Pbs Practitioner East

Description

**Role: PBS Practitioner**

**Location: Essex and East Anglia.**

**Salary: Competitive**

**About us...**

Achieve together is one of the UK’s leading providers of support for people with learning disabilities, autism and associated complex needs. Our vision is to provide the best specialist support - inspiring a generation to ensure people live happy, healthy and meaningful lives - and our commitment to supporting the people and families we work with is at the very heart of what we do.

We now have an exciting new opportunity for a PBS Practitioner to assist in supporting the Health and Wellbeing team.

**What you'll be doing...**

Provide excellent Positive Behaviour Support, in keeping with the organisations Positive Behaviour Support Framework, respond to PBS Referrals and hold a caseload, prioritised with support from the PBS Team Manage Ensure support teams are focused on enhancing the quality of life of people supported, promoting personal skill development and reducing/eliminating the use of restrictive practices

Support will be offered within a general geographical area, but may include some work outside that area from time to time, if specialist support is required

**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide excellent Positive Behaviour Support, in keeping with the organisations Positive Behaviour Support Framework to people supported from Brighton High Street
- Respond to PBS Referrals and hold a caseload, prioritised with support from the PBS Team Manager
- Complete Functional Assessments and implement PBS Plans in collaboration with support teams, and families as appropriate
- To provide modular based PASSPORT Training to staff teams, as relevant to the needs of the person/people supported
- Promote the least restrictive means of support, and the organisations commitment to STOMP and the reduction in use of psychotropic medicines
- Work collaboratively with the Assessment & Placement Team to assist in supporting people who are moving into our services, to minimise the risk of a placement breakdown
- Respond to crisis situations in which a person is posing a risk to self and/or others and there is a risk of placement breakdown/hospital admission
- _**Experience required**
- 1st Degree 2:2 or above in Psychology, Health and Social Care, Applied Behaviour Analysis or PBS (Consideration will be given to other qualifications of a similar nature or level)
- Experience of directly supporting adults with learning disabilities and/or autism
- Skill in completing functional assessment, and developing/implementing PBS Plans which are easy for support teams to understand and follow
- Maintain data analysis related to behavioural support to evidence justification for strategies employed and behavioural trends over time
- Skill in assessing potential environmental and health factors at play in relation to challenging behaviour, including assessment of team dynamics
- Effectively communicate with people supported, families, support teams and external professionals to ensure excellent communication and continuity of support
- Skill at teaching small groups of staff, and including a commitment to become a PASS+PORT accredited trainer
- Experience of supporting teams in crisis situations, and positive role modelling to enhance skill, competence and confidence of support staff
- Willingness and ability to travel throughout the organisation. A full drivers license and ability to drive is essential for this role

**Key Competencies**
- To engage professionally and respectfully with others, whilst advocating for excellent health and wellbeing for people supported by the organisation
- Able to work proactively with other internal departments and external health/social care professionals to promote the organisation and collaborative partnership working
- Able to assess the competency of managers and support teams with specialist healthcare procedures
- Excellent verbal, written and IT skills to ensure accurate and professional records and reports are developed as appropriate

**Why work for us...**

We’re committed to the growth of people across our business because working with us is not just about having a job, but the opportunity to grow and flourish within our organisation for years to come.

**As well as a competitive salary you will also receive**
- 33 day holiday inclusive of bank holidays
- Access Retail Discounts
- Reward and recognition monthly and annual
- Development and access to professional training
- Access to counselling services
- Continuous on the job training is provided
- Contributory Pension Plan
- Checks and Clearances paid for by Achieve together

If this sounds like you and you relish the idea to work for a company where you can really make a difference, then we want to hear from you today.

**_ We at Achieve Together treat everyone equally with dignity and respect. We believe in the strength and value of an inclusive and diverse workforce and recognise the positive contribution all