PBS Practitioner

Are you passionate about PBS?

Are you determined to bridge the gap between academic research and service practice?

Are you motivated to contribute to the evidence base regarding the support of people whose behaviour may be described as challenging?

If you are, then we may have the job for you

At Loughshore, we are developing our current PBS programme to support both our current service users and new admissions.

This role is a full time permanent position based at a new service.

The post holder will use their expertise to support predominantly in the following areas:

• Staff training & development
• Functional Behaviour Assessment
• Behaviour Support Planning (BSP)
• BSP implementation (including practice workshops)
• Incident analysis & debrief
• Meetings and supervision
• Transitions
• Liaising with MDT

The ideal candidate will: (Essential)

• Hold BSc in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities/ Applied Behaviour Analysis/ Psychology/Nursing/Occupational Therapy
• Hold, or be working towards a formal qualification in: or Positive Behaviour Support i.e. PBS BTEC (advanced professional Diploma)
• A full drivers’ licence.

Desirable Criteria:

• Board associate Certified Behaviour Analyst status and/or MSc in Analysis and Intervention in Learning Disability is desirable, NOT essential
• Be willing and able to work towards instructor level inPROACT SCIPr-UK

In addition, the candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• A history of direct support experience with people with learning disabilities and/or ASC and Challenging Behaviour
• A history in conducting assessment and developing, implementing and evaluating interventions for individuals presenting with Challenging Behaviours
• A history of development and delivery of Positive Behaviour Support training
• A history of working as part of a peripatetic team providing consultation to 'challenging behaviour' services (Remote only)
• A history of reducing the use of restrictive practices

What we’d like to give you:

• A competitive salary
• Enhanced disclosure cost coverage
• 28 days inclusive of bank/statutory holidays
• Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training
• Online benefits and cashback rewards
• Cycle to work scheme