Behaviour Specialist - Children's Residential Social Care

Are you passionate about supporting young people and helping teams deliver trauma-aware, relationship-based care? Odyssey Social Care is seeking a Behaviour Specialist to join our Integrated Care Services team and play a key role in developing evidence-based supports that improve outcomes for young people in residential care.

Location

Hybrid role based in the South East Region with a Kilkenny office base, supporting residential services across the South East and Southern regions.

Contract Details

• Full-time, Permanent
• 40 hours per week
• 22 days annual leave
• Salary: €55,000 - €60,000 per annum
  
  

As a Behaviour Specialist, you will work as part of Odyssey Social Care's Integrated Care Services team alongside Psychology, Positive Behaviour Support and outdoor adventure-based supports.

You will support residential teams to understand behaviour as communication and implement trauma-aware, evidence-based interventions that promote positive outcomes for young people. The successful candidate will provide consultation, guidance and training to staff teams while helping to develop and implement individualised support plans that reflect each young person's needs, experiences and strengths.

About The Role

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and support trauma-aware Integrated Care Services (ICS) support plans.
• Conduct functional behaviour assessments and develop practical interventions.
• Provide consultation, guidance and training to residential care teams.
• Support staff teams to implement interventions consistently and effectively.
• Collaborate with young people, families, social care teams and external professionals.
• Use outcome data to inform planning, interventions and reviews.
• Monitor progress and report on placement outcomes.
• Promote best practice in Positive Behaviour Support and trauma-informed care.
  
  

Essential Requirements

• Master's level qualification in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), ABA, Psychology or a related discipline.
• Experience working with children and young people who have experienced trauma, adversity or attachment difficulties.
• Strong knowledge of child development, trauma, attachment, safeguarding and residential care.
• Experience developing or implementing PBS-informed or trauma-aware interventions.
• Experience providing consultation, guidance or training to staff teams.
• Excellent communication, analytical and report-writing skills.
• Ability to build positive working relationships and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Full clean driving licence.
• Membership of a relevant professional body where applicable.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience working within children's residential services.
• Knowledge of HIQA National Standards and the Irish regulatory framework.
• Additional training in trauma-informed practice, attachment-informed practice, DDP, restorative practice or therapeutic residential care.
  
  

What We Offer

• Competitive salary package.
• Hybrid working model.
• Professional supervision and peer support.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary clinical team.
• Meaningful work supporting young people to achieve positive outcomes and reach their full potential.
  
  

About The Company

Odyssey Social Care is a children’s residential care provider in Ireland. We support young people by providing secure and safe homes and by building trusting and meaningful relationships with our teams.

We work therapeutically with our young people to support them through past hurts and traumas.

We go on the journey with our young people, empowering them to be the best version of themselves.

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