Job Title: Inclusion Advisor and County Lead for Herts Therapeutic Thinking Starting Salary: £52,138 progressing to £57,652 pa pro rata Hours: 37 hours per week, term time only 3 weeks Location: Hemel Hempstead or Stevenage with travel countywide Contract Type: Permanent Directorate: Childrens Services About the team Would you like an opportunity to support Hertfordshire in delivering better outcomes for children? We have a vacancy for an Inclusion Advisor and County Lead for Herts Therapeutic Thinking, within the Specialist Advice and Support Service. Therapeutic Thinking Hertfordshire is Hertfordshire's preferred approach to supporting positive behaviour management in schools and settings (previously known as Steps). About the role This role is responsible for leading the development and delivery of Hertfordshire's preferred approach to managing behaviour for children and young people aged 0-25, Hertfordshire Steps. You will support the Specialism Lead for Speech Language Communication and Autism and County Lead for Access and Inclusion in providing expert professional advice about behaviour policy and inclusive practice across Hertfordshire, especially for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and/or other additional needs. The main areas of responsibility include: To lead the strategic development, operational delivery and evaluation of Hertfordshire Therapeutic Thinking across the County. To lead, train, supervise and quality assure all Herts Therapeutic Thinking Tutors across all settings and services to ensure the implementation of the approach is of high quality, safe, consistent and effective. To provide expert advice and guidance, including challenge where appropriate, about effective and safe management of difficult/detrimental behaviour to Headteachers in special and mainstream settings, leadership teams, Heads of Service and leaders in other agencies. To manage and monitor the budget for Herts Therapeutic Thinking, ensuring income targets are met and resources are used effectively. About you Essential: Expertise in behaviour management. Hold a current Herts Therapeutic Thinking tutor certificate. Successful experience of delivering Therapeutic Thinking training. At least five years' experience of working in a school or educational setting. Thorough knowledge and experience of legislation, policy and practice for children with special educational/additional needs, behaviour and pupil welfare, including exclusion and attendance. A knowledge of and commitment to the benefits of a therapeutic approach to behaviour. Ability to support, advise and challenge sensitively and skilfully to achieve positive outcomes and maintain effective professional relationships. A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes. Desirable: Management experience in a setting/service for children and young people with significant special educational/additional needs. Educated to degree level with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Experience of teaching children and young people with autism, ADHD and/or SLCN. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support schools in embedding approaches to improve inclusive practise for children and young people, as well as supporting the Local Authority processes as required under the direction of the Specialism Lead by attending various meetings and reviews on behalf of the service. As part of the role the post holder will work collaboratively with the Delivering Special Provision Locally (DSPL) Partnerships and other colleagues both within and outside SEND SAS to promote early intervention and excellent inclusive practice. If this sounds like the opportunity for you, would love to hear from you. This job role is within the Health and Social Care Services, level HSC13 job profile. Please locate this via: Job profiles - Health and social care To hear more about this opportunity please contact Sharon Coubray, Specialism Lead for Speech, Language, Communication & Autism at sharon.coubrayhertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role. Interview Date: 3rd, 6th and 7th February. Benefits of working for us How to apply As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. Disability Confident We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. Safeguarding This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. Driving required You'll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations. English Fluency The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.