Positive Behaviour Support

2 months ago

Wakefield, United Kingdom Affinity Trust Full time

Job summary

Were all about possibilities. Are you?

Are you passionate about supporting children and young people with learning disabilities and Autism? Are you creative and committed?

Become a PBS Practitioner

What will you do?

You will be supported by a Senior PBS Practitioner to deliver the highest quality and standards of Positive Behaviour Support to children/young people.

Keywork an agreed number of children/Young people, delivering PBS interventions in their home, school, in the community and other support service settings, including directly supporting the child/young person, modelling good practice and providing guidance to their parents, teachers and a range of other professionals.

If you want to empower the children and young people we support, and you share our values Apply to become a PBS Practitioner today.

Main duties of the job

We are recruiting a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Practitioner to join our team in Wakefield, where we are supporting Children and young people with learning disabilities, autism and behaviours that challenge on a 1 to 1 basis with the aim to increase the child/young persons quality of life through using positive behaviour support strategies and interventions.

The child/young person you will be supporting will be living at home but at significant risk of entering specialist residential care. A key part of this role is to support the child/young person to stay living at home, going to a local school and remain in their community by working in very close partnership with and alongside their, parents, teachers and other professionals to ensure consistent implementation of the PBS strategies.

Holding a full UK driving licence and having access to your own vehicle is essential and you should be prepared to travel across the area for this role.

This is a fulltime position and you will need to work flexibly across the week and occasional weekends.

So, if you think you can be a positive role model, who brings our values to life and shares our passion and commitment to always strive to find creative ways to enrich the lives of those we support then this is the place for you.

Ability to commute/relocate: To WF1 - You must be able to reliably commute for shift start times or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

About us

What will we do?

We provide a package of benefits that make it that bit easier to be your best and we can also support you to achieve Positive Behaviour Support training at diploma level.

We offer Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it, access to coaching, vouchers, discounts, cashback and more.

You will be entitled to annual leave with the ability to buy additional leave.

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: PBS Practitioner

Reports To: Senior PBS Practitoner

Job Purpose

To enable a young person with learning disabilities, Autism, social, emotional and mentalhealth needs and behaviours that challenge to stay at home and to improve the quality oflife for the young person and their family.

This will be achieved by delivering a PositiveBehaviour Support (PBS) service in accordance with legislation, regulatory standards andcontractual requirements, ensuring the achievement of Affinity Trust quality andperformance objectives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Deliver the highest quality and standards of Positive Behaviour Support to youngpeople, their families and a range of other professionals, enabling the child/youngperson to continue to live at home

2. Keywork an agreed number of children/Young people, delivering PBS interventionsand support in the home, in the community, school and other support servicesettings, including directly supporting the young person, modelling good practice andproviding guidance

3. Develop meaningful relationships with the young person and the family that is basedon trust, reliability and professionalism thus enabling effective support andinterventions

4. Support the young person to increase independence, increase their communityinvolvement, develop a range of skills, have more meaningful occupation andenhance their wellbeing

5. To work as part of a team of PBS Practitioners, including providing cover for othermembers of the team as required

6. With direction from the Senior PBS Practitioner respond to crisis situations byproviding timely and specific support and interventions

7. To conduct direct observations of the young person at home, school and any otherenvironments they frequent

8. To assist in the completion of a range of assessments and the formulation of PBSplans

9. To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings and reviews,providing reports and feedback

complete behaviour specific paperwork and contribute to/complete behaviouranalysis reports on a monthly basis

in partnership with children, families and a range of other professionals to seekfeedback and input into service delivery. With direction from the Senior PBSPractitioner, effect any changes required arising from the feedback

12.Present fair, balanced feedback/support to staff and family members. Recognise andchallenge areas of poor practice and institutionalised culture

13.Actively engage in professional supervision from the Senior PBS Practitioner, thusenabling accountability, effective service delivery and continuous professionaldevelopment

closely with schools including delivering direct support and guidance to schoolstaff during the school day, via direct work with the young person and contributing toworkshops

15.Produce high quality and accurate records of work with the young person, theirfamilies and other professionals. Contribute to review meeting reports, outcomemonitoring systems and other reports as required

all relevant records in relation to the young person we support areappropriately maintained and up to date using the Nourish management informationsystem

17.Contribute to effective multi-agency working practices by maintaining regular contactwith key professionals such as social workers and school staff, providing feedbackand observations both verbally and in writing and taking part in a range of multiagency meetings

18.Actively participate in specialist PBS and other learning and development to ensurequality of service delivery and continuous professional development

undertake a work pattern structured around the requirements of the children andtheir families which will include some non-office hours working

be aware of and report any safeguarding and child protection concerns

21.Undertake research to ensure knowledge is up to date re best practice/newinterventions, and to contribute to papers and research as appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Willingness and ability to undertake PBS specific training and a range of other learning and development opportunities Knowledge Good knowledge and understanding of child protection and safeguarding and the increased vulnerability of disabled children and young people Knowledge of physical, social and emotional needs of children and young people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge and how these can be met Knowledge of the issues that affect the families of children and young people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge Knowledge of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities - Autism, ADHD etc An understanding of effective multiagency working

Desirable

Knowledge of positive behaviour support theory and practice Knowledge and experience of using person centred planning approaches IT Literate including client record systems Knowledge of learning difficulties

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with children and young people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge Experience of multi-agency working and working alongside other professionals Experience of producing high quality written records and other reports relating to service delivery

Desirable

Experience of consultation with children /young people and families Experience of contributing to assessments, positive behaviour support plans and risk assessments. Experience of undertaking consultation with children and young people and families to gain feedback Experience of working within an outcomes focused service

Skills

Essential

Ability to deliver Intensive support and interventions to children and young people, families and other professionals Ability to develop positive professional relationships with children and young people, families and a range of professionals Ability to work alongside colleagues in school settings and provide guidance and modelling Ability to fully engage with children and young people, families and other professionals- providing guidance and support, gaining feedback and challenging negative practice and attitudes. Ability to produce high quality records and reports. Ability to use outcome monitoring tools Ability to contribute to a range of assessments and to individual Positive Behaviour Support plans Ability to identify problems and risks and take corrective actions Ability to participate in a range of meetings including multi-agency meetings Ability to manage own workloads

Competency & Values

Essential

Communication verbal and written Accurate communication skills with attention to detail. Confident and persuasive communicator. Demonstrable questioning and listening skills Values Demonstrates company values. Self-motivated and enthusiastic to learn new skills. Demonstrates an inclusive approach at work and supportive to colleagues. Discrete and maintains confidentially of information Safeguarding Demonstrate knowledge of child protection practices awareness of abuse and neglect and the increased vulnerability of disabled children and young people

Other Specific Requirements

Essential

Good knowledge of business software Microsoft Office/365 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Sharepoint, OneDrive) and the ability to use in-house systems Committed to equal opportunities and diversity Available to work flexible hours To hold a UK driving licence with access to vehicle for some travelling within the area and occasionally wider afield

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