Outreach Practitioner (Complex Behaviours)

Job description

The Vacancy

North Lincolnshire's innovative One Family Approach model ensures the best possible outcomes for Children and Families. We believe children should be in their families, in their local schools and thriving in their communities.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and compassionate Outreach Practitioner to join our highly regarded Complex Behaviour Team (COBE) within the Virtual School and Inclusion Service.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join this innovative team to provide a high-quality service and support to children with complex needs. The successful candidate will work collaboratively to empower parents and carers with the skills to support their children with a range of needs to promote the child's development and support family functioning.

This rewarding role offers the chance to make a genuine difference to the lives of children and young people with complex needs, learning disabilities and needs that challenge. Working alongside families, schools and partner agencies, you will help children and young people achieve positive outcomes through practical intervention, coaching, training and personalised support.

Why Join Us?
You will become part of a passionate and innovative service committed to:
• Improving life chances for children and young people
• Supporting families through strengths-based practice
• Promoting inclusion and reducing barriers to participation
• Investing in staff development and continuous professional learning
• Delivering creative and evidence-informed interventions

We offer a flexible and supportive working environment, opportunities for professional development and the chance to be part of a service making a real difference across North Lincolnshire.

The Council
At North Lincolnshire Council, we are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire; we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values - equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility - in all that we do.

Please see attached job description and employee specification which you should refer to when completing your application to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Interested candidates can seek further information from Sarah Huddart -Senior Officer [email protected].

Closing date: 14 September 2026

Interview date: 23 September 2026

Candidates must be able to evidence their right to work in the UK. Please note the council does not hold a sponsor licence to sponsor people to work in the UK.

As an employer, we promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers. Recruitment to this post will follow our safer recruitment procedure which includes us requesting references prior to interview and a DBS check.

The Council

We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values - equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility - in all that we do.

The Benefits

Staff discounts

Annual leave

Access to pensions

Salary sacrifice
schemes

Free car parking

Eye test and glasses reimbursements