9 Temporary, Social Services / Housing jobs in Coventry

Are you passionate about supporting young people with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs in primary mainstream educational settings? Do you have the expertise to help schools implement trauma-informed strategies to enhance learning and well-being? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to make a real difference! Due to the expansion of our school-to-school department, we are looking for talented individuals to join our hard working and dedicated team to help pupils within our Local Authority, to successfully access their mainstream provision. Whilst the majority of your time will be spent supporting different schools in locality, our team are based at Oakfield Short Stay School, at Shepshed and Earl Shilton., There are several positions available across each site. You can be deployed to either base as demand requires, as well as working with primary and SEMH bases across the county preventing exclusions, preparing, and supporting pupils for reintegration within primary settings, including KS3 pupils as required. The role involves travel across the county for which mileage can be claimed, in accordance with Local Authority policy. The posts are for a fixed term period of 12 months, however there could be future opportunities based on funding availability.,

• Supporting Schools: Work alongside school staff to embed trauma-informed practices, ensuring a nurturing and supportive environment for the young person.
• Coaching & Modelling Best Practice: Provide guidance to teaching and support staff by demonstrating effective strategies and fostering inclusive teaching methods for children with complex SEMH needs.
• Collaboration with Senior Leaders and wider professionals: Work with a range of professional teams to advise and promote best practices in SEMH support. Actively contributing advice and recommendations through primary inclusion forums and other local authority sources of support.
• Regular Drop-ins for Continued Support: Maintain ongoing engagement with schools, offering regular visits and follow-ups to ensure consistency and progress.
• Detailed Record-Keeping: Maintain accurate records in line with the school's graduated response framework, tracking progress and documenting key interventions.
• Resilience and a sense of humour!
In return we can offer you:
• A team of professional colleagues who always go the extra mile for their pupils.
• Regular in school / out of school training to develop both your skills and your career, which includes ELSA training, Emotion Coaching and Trauma Informed Practice
• Supportive colleagues across the Local Authority who work creatively and collaboratively as a team, and are both passionate and enthusiastic, despite the challenges
• Senior Leaders who work alongside you and who are supportive
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.

We are looking for dedicated and caring practitioners, who work well as part of a team, whilst using their initiative when working independently. Staff who have worked in our team are highly sort after by mainstream schools, so this is an ideal opportunity to develop your skills to progress your career. A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post., We are looking for someone with proven experience of working with young people with SEMH needs in educational settings who has a strong understanding of trauma-informed practices and inclusive strategies. You must have excellent coaching and mentoring skills, with the ability to guide school staff effectively. The post holder must have the ability to work collaboratively with a range of professionals, including senior leaders and specialist staff. A commitment to improving outcomes for young people facing SEMH challenges is essential.,
• A HLTA qualification or equivalent with GCSE Grade C or above or equivalent in Mathematics and English Language, Disability Confident
About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .