The Service & Team:

This post will be within the Autism in Schools Team, working alongside the Autism Advisors and line managed by a Senior Educational Psychologist. The team works to meet the needs of neurodivergent children and young people throughout Cornwall, in order to improve their access to the full curriculum and improve outcomes.

We are a proudly neurodiverse team and welcome applications from neurodivergent applicants with relevant skills, experience and qualifications. We recognise the value of lived experience.

The Role:

The role will include proactive work with families, education providers, health colleagues and other colleagues across Cornwall’s SEND and Inclusion system.

The successful applicant will champion inclusive practice and ethos, upskilling the workforce to meet needs effectively at the earliest possible stage. They will facilitate practice in schools and settings which increase the wellbeing, engagement and aspirations of children, young people and their families.

The successful applicant will line manage an ADHD support worker.

This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

Working Pattern:

This is a one year fixed-term contract, starting in September 2026 or earlier if mutually convenient. It is a 0.8 post (4 days/week).

The role will involve face-to-face work with schools and families across Cornwall. The successful applicant will need to be able to travel independently around the county, taking into account that many of our schools are remote and difficult to access by public transport.

We have a number of key office bases around the county which the successful applicant could use alongside hybrid working. A mutually-agreed base will be identified.

What you’ll need to succeed:

The successful applicant will have Qualified Teacher Status (or equivalent) with at least two years recent, relevant experience.

We are also looking for:

Successful and recent experience in teaching and/or supporting pupils with a wide range of special educational needs in schools/settings (including those with additional needs), with a particular interest and/or experience in ADHD.
Knowledge and understanding of current, up to date SEND legislation.
Successful recent experience of working with a range of professionals and supporting/actively listening to families.
Successful recent experience of being a change agent; influencing the performance and understanding of professional colleagues to improve the outcomes for children and young people.
An awareness, understanding and commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people.
The ability to work independently as well as functioning as part of a team.
Excellent and effective written and verbal communication skills with a range of people (e.g. children and young people, parents and carers, other professionals) and in a range of contexts, including training.
Ability to effectively and efficiently use IT.
Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise work within time constraints
Ability to deliver training.
Extensive knowledge of theory and current evidence-based practice relating to ADHD, including neuroaffirming practice.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What you’ll get in return:

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

A competitive salary
A defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
A generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information:

Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.

The full role profile is attached here

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Lucy Yeomans on lucy.yeomans@cornwall.gov.uk

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application. You can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process.

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.

Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Working here - Cornwall Council

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender reassignment status, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.

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