Behaviour Outreach Support Service Caseworker

BUILDING A NEW DIRECTION LIMITED; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions (up to 6%)

Enhanced sick and family leave

Eye care vouchers

Cycle to work scheme

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Family Action is seeking a motivated BOSS Caseworker to join the countywide Lincolnshire team. The role requires working with children displaying distressed behaviours, and involves advising schools, delivering training, and coordinating support plans. Based at North Hykeham, Lincoln, the post is part-time (26 hours/week) with a permanent contract.

Flexible working arrangements may be available. Applicants should have experience with distressed behaviours, caseload management, and training

Qualifications

• Experience working with pupils with distressed behaviours.
• Ability to manage your own caseload and complete assessments.
• Experience delivering training and coaching to schools/parents.

Responsibilities

• Co-produce bespoke support plans for schools and pupils.
• Deliver training packages to support schools and parents.
• Contribute to the Inclusive Lincolnshire Strategy to reduce permanent exclusions.

Skills

Distressed behaviour

Training delivery

Caseload management

Job description

Job Reference:

1883

Location:

Lincolnshire

Hours of Work:

26 hours per week (part-time)

Salary:

£28,884 - £31,698 FTE per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Contract Type:

Permanent

Closing Date:

14 Oct 2026

Behaviour Outreach Support Service Caseworker

Service: Lincolnshire Behaviour Outreach Support Service (BOSS)

Salary: Grade 3 (lower) point 20 - 23; plus annual leave allowance.

Starting at £28,884 FTE per annum, to £31,698 FTE per annum

Starting at £15,612.97 per annum - 26 hours per week for 40 weeks per year (term time only)

Annual leave allowance starting at approximately £1,513.51 per annum (for part time, term time only hours)

Location: Based at North Hykeham, Lincoln, LN6

Hours: Part-time (26 hours per week) - we offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.

Contract: Permanent Contract

Family Action & the Role’s Impact

At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It's what we've done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.

We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.

We are looking to recruit a motivated and passionate caseworker for our countywide team. Are you an innovative, self-motivated team player with experience of working with children with distressed behaviour? Are you solution focused and passionate about making a difference in everything you do? If so, we want to hear from you.

As a BOSS Caseworker, you will work directly with children who are displaying distressed behaviour and act as a point of contact for schools providing advice and guidance. You will work as part of a team to ensure BOSS provide a responsive, consistent service across Lincolnshire.

Main Responsibilities

• Working closely with schools and families you will coproduce bespoke support plans for schools and pupils to support managing distressed behaviours.
• You will deliver a range of training packages to support schools and parents to effectively support children and young people.
• You will actively contribute to the Inclusive Lincolnshire Strategy to promote inclusion and reduce permanent exclusions in Lincolnshire.

Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification)

• You will bring your knowledge and experience of working with pupils with distressed behaviours, supporting school staff and be confident in delivering training and coaching.
• You will have the ability to manage your own caseload, complete assessments, work collaboratively to produce and review plans and record accurately using a case management system.
• Appointments are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks and Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service - Enhanced with Barred Child Workforce List check.

Benefits

• up to 6% matched-pension contributions
• enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
• eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
• cycle to work scheme
• investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

Additional Dates

• Closing Date: 14th October 2026 at 23:59
• Interview Date: 21st October 2026

For any queries, or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or the potential for flexible working, please email: [e-mail]

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates. We are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action because we know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and we strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support.

All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and request priority consideration for an interview, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role.

To help remove financial barriers to working with us, we will reimburse reasonable travel costs if you are invited to attend an interview in person.

*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.