Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading (Hybrid)
Permanent, Full time
Enhanced DBS check required
£25,000 - £29,999
Brighter Futures for Children
Behaviour Support Service (BSS) - Reading Inclusion Support in Education (RISE)
Full time, Permanent post
About us
Brighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.
We work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.
Our main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our RISE team as an Inclusion Support Practitioner. You will hold a caseload of children, who have been referred into the service by schools, via the SEND Consultant and Educational Psychologist in BSS. You will work directly in schools with individual children, alongside class staff.
You will be expected to work as part of a dynamic team in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, creative ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged. This approach requires flexibility, adaptability and motivation to work independently, as well as a passion for working with children, young people and families. You will be supervised and supported by an experienced SEND Consultant.
For more information about the role, please read the job description and person specification.
Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution.
- Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service).
- Discounted Childcare (on site nursery).
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Season train ticket loans.
- Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme.
- A range of local shopping discounts.
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
Asking for Adjustments
Brighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.
If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.
Closing date: 13th October 2024
Interview date: To be confirmed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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