Outreach Practitioners in Scunthorpe

Overview

We are looking to appoint an Outreach Practitioner for the Autism Spectrum Education Team (ASET). This is a full-time post based on term time working with an additional five days for training and development. It is an opportunity to become part of a wider team predominantly focused on supporting children aged three to sixteen to successfully access their mainstream school or setting within North Lincolnshire. The team works closely with behaviour support, complex behaviour, educational psychology and education inclusion offering you a range of opportunities to share best practice and to develop and learn new skills.

Team & Scope

The Team works with children and young people either in receipt of a diagnosis of Autism, or Autism and ADHD combined, as well as those presenting with social communication and interaction presentations who may or may not go on to receive a diagnosis.

Role & Responsibilities

The Outreach Practitioners work in and with schools and early years settings to develop their understanding of need and ensuring the right support is in place. Outreach Practitioners may have consultation meetings with schools, advise staff, observe children in the school environment, complete direct work or attend multi-agency meetings. There are opportunities to co-create and deliver training alongside colleagues within the team and across the other areas of school inclusion. The Team employs a solution focused approach working together with children, young people and professionals to enable success and progress.

Candidate Profile

If you can demonstrate an excellent understanding of neurodiversity and are experienced in supporting children and young people with a range of needs to achieve positive outcomes, then we would welcome your application. The successful applicant will be joining a busy, active, friendly and innovative team focused on creating the support needed to ensure our children have every opportunity to flourish within mainstream education.

Requirements

• Evidence of right to work in the UK. Please note the council does not hold a sponsor licence to sponsor people to work in the UK.

About North Lincolnshire Council

We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values – equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility – in all that we do.