Relational & Restorative Practice Advisor

Job Introduction

You will be:

• joining a small team of practitioners who sit within the Virtual School and work to support both education and social care colleagues in developing their relational and restorative approaches.
• work closely with the advisors and an Assistant Educational Psychologist to offer bespoke training packages to provisions across the county.

Based in Stafford, we offer flexible working which supports a hybrid approach of working from home and attendance in the office. You will be required to travel across the county of Staffordshire, and occasionally further beyond.

Main Responsibilities

You will:

• Support wraparound care settings from across the county to develop relational and restorative practice in their work community.
• Co-produce with providers bespoke learning plans using Training Needs Analysis.
• Offer training delivery and support with RRP approaches, including solution focused circles.
• Work closely with the Assistant Educational Psychologist allocated to the project.
• Signpost to other training offers, including RADY and Autism Inclusion.
• Develop networking opportunities for Wraparound Care Providers and those that support them.
• Link with the main Relational and Restorative Practice team.

In addition, it is expected that you can:

• Ensure knowledge of research findings is up to date
• Deliver Solution Focused Circle training
• Offer information, advice and guidance (IAG) to individual practitioners around inclusion and/or SEND concerns
• Support at events, including conferences, training and networking events

The Ideal Candidate

You will:

• Have a great knowledge of both the practice and theory of Relational and Restorative Practice
• Be confident in delivering training as well as getting involved in developing our training materials, which is an ongoing element of the role.
• Have substantial experience of working with children and young people in a variety of settings including Early Years and Primary.
• You should be able to demonstrate an understanding of how Relational and Restorative practice can support practitioners and children to prioritise relationships and deal with conflict when it arises.
• Be confident to work individually, but also feel comfortable with working as part of a small, close-knit team.

"We're happy to talk flexible working"

If you require any additional information regarding this role, please contact Adam Blundell at

Interview dates will be confirmed.

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you'll bring to the role.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you'll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that's why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

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