ABA Lead Tutor
| Posting date: | 22 November 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 December 2024 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE3 8RA |
| Company: | Leicestershire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4228 |
Summary
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Field Based Worker
Salary: £27,717 - £30,066 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 37 hours Mon - Fri
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 1st December 2024
Interview Date(s): 10th December 2024
About the Role
The Applied Behaviour Analysis Team within the Autism Outreach Team has an exciting and interesting opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed Lead ABA Tutor to join the Team.
The ABA Team within the Autism Outreach Team, is a well-regarded and welcoming team, consists of ABA Consultants and a Lead ABA Tutor with a wealth of knowledge and experience and a passion for inclusion. We work with mainstream and specialist education settings across Leicestershire and the surrounding counties to support positive outcomes for autistic pupils.
We are committed to understanding autism as difference rather than deficit and as part of Specialist Teaching Service, we aim to improve opportunities, outcomes and experiences for children and young people with SEND in partnership with families, educational settings and organisations.
The successful applicant will have casework responsibility, under the supervision and support of an ABA Consultant, which will focus on supporting Learning Support Assistants in schools to understand ABA theory, implement ABA programs and successfully achieve an ABA qualification. You will provide support for educational settings through modelling of good practice, sharing knowledge and approaches and delivering training presentations.
The role involves maintaining thorough records of work undertaken. In addition, you will engage with ongoing professional development to identify, develop and deliver resources that promote curriculum access for autistic learners.
An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
- RBT (Registered Behaviour Technician) qualification, equivalent or higher qualification in ABA.
- Substantial experience of working directly with pupils with a diagnosis of Autism or communication and interaction needs, as an ABA Tutor. Knowledge of ABA teaching approaches and resources to support the attainment and inclusion of autistic pupils
- Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to deliver training and feedback to members of staff and establish effective working relationships with colleagues, educational settings and partner agencies
- Ability to manage a caseload effectively, prioritise work and demonstrate effective time management, using own initiative to write reports, plan training and feedback activities and work in an organised manner
- Significant experience of working appropriately in accordance with relevant statutory and local policies and procedures for SEND and the ability to carry out all duties in line with LCC Safeguarding policies and procedures and fulfil relevant safeguarding competencies
- Ability to actively demonstrate the values of the authority: Positivity; Trust and respect; Flexibility; Openness and Transparency
- Must be able to perform all duties and tasks with reasonable adjustment, where appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of the Equality Act 2010. This will include requirements to work flexibly around holiday periods in line with the service requirements and access to a vehicle with the ability to travel to temporary bases such as schools, touch-down bases etc
We are looking for an individual who celebrates equality, diversity and inclusion, challenging discrimination at every level, together as a service and a Council. We warmly welcome those from all cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs.
Interviews for this post will take place in person. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Leanne Corby, Acting Lead ABA Consultant or Vanessa Foulds STS Team Manager
Telephone: 0116 3050673
Email: leanne.corby@leics.gov.uk or vanessa.foulds@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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