Job Description

About The Role

Job Title:

Autism Advisory Teacher - Inclusion Outreach Service

Hours:

36.20 Term Time Only

Salary:

Teachers' Upper Pay Range 47,472 - 51,048 pro rata

Contract:

Permanent

Closing date:

23/10/2025

Interview date:

29/10/2025

Come and join us on our Restorative Journey of Improvement to gain the best for children and families in Herefordshire

The Role

We are looking for an inspiring Advisory Teacher with a passion for inclusion and a specialism in Autism and Communication & Interaction. This is an exciting opportunity to join our fast-paced, evolving Inclusion Outreach Service, where no two days are the same and every day makes a difference.



You will work directly with mainstream schools, offering expert advice, guidance and practical strategies to ensure children and young people with Autism and additional needs are fully included and able to thrive. From modelling classroom approaches to delivering impactful training, you will be at the heart of building confidence and capacity in schools so that staff feel equipped to meet diverse needs.



We want someone with proven experience of working with children and young people with Autism, who can communicate with clarity and enth/usiasm, and who has the drive to shape practice and inspire others. You will be flexible, reflective and ready/ to make a real impact. In return, you'll be part of a supportive and forward-thinking team, with opportunities to develop your expertise and play a key role in transforming inclusive practice across the area.



If you believe every child deserves the chance to feel valued, understood and successful in their school, then this is the role for you.

Benefits of working for Herefordshire Council:

A competitive salary and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:

Pension

Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)

Flexible working:

flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home working

Employee Assistance Programme:

24/7 access to support and counselling Payment of

professional membership fees

Pick your perks

- our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.

About Us

Herefordshire is a beautiful, historic county located in the heart of the Marches on the border with Wales. We are one of the most rural and sparsely populated counties in England with a wealth of unspoilt countryside, distinctive heritage, and lively and attractive market towns.



Our priority in Herefordshire is to keep children safe and give them a great start in life. It's the priority for the council, our partners and for all of us who work with Children & Young People.



How do we do this? By having dynamic, dedicated, passionate and professional staff who work in a culture that focuses on what we can achieve with children, what they can achieve themselves, and the relationship we build with families and partners to enable this. We have invested heavily in training and developing staff in our relational practice approach with our improvement partner Leeds City Council, so it's an exciting time to join Herefordshire - we believe in investing in you so you can be the best you can be!



Herefordshire has a really strong team ethos. Our teams are passionate about the work they do and the positive difference they and the teams they are in make to people's lives. This is all underpinned by the focus and support from their managers and the council as a whole.



We will deliver better support to our most vulnerable children and their families, develop stronger relationships with partners across the region, and beyond.



Therefore, we take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.



Come to Herefordshire and join the journey.



Herefordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and vulnerable adults. If you are offered this position, it will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks.



We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity. All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.



The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:


Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the "Disability Confident" scheme; Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, or their families. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant; and Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.

Please refer to the and Person Specification for more details of this role.



To apply, please submit your CV and complete the supporting statement within the application form, referring to the job description & person specification, detailing how you meet the specific requirements of the role.

About Us

The Council plan sets out how we will make our contribution to achieving a better and more successful Herefordshire, please see the link below to find out more:

Herefordshire Council Plan 2024-28