Job Introduction
- Location: Leicestershire (with national travel as required)
- Salary: £36,776.07 plus mileage
- Hours per week: 37.5 hours, including travel time
- Required: Previous experience working with adults with learning disabilities and Autism. Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner Accreditation - BTEC level 5 or equivalent. A full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle and a willingness to travel as required.
A meaningful career starts here. Empower people to develop the tools they need to thrive.
As a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) practitioner at Affinity Trust, you will join a team of dedicated professionals who work collaboratively and creatively to facilitate positive outcomes for the people that we support. You will work alongside adults with learning disabilities, autism, and other support needs to transform their lives.
You will be passionate about person-centred practice, fostering capable environments, reducing restrictive interventions and empowering colleagues to deliver outstanding support.
Using techniques built on the principles of inclusion, choice, and participation, your support could make a real difference and open a path to independence.
How will I make a difference?
- You will play a vital role in embedding our strategic PBS approach across the organisation.
- Your support will enable people you support to thrive in their current homes and access the activities and communities that are important to them.
- Your focus will be on improving quality of life through proactive, evidence-based and person-centred interventions that help people develop skills, build independence and achieve their aspirations, their way.
- You’ll work collaboratively with stakeholders internal and external to the organisation and ensure that the person's voice is heard throughout their support.
What qualifications do I need?
- You will need a Positive Behaviour Support accreditation - BTEC Level 5 or equivalent.
- Willingness to register with the UK Society for Behaviour Analysis (UK-SBA). Clinical supervision provided.
What experience do I need?
- Previous experience working with adults with learning disabilities and Autism.
- Experience of completing Functional Behaviour Assessments, PBS plan writing and reviewing, delivering training and coaching/ mentoring support teams to deliver high-quality support.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to gather, understand and communicate a range of data to demonstrate individual, divisional and organisational outcomes.
- Creativity and interpersonal skills to support with engaging operational teams, disseminating information appropriately and having a lasting influence on positive practice.
Our Benefits
- Buy & sell annual leave
- Access pay as you earn via Stream - https://stream.co/en
- Wellbeing scheme
- Fully funded health plan via SimplyHealth (GP, dental, optical)
- Blue Light Card reimbursement
- Pension & Life Assurance
An enhanced DBS check is required (paid for by us).
Positive behaviour support changes lives – becoming a PBS Practitioner will change yours.
Please note that we are actively shortlisting candidates throughout the duration of the advert and so may close this advert early if sufficient applications are received.
Interviews will be held in person at our office in Leicester.
We’re committed to being Disability Confident and we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
If you require any assistance to find out about current vacancies, making an application, or need any recruitment related documentation in a more accessible format please send an e-mail to: Recruitment@affinitytrust.org
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