Behaviour Consultant

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced practitioner to join Entrusts Education Improvement Services Staffordshire based team.

As a Behaviour Consultant, you will provide Special Educational Needs & Disabilities support, advice, and challenge to maintained schools and academies particularly in the area of SEMH. This role provides specialist advice to the schools and academies that we work with alongside working with students who need additional assessments and support.

You will be working with a team of highly motivated and professional school improvement advisers and in your specialist area you will provide advice and guidance to schools and secure the highest levels of customer satisfaction. The role will be field based (across Staffordshire) therefore you must have own transport.

As part of our commitment to building an inclusive and diverse workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from people who are from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds.

Interested? See below to apply:

What you'll be doing:

• Responding to referrals from schools regarding students with potential additional support needs
• Conduct observations of students when requested
• Working closely with the students support networks (schools, parents, caregivers etc...) to define and implement strategies to enable the development of the student
• Deliver training to schools focussed on managing a variety of SEN needs in the classroom
• Documenting the work carried out and updating relevant stakeholders both within schools, families and local education authorities
• Ensuring that the student's interests and needs are considered at all stages during this process

What we're looking for:

Essential skills and experience

• An excellent track record of providing student support and delivery of significant improvements in quality across educational establishments for SEMH and SEND.
• Specialist knowledge and experience in behaviour management and supporting pupils with social/emotional/mental health needs.
• Experience in delivering training
• Ability to undertake individual pupil assessments.

Desirable skills and experience

• Ideally holds HLTA status with a particular interest in SEMH
• Could have a track record as a deputy or lead SENCO
• Up to date knowledge of appropriate regulatory frameworks
• An excellent knowledge of a school environment with evidence of working collaboratively with other agencies in these areas

About Capita

Capita is an outsourcer, helping clients across the public and private sectors run complex business processes more efficiently, creating better consumer experiences. Operating across 8 countries, Capita's 41,000 colleagues support primarily UK and European clients with people-based services underpinned by market-leading technology.

We're a vital support service for our clients, enabling the everyday interactions that we expect to run seamlessly, to run seamlessly.

A publicly listed business with adjusted revenue of £2.6bn, Capita's areas of focus are Central Government, Local Public Service, Defence, Learning, Fire & Security, Contact Centres and Pensions Solutions. We're embracing change to respond to the ever-changing needs of society, creating better outcomes for all our stakeholders

About Entrust

Entrust is a joint venture between Capita and Staffordshire County Council. We work across the UK in partnership with schools, academies and local authorities to provide specialist expertise around school improvement, learning technologies, and property and support services. We currently work in over 50 local authorities, with 600 schools. Join us and you'll be part of the fastest growing school-to-school support partner in England.

What's in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary of between £30,000 - £32,000
• 23 days' holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• A field based role working within schools across the Staffordshire region
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Auto-enrolment to our company pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks...and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

You'll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You'll be joining a network of experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we'll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you'll do next:

Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

Equal Opportunities

At Capita, we're committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. We want everyone to have the best chance of succeeding as they move through their application and start their career with us. We are an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, we want to hear from you if you'd like to discuss any adjustments you might need during your recruitment process. Please email [email protected] or call 07784 237318 and we'll get back to you to discuss. For more information about equal opportunities and the types of adjustments we can offer, please visit the Capita Careers website.

If you have a question that does not relate to adjustments during your recruitment process, please email our Talent Acquisition team - [email protected]