Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner
Location: London
Application Deadline: 27 May 2024
Salary: £35,365 per annum
Job Summary
An exciting opportunity to join our client as a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner as they continue to grow as an adult social care provider.
Salary: £35,365 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours
Job Type: Permanent – Full time
Department: Operations
Benefits
- A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
- 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays & enrolment onto a pension scheme
- 24-hour Employee Assistance
- Paid Enhanced DBS
- Eye care vouchers & Perkbox (employee benefits platform – for wellbeing and discounts)
- Salary sacrifice schemes available: Travel to work loan, Cycle to work Scheme, Gym Membership & Tech Purchase
About the role
This is a great opportunity in our client’s Specialist Support Team to make a real difference to the lives of people they support. They are looking for someone with experience in designing, implementing and embedding person centred assessments and interventions in line with Positive Behaviour Support approaches. Your enthusiasm, drive for quality, excellent communication skills and track record of getting things done are needed. In return, you will get a rewarding career opportunity in an organisation that prides itself on allowing people to live the life they want.
Duties will include:
- To role model and act as an organisational resource on best practice in supporting people using a Positive Behaviour Support framework.
- To carry out functional assessments, analyse data, develop PBS strategies and plans and develop a plan for implementation based on robust mediator analysis.
- To ensure all assessments are person centred, robust and accurately reflect risk factors for the person, people around them and to the organisation.
- To support the development of our client’s local offer (building capability and competency) through training and coaching in PBS.
- To assist in the development of their offer to supporting people who are at risk of exclusion from universal services and at risk of being admitted to hospital.
About you
To be a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner, the following are essential:
- Hold a relevant undergraduate, or post graduate qualification in Psychology, Positive Behaviour Support, Behaviour Analysis or Autism/Learning Disability or equivalent
- An understanding of the needs of people with learning disabilities and autism including those with complex health needs, additional mental health needs and complex support needs
- Experience of using functional assessments and developing PBS strategies
- Experience of using data analysis to design and develop support plans, intervention strategies and monitoring improvements in quality of life in collaboration with support teams and families
- Experience of developing strong relationships with individuals and families built on trust and respect
About the Organisation
Our client has a passion for life and makes it their mission to support people in living the life they desire, whatever that may be. They care about the people they support and the work they do, and would love for you to join them.
Do you want to be a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner? Select the apply button shown, complete an application form and someone from the Recruitment Team will be in touch!
All posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure as well as a full employment history and employment references. Our client is committed to equal opportunities in employment and the support provided and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
They reserve the right to close vacancies before the date stated when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. You are advised to submit your completed application form as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered.
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