Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

Job Title

Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

Location

Remote with travel

Covering

Manchester, Kirkless, Merseyside, Notts, Derby, Suffolk & London

Hours

35 hours per week

Salary

£32,000 to £35,000 (depending on experience)

Contract

Permanent

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK and currently reside within the United Kingdom. Please note United Response are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

United Response is seeking a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner to join our Health and Wellbeing Team. Do you have the knowledge and experience to support our operational colleagues to embed and promote Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) across our services, including those within the Transforming Care agenda?

The PBS team operates an internal referral system through which caseloads are allocated. The successful candidate will work across the geographical area specified and will be responsible for managing a caseload of individuals referred through this system.

The role includes conducting functional assessments and leading the development, implementation, and evaluation of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) plans to enhance quality of life. In addition, the postholder will promote accessible PBS practices, build the competence of support teams, and deliver training, workshops, and debrief sessions. The individual will also contribute to the wider responsibilities of PBS practice across the organisation.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for a knowledgeable and experienced Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) practitioner with a formal PBS-related qualification (e.g., BTEC Diploma in PBS or BSc in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, MSc Applied Behaviour Analysis or Positive Behaviour Support). You will have experience supporting people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism within adult social care settings who display behaviours of concern, including completing behavioural assessments within a PBS framework and reducing the use of restrictive practices.

You will have strong experience and knowledge of PBS principles and related evidence-based approaches such as Active Support, Person-Centred Planning and Total Communication. Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams is essential, alongside the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and external professionals.

You will be confident working independently, managing a caseload through providing clear advice and guidance, and may have experience delivering training, facilitating practice, coaching teams, or leading debriefs.

A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationally is required.

Desirable

Certification as a UKBACert or UKiBA or willingness to work towards certification.

Do you want to be part of a community with shared goals and values?

Do you want to contribute to United Responses mission and Vision?

Do you want know your work is making a difference to someone’s life?

Then we want to hear from you.

Our central support teams at United Response make sure that everyone who works here has the systems and information they need to fulfil their role, and feel motivated and supported as they do it.

In return, we will help you build a rewarding career along with the following benefits;

• Regular professional supervision
• Enhanced company sick and maternity/paternity pay
• Access to Blue Light Discount Card and Costco membership* T&Cs apply
• Access to free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling, wellbeing and advice services
• Two wellbeing days per year.
• Fully paid training and access to nationally recognised qualifications/apprenticeships
• Generous annual leave allowance, so you can balance your work and personal life.
• Our UR STARS recognition program rewards for individuals and teams who go above and beyond.
• Work place pension scheme
• Long service awards recognising loyalty to the people we support and the organisation
• Travel to work scheme (season ticket loan)
• Access to an online shopping platform with discounts from over 3,500 retailers

United Response is not just a social care provider – we're a well-respected charity dedicated to championing the rights of people with learning disabilities, people with autism and those with mental health needs. Our mission is to empower these individuals to live, work, and actively participate in their communities, free from discrimination and unnecessary obstacles. In everything we do, we strive to be

Connected, Empowered, Driven and Bold.

United Responses’ culture of inclusion, and our focus on health and wellbeing and working models helps ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can be the best they can be. We will treat everyone with dignity and respect and we want to recognise all parts of a person's identity. We believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our organisation and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realise their full potential.

United Response is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to the Mindful Employer values and are a Disability Confident Leader, providing support to applicants with mental and or physical disabilities including guaranteeing an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.

For an informal confidential discussion about the role, please contact Kelly Skinner,

National Lead PBS Practitioner Mobile

07443079016

How to Apply

Please apply with your CV and a short statement outlining your relevant experience and motivation for applying.

This role is subject to a DBS check, the cost of which will be covered by United Response. Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications, early application is strongly encouraged.

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About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.