Behaviour Support Practitioner

Behavioural Support Practitioner/Behavioural Therapist Preston - £38,591 per annum_

Typical Shifts are: 9am 5pm office hours, 5 days per week however shift patterns can be discussed at interview.

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Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
Enhanced retirement leave
Long service awards

Voyage Care is seeking a Behavioural Support Practitioner with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support. Our Behavioural Support Practitioners are at the heart of our delivery of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS).

We’re currently searching for a dynamic Behavioural Support Practitioner to promote least restrictive practice and embed a trauma informed culture. The role will develop practice at 2 specialist supported living services, a service in Preston and another service in Lytham St Annes. These services have been developed to deliver a model that fully aligns with the principles of Capable Environments and our skilled teams support people with enhanced and complex needs to live fulfilled lives.

You will be working with the people we support and in collaboration with our managers, external professionals and families to promote meaningful outcomes. You will advocate Practice Leadership, guiding and coaching our teams in the area of PBS, establishing good team understanding of behavioural analysis and providing clear positive outcomes. This will promote a collaborative approach and ensure that the people we support gain more independence in their daily lives and maximise quality of life outcomes.

You will be responsible for developing functional behavioural analysis, developing and implementing Positive Behaviour Support Plans and attending multi-disciplinary meetings, promoting a culture of reflective practice. You’ll be a friendly, dynamic and empathetic professional with a passion for delivering the best support.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to the lives of others, whether that’s guiding and supporting our colleagues to grow in confidence or enabling the people we support so that they meet their goals and live a fulfilled life.

We’re looking to welcome to our Lancashire team a PBS professional who has both the right experience and the right values, with relevant qualifications outlined below:

- A bachelor’s degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis or a related field (such as Positive Behaviour Support) with at least two years of applicable experience; or
- Master’s degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis, or a related field (such as Positive Behaviour Support) with one year of professional experience or
- Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology or Equivalent Qualification.

The Behavioural Support Practitioner for our Lancashire services must be a skilled practitioner and role model, demonstrating resilience, flexibility and composure in their approach. In addition, they will work in collaboration with the operational management team to develop and embed a therapeutic model of support at the service, within a PBS framework.

**Why choose us?**

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to grow together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.