For services with a vacant or unfilled post
Behaviour specialist cover, 2 to 4 days a week
Maternity leave, a vacancy or a long recruitment? Contract a Chartered Behavioural Psychologist (PSI) and BCBA for the days you need. No recruitment and no payroll: one monthly invoice.
Starts with a short call about your service, your team and your timelines.
- Chartered Behavioural Psychologist (PSI)
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
- Days
- 2 to 4 a week, agreed in advance
- Scope
- Agreed in writing before we start
- Clinician
- Catherine (Katie) Smyth, BCBA, C.Psychol., Ps.S.I.
- Invoicing
- One invoice a month
When it helps
When services use contract cover
Maternity or long-term leave
Keep plans, reviews and staff support going while your specialist is away.
A vacancy you can't fill
Cover the post while you recruit, without lowering the standard of support.
A new service or a busy period
Extra specialist days while a new service opens or complex cases increase.
Compare
Hiring, or contracting us
| Hiring a specialist | Contract cover | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to start | Weeks or months of recruitment | Timings are agreed at contract stage. We ask for 4 weeks' notice where possible. |
| Costs on top | Employer's PRSI, holiday pay, pension, cover for leave | One day rate, plus travel at mileage rates |
| Changing the days | Contract and notice periods | Change the days with 2 weeks' notice |
| Insurance and supervision | Your responsibility | Ours |
Time to start
- Hiring a specialist
- Weeks or months of recruitment
- Contract cover
- Timings are agreed at contract stage. We ask for 4 weeks' notice where possible.
Costs on top
- Hiring a specialist
- Employer's PRSI, holiday pay, pension, cover for leave
- Contract cover
- One day rate, plus travel at mileage rates
Changing the days
- Hiring a specialist
- Contract and notice periods
- Contract cover
- Change the days with 2 weeks' notice
Insurance and supervision
- Hiring a specialist
- Your responsibility
- Contract cover
- Ours
Step by step
How it works
Scoping call
We talk through the post, your service and the days you need.
Written scope and quote
What we will do, how many days, the day rate and travel.
Purchase order and start date
We agree a start date and the days for the first month.
Monthly review
A short review each month, and the days adjusted if needed.
Credentials and safeguarding
- Chartered Behavioural Psychologist (PSI)
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
- Garda vetted
- Professional indemnity insurance up to €6.5 million
- Children First trained (July 2026)
Questions
Questions
Is this a staff placement?
No. We provide a service under a written agreement. Our clinician uses their own professional methods, insurance and supervision.
How is it priced?
A day rate, plus travel at mileage rates. You receive one invoice each month. Contact us for a price.
What can the scope include?
Behaviour support plans and reviews, incident reviews, staff training and coaching, and attendance at multidisciplinary meetings. We agree the scope with you in writing before we start.
Get in touch
Tell us about the post
Prefer to talk it through?
Call 045 574 041, Mon–Fri, 09:00–18:00. Or email info@thebehaviourhive.com.
Request a scoping call