* Category: Care - Children and Young People
* Contract type: Fixed term
* Working hours: 36 hours per week
* Posted on: 4 July 2025
* Closing date: 24 July 2025
* Location: The Mansion Church Street Leatherhead Surrey
Description
This role has a starting salary of £32,512 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week. These roles are offered as fixed term contracts for a year.
This is a community facing role where you will work from the office but will also be required to visit family homes and school settings (when appropriate) to make observations and offer hands-on support. You will also be on call to respond to any 'crisis' situations across the county. We work from 2pm to 10pm Monday – Friday and from 9am to 5pm on Saturdays.
Rewards and Benefits:
* 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
* Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
* An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
* Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
* Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
* A generous local government salary related pension
* Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
* 2 paid volunteering days per year
* Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
About the Team:
We are a person centred, highly motivated and innovative team working with children and young people from 4-18 years old who have a learning disability and/or autism with behaviours of concern, to prevent family or placement breakdown.
All our work is underpinned by the positive behaviour support framework and an understanding that all behaviours are a form of communication.
About the Role:
In this role, you will be provided with the opportunity to build your knowledge, experienceand skills in supporting children and young people who have autism, learning disabilities and behaviours of concern. You will also work with the families of these children and young people.
As a Behaviour Support Worker, you will be assessing children's behavioural functions and identifying appropriate strategies/environmental changes that can be implemented to reduce behaviours of concern. This will involve identifying on-going or long-term support needs.
Shortlisting Criteria:
To be considered for shortlisting for interview your application should clearly evidence the following:
* Experience working with children or adults with LD and ASC / behaviours of concern.
* Educated to GCSE standard ORhave Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English.
* Experience/knowledge of SEND process and pathway.
* Willingness to work out of hours when needed.
You will need to have the willingness and ability to travel around the county to meet the demands of the role.
We will provide coaching in positive behaviour support and identify any further training needs to meet the requirements of the role.
Contact us:
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 24th July 2025 with interviews to follow.
An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.
Local Government Reorgnisation (LGR):
Surrey County Council is preparing for Local Government Reorganisation which will allow us to implement the Government led policy of devolution, which is all about giving more powers to local areas.
Currently, Surrey has a two-tier council system, with 11 district and borough councils and a county council, all responsible for different services. All these councils will be reorganised into a smaller number of new unitary councils which will come into effect in April 2027. At this point, this role will be transferred, with all existing terms and conditions intact into one of the new unitary councils.
Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents!
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Our Commitment:
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
* The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
* The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
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