The Role

Do you want to work in a role making a difference to the lives of children and young people with autism?

Are you passionate about ensuring that families and professionals are supported?

Are you skilled in carrying out behaviour analysis to pinpoint the causes of behaviours of concern?

Would you like to gain experience and develop your career working within a multi professional team with experienced teachers, psychologists, and therapists?

If yes, then we have some exciting opportunity for you!

Wandsworth Autism Advisory Service are looking to recruit a part time behaviour analyst (term time only) 3 days a week to join our service.

What does the service do?

Our Autism Advisory Service is a multi- professional service providing advice, support and intervention to children and young people with autism, their families and education settings.

What will your role be?

To work collaboratively within a multi-agency Advisory team under the overall direction of the Head of Service and within the Psychology arm to provide support to families and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Social Communication Disorder (SCD). To carry out quality behaviour analysis and create positive behaviour support plans. To deliver high quality training / support and support forums to professionals and families.  

Contact details

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Peter Dolor (Head of Advisory Service) on 07929 874 391

Benefits

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working including, working from home, compressed or part-time hours, term time only, job shares and other arrangements. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 39 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

• Close date: 11:59pm on Sunday 3rd July 2022
• Shortlisting date: week commencing 4th July 2022
• Interview date: week commencing 11th July 2022

Useful Information: The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please note that the advertised dates for interviews may change due to the current Covid-19 situation. If they do, we will let you know as soon as possible. Your health and wellbeing is our top priority. Should you become unwell due to Covid-19 during the recruitment process we would very much appreciate receiving an update from you as soon as possible.

Equality Statement

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Important Information

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).

How to apply

To be considered for interview your application must highlight your knowledge, skills and experience listed in the Job Profile located at the bottom of the advert.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils