Assistant Behaviour Specialist

Shared Services Partnership; Eastleigh; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A local social care organization in Hampshire is seeking an Assistant Behaviour Specialist to enhance personalized care for individuals with learning disabilities and mental health challenges. Your role involves conducting assessments, guiding support strategies, and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams. This hybrid position fosters work-life balance and offers a competitive benefits package including a pension scheme and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

Continuous learning and mentoring

Employee Assistance Programme

Competitive benefits package

Generous annual leave entitlement

Qualifications

• Interest in or experience with Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behaviour Support.
• Experience or knowledge of social care assessment for clients with learning disabilities or mental health.
• Ability to plan methodically and draw objective conclusions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct behaviour assessments and reviews.
• Support clients and care teams to implement behaviour support strategies.
• Provide support and advice to direct care teams.

Skills

Applied Behaviour Analysis

High-level communication skills

Analytical skills

Job description

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12.08.2025

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Job Description:

Job Reference: HCC621844

Salary Range: £33,178 - £36,369 per annum

Work Location: Countywide, Hampshire

Contract Type: Temporary (18 months)

Closing Date: 11 August 2025

The Role:

As an Assistant Behaviour Specialist joining our small Least Restrictive Practice Social Work Team, you’ll have the chance to make a significant difference to peoples’ lives. The Least Restrictive Practice Project (LRP) is a unique multi-professional project created to enhance the provision of personalised, yet cost effective, less restrictive approaches to social care, to meet the needs of individuals with learning disabilities, Autism or Mental Health difficulties. Our purpose is to ultimately reduce distress, restrictions and improve our clients’ quality of life.

What you’ll do:

• With the guidance of the team Behaviour Specialist, you’ll use your sound judgment to carry out behaviour assessments and reviews, and support clients and their care agencies to implement positive behaviour support strategies
• Role model and guide clients assessed behaviours and support needs to non-qualified colleagues and to other, non-qualified carers
• Visit clients across Hampshire, providing support and advice to direct care teams based on MDT assessment

What we’re looking for:

• Interest in, or experience of, using Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behaviour Support
• Experience or knowledge of assessment of Social Care needs of clients with Learning Disabilities, Autism or Mental Health
• High-level communication skills
• Ability to plan methodically, analyse information, problem solve and draw objective conclusions to produce both accurate and accessible reports and intervention plans

Take a look at our Candidate Packfor more information about the Senior Case Worker role,team and our values.The section‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements anddemonstrate our values, in your application.

• Professional development: Continuous learning, mentoring and supportive supervision.
• Work-life balance: Enjoy a fulfilling career with a good balance between work and home life.
• Employee support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more informationhere.

This is a hybrid role (home and office working) with your office base being the closest Hampshire County Council office to your home address.

Other job titles you may be searching for: Case Worker, Senior Case Worker, Welfare Worker, Community Worker, Casework Assistant, Case Manager, Care Manager, Social Work Assistant, Social Work Practitioner, Support Worker, Support Coordinator, Reviewing Officer, Behaviour Technician, Behaviour Support Assistant

Travel Requirements:

You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire and the Isle of Wight or other local authority, and it is essential that you have a current drivers’ licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis.

Values Based Recruitment:

We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.

Additional Information:

Vetting Requirements:

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.