Band 6 Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner - Bristol

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated professional to deliver high-quality Positive Behaviour Support assessments and interventions for children and young people with learning disabilities. This role involves conducting functional assessments, developing behaviour support plans, and working closely with families and provider agencies to ensure effective implementation. The ideal candidate will have a background in psychology and be skilled in data analysis and report writing. Join a dynamic team committed to making a positive impact in the lives of children and families in need.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering Positive Behaviour Support assessments.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments for children with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct functional behavioural assessments and analyses.
• Produce behavioural assessment reports and support plans.
• Work directly with children to implement skills building programmes.

Skills

Positive Behaviour Support

Functional Behavioural Assessments

Data Analysis

Report Writing

Education

Degree in Psychology or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

To deliver high quality positive behaviour support assessment and intervention to children and young people with learning disability and their families

Main duties of the job

To carry out functional behavioural assessments and analyses and other psychological assessments within a Positive Behaviour Support framework with a high level of autonomy as delegated and under supervision

To carry out risk assessments for children and young people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour and their carers as delegated and under supervision

Produce behavioural assessment reports as delegated and under supervision

Construct and regularly update behaviour support plans and protocols as delegated and under supervision

To work directly with children and young people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour and their carers and provider agencies to support effective implementation of behaviour support plans as delegated and under supervision

To work directly with children and young people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour to assess their skills, develop skills building programmes and implement these as delegated and under supervision

To gather and analyse data regarding the effectiveness of positive behaviour support interventions and produce reports on this data using packages such as Word, Excel and Power Point.

To contribute to monitoring team performance via the Period Service Review

The post holder will be willing and able to work between 7am and 7pm as needed.