 

You will provide outreach support for pupils who are presenting with behaviour that challenges, promoting inclusion and provide a specialist advisory and support service to schools and school staff in relation to the management of behavioural difficulties and strategies to prevent fixed-term and permanent exclusions. 

About you: 

he successful candidate will be educated to Level 3 or above in an education, health, social care, youth, counselling or other relevant profession, experience of working with or delivering services in schools and educational settings would be desirable in this role. You will have experience of working with children with social, emotional, behavioural, special educational needs and/or those with challenging behaviour (e.g. using positive behaviour management, anger management and/or counselling skills). 

You will understand issues of inclusion, especially within a school setting, and the ability to challenge where appropriate to promote inclusion within mainstream education settings. You will also have experience of working with parents/carers and school professionals and the ability to communicate sensitively and effectively. The ability to prepare and organise resources/interventions to support pupils within a school setting is also essential. 

Additionally, you will understand safeguarding issues and an ability to implement relevant policies and procedures and a respect for families’ needs for confidentiality. You will also have knowledge of health and safety issues and an ability to take responsibility for the health, physical well-being and safety of the adults and children attending the service. A current driving licence and access to a car is essential, as is the proven ability to work flexibly and travel across the county, undertaking out of hours work (e.g. weekends, evenings), as required by the service. 

Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable. 

You may have experience of the following: Behaviour Outreach Support Worker, Outreach Support Worker, Caseworker, Social Worker, Behaviour Outreach, Challenging Behaviour, Social Care, Behavioural Difficulties, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, etc. 

This vacancy is being advertised by EasyWeb Recruitment, the UK’s leading Online Recruitment Agency. The services advertised by EasyWeb Recruitment are those of an employment agency. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief, and we confirm that we will gladly accept all applications.

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