Positive Behavioural Support Practitioner
Look Ahead Housing and Care Posted on 2022-11-18
| Salary | £26,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Location | Hertfordshire |
| Type | Full-time |
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Positive Behavioural Support Practitioner
Positive Behavioural Support Practitioner, Look Ahead Care Support and Housing, in Hemel Hempstead
Job description
Looking for a new role where you can make a difference every day? We’re looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient PBS Practitioner to support a customer with learning disabilities/autism/complex needs in our Knebworth service in Hertfordshire.
£26,000 per annum, working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Shift patterns:
Early shift – 7am – 3pm
Late shift – 2pm – 10pm
Long day – 8:30am – 9.30pm with intermittent breaks to achieve the 12 hours)
Waking night – 9:00pm – 8:30am
Expected to work 2 weekends a month
Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
The Hemel Hempstead Supported Living Service will be a new home for one customer with learning disabilities and Autism, and we are looking to build a staff team with an excellent value base to support the customer to build their new life and develop their skills as an independent person.
- Minimum 1 year of experience working with customers with Autism/Challenging Behaviour/learning disabilities
- PBS foundation training (BILD)
- PBS Practitioner Level training (BILD)
- Functional Assessment training (BILD
Job Overview
- Complete Functional Assessments and implement PBS Plans in collaboration with support teams, the person supported, and families as appropriate
- To monitor implemented PBS Plans, to check on consistency of approaches
- Coach/advise teams when inconsistency is evident
- Confidently and professionally challenge and report poor or abusive practice, in line with the organisations and PBS values
- 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 Positive Partnership Team to ensure people have excellent support from transition, to moving in and beyond.
- 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
- Maintain data analysis related to behavioural support to evidence justification for strategies employed and behavioural trends over time
- Supporting the customer to undertake a full timetable of preferred activities including sport and leisure activities, attending community groups, visiting local amenities, and introducing them to new activities to expand their horizons and networks.
- Developing the customer’s independent living skills and involving them in all aspects of maintaining and developing their home, including cooking, shopping, cleaning and decorating.
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
- A positive and proactive attitude
- Excellent communication skills
- Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation’
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds
Company description:
Look Ahead is a specialist housing association and provider of tailor-made care, support and accommodation services. We support thousands of people across London and the South East with a diverse range of needs, helping them to make individual choices, achieve goals and take control of their own lives. With over forty years in social care under our belt, we are experts through both practice and understanding. Today, we are proud to be the trusted partner of over 30 local authorities and health trusts, providing specialist support and care services for over 7,000 people every year with a wide range of needs, including: • Mental health • Learning disabilities • Homelessness and complex needs • Young people and care leavers With over 100 local services and 1000 staff there are plenty of opportunities for growth within the organisation.
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