An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the well respected SEMHL team in Coventry in a newly developed role as a Key Based Specialist Practitioner (KSP)You will be part of a team who are based at the Key Intervention and work within the Key settings and in primary schools across the city.We can offer you:A supportive and friendly team of colleaguesExcellent professional development opportunities.An opportunity to make a difference to children and families.The chance to have a role in creatively shaping provision within an established and well-respected service.We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.Our ValuesIn line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.Our Values are:Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.What is the job role?Job role (key based): There are two main functions of the role. You will support primary pupils who have a place at the key intervention, focusing on individual and group interventions as well as supporting families and the wider team around the child. You will also provide outreach support for pupils whose schools have requested further intervention, have been placed through the Fair Access Protocol (FAP) panel or who have been permanently excluded to be successfully included into their setting.You will be expected to work with children who may have a range of SEND needs, including cognitive, physical, SEMH and communication difficulties. You will need to be able to work on your own initiative with families, schools, management, staff, relevant professionals, and other agencies.You will also be expected to vary the support offered to pupils, to meet their individual needs and the needs of the provider. This could include setting up and attending meetings, writing plans, delivering intervention, mentoring, and modelling strategies.This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).Who are we looking for?To be successful in this role we are looking for someone:Who is personally resilientCan build relationships quickly and not take behaviour personallyTo be empathetic and patientTo be positive and affirmingTo be solution-focusedTo be a good team playerTo be a good communicatorTo be able to show initiativeTo have experience in a primary school or service settingTo have experience in supporting primary aged children in all four areas of SEND.Discussions are warmly welcomed. Please contact Dawn Neale - dawn.neale@coventry.gov.uk or Marie Rowley - marie.rowley@coventry.gov.uk (Intervention managers)This post is 32 hours per week - term time only. Interview date: Thursday 3rd April 2025If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:Members of the Armed Forces and veteransAre currently in care or have previously been in careIf you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health conditionFor full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.About CoventryCoventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies
