Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC621844
Salary Range: £33,178 - £36,369 per annum
Work Location: Countywide, Hampshire
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Temporary (18 months)
Closing Date: 11 August 2025
The Role:
As an Assistant Behaviour Specialist joining our small Least Restrictive Practice Social Work Team, you’ll have the chance to make a significant difference to peoples’ lives. The Least Restrictive Practice Project (LRP) is a unique multi-professional project created to enhance the provision of personalised, yet cost effective, less restrictive approaches to social care, to meet the needs of individuals with learning disabilities, Autism or Mental Health difficulties. Our purpose is to ultimately reduce distress, restrictions and improve our clients’ quality of life.
What you’ll do:
* With the guidance of the team Behaviour Specialist, you’ll use your sound judgment to carry out behaviour assessments and reviews, and support clients and their care agencies to implement positive behaviour support strategies
* Role model and guide clients assessed behaviours and support needs to non-qualified colleagues and to other, non-qualified carers
* Visit clients across Hampshire, providing support and advice to direct care teams based on MDT assessment
What we’re looking for:
* Interest in, or experience of, using Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behaviour Support
* Experience or knowledge of assessment of Social Care needs of clients with Learning Disabilities, Autism or Mental Health
* Interest in delivering Trauma Informed support
* High-level communication skills
* Ability to plan methodically, analyse information, problem solve and draw objective conclusions to produce both accurate and accessible reports and intervention plans
Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Senior Case Worker role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.
Why join us?
* Professional development: Continuous learning, mentoring and supportive supervision.
* Work-life balance: Enjoy a fulfilling career with a good balance between work and home life.
* Employee support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
* Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here .
This is a hybrid role (home and office working) with your office base being the closest Hampshire County Council office to your home address.
Other job titles you may be searching for: Case Worker, Senior Case Worker, Welfare Worker, Community Worker, Casework Assistant, Case Manager, Care Manager, Social Work Assistant, Social Work Practitioner, Support Worker, Support Coordinator, Reviewing Officer, Behaviour Technician, Behaviour Support Assistant
Travel Requirements:
You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire and the Isle of Wight or other local authority, and it is essential that you have a current drivers’ licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis.
Values Based Recruitment:
We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.
Additional Information:
Assistant Behaviour Specialist Candidate Pack
Vetting Requirements:
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
For general enquiries, please contact care.careers@hants.gov.uk
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Andy Rivett, Team Manager on andy.rivett@hants.gov.uk
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.