Job Introduction
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Practitioner – Make a Real Difference in Wakefield
Summary
- Location: Wakefield
- Salary: £25,085 plus mileage
- Hours per week: 37.5 including travel time
- Training provided: BTEC Level 4 funded and supported by us, with increase in salary upon completion
- Required: Full UK Manual driving licence and access to a vehicle
- Sponsorship is not available for this position
Looking for a meaningful career where you can make a real impact?
As a Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) practitioner, you will help children and young people with learning disabilities, Autism and sometimes other support needs to transform their lives.
Using techniques built on the principles of inclusion, choice and participation, your support could be the difference between a locked door and an open path to independence.
Why Affinity Trust?
At Affinity Trust, we're passionate about growth – both for the people we support and for our team members. With us, you will be able to:
- Progress Your Career - We’ll enrol you in a fully supported Level 4 PBS BTEC course.
- Make a Tangible Impact - Your expertise will help young people stay in their communities and lead fulfilling lives, reducing the need for specialist residential care.
- Work Flexibly - Enjoy a role that values work-life balance with flexible working options, paid travel time, and mileage covered.
- Join a Supportive Team - Regular clinical supervision from experienced professionals ensures you are fully supported in your role.
Who will I support?
You will work with children and young people who may not be accessing education and may be at significant risk of entering specialist residential care.
How will I make a difference?
Every young person we support will benefit from different strategies and interventions to help them flourish in a safe environment.
You will take time to understand the lived experience of the young person, and support them, their families, carers and other professionals to learn and apply the appropriate positive behaviour support techniques.
Your support will enable young people to stay in their current placements, access their communities and build tools they will use for the rest of their lives to live great, independent lives.
How will I develop?
If you don’t already hold a BTEC Level 4 in Positive Behaviour Support (or equivalent), we will enrol you onto this course and support you throughout your studies while you work with us.
Regular clinical supervision from experienced professionals ensures you are fully supported in your role.
What benefits will I have?
We have a range of benefits that you can mix and match to suit you, such as:
- Care Friends - our employee referral and reward app. You’ll receive points which can be exchanged for extra money.
- Wagestream – an app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it, access to coaching, vouchers, discounts, cashback and more.
- Blue light card – we will reimburse your Blue Light Card membership which provides discounts in your favourite shops and restaurants
- Simply Health - Fully funded health cash plans giving you access to a 24-hour GP, money back on prescriptions, dental treatment, opticians and access to many more health benefits.
- Vivup – spread the cost of home and electronics items, or a bike to cycle to work through fixed salary reductions throughout the year.
- Buy and sell annual leave – transfer windows open twice a year.
- Pension and Life Assurance – you’ll be enrolled into our Scottish Widows pension scheme and Life Assurance scheme.
- Travel time will be included in your contracted hours.
- We respect and value flexible work arrangements.
Positive Behaviour Support changes lives. Join us and help unlock new possibilities for young people.
If you are offered a role with us, you will need to complete an enhanced DBS check. We will submit your application and pay for your check.
We are a Disability Confident employer, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if sufficient applications are received.
