Salary: Band 8, £28,188 to £30,349 per annum pro-rata for 29.6 hours (£35,235 to £37,937 FTE)
Contract: Two Fixed Term / Secondment positions for one year
Hours: Part Time (29.6 hours per week - days and hours can be discussed at interview)
Closing date: Sunday 23 March 2025, 23:59
Interview date: Tuesday 8 April 2025
The Service:
In Portsmouth we are proud to be at the forefront of integrated multi-agency work with neurodiverse children and their families.In September 2022 as a national trailblazer, we launched our new ND pathway and Multidisciplinary 0-19yr Neurodiversity Service.This brings together experts from a range of fields to provide universal and targeted information, advice and guidance.
Your New Role:
You will proactively engage and manage an allocation of children, young people and their families that allow sufficient time for the personalised support required.Alongside the Lead Professional, you will facilitate the provision of emotional and behavioural support and offer informed advice whilst holding services across the system to account ensuring children, young people and their families access the right support to meet their needs. You will advocate for young people, ensuring their views are heard in multi-agency settings.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.
What you'll need to succeed:
You are passionate about supporting children and young people, committed to collaborative, family-centred practice, and ready to bring your expertise to a dynamic, supportive environment. You have significant experience of working in the field of Autism and/or Learning Disability, and of working with children and young people across health, education and social care. You can communicate effectively and tailor communication to different audiences including children and young people who are autistic and/or have a learning disability, parents and professionals. You can mediate, analyse complex issues, challenge practice and develop and implement solutions.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
Additional Information:
The full job profile is attached below.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Claire Mason, Neurodiversity Service Lead, Claire.mason@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, 023 92 841 273
A commitment to our values:
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.
Application process:
How to complete your application: Support for applicants - Careers portal
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
Click on the 'Apply' button to register or log into your applicant account, complete our profile builder, and enter your personal statement.In your personal statement, please detail why you feel you are suitable for the role using the 'Who is the Person' section of the job profile.
If you apply without a detailed personal statement, it is unlikely that your application will be successful.
Please ensure you provide your full education history from secondary school, include name/address of establishment, details of relevant qualifications & awarding body. Please explain any gaps - this is essential for all safeguarding children's roles.
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
We look forward to speaking with you soon.
Why come to live and work in Portsmouth?
Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work.It is an island city with an “inner city” feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep.With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work.Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services.
What we can offer you:
Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.
Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our careers portal homepage: Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Partnership safer recruitment procedures.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk. or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616800.