Behavioural Support Practitioner

Voyage Care; Oulton Broad; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wagestream

Blue Light Card

Doctor line 24/7/365

Cash plans for colleagues

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking a Behavioural Support Practitioner to promote Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and least restrictive practice across our Norfolk supported living sites. You will develop functional behavioural analyses and implement PBS plans.

This field-based, full-time role requires a driving licence for travel to services; you will work with managers, professionals and families to improve outcomes and quality of life for the people we support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in ABA or PBS with 2+ years of applicable experience.
• Master's in ABA with 1+ year of experience or PG Diploma in Applied Psychology.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Psychology or equivalent qualification.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Functional Behavioural Analyses and PBS plans.
• Attend multi-disciplinary team meetings and collaborate with teams.
• Promote a culture of reflective practice and trauma-informed care.
• Guide and coach teams to achieve meaningful outcomes and independence.

Skills

Behaviour analysis

PBS planning

Team coaching

Trauma-informed care

Education

Bachelor's degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis or related field

Master's degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis or related field

Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology or Equivalent Qualification

Job description

Behavioural Support Practitioner - Norfolk Complex Care DCA (Supported Living)

Norfolk - £45,006 per annum.

Typical working hours are: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00 (however flexibility to meet needs of the service will be required and may sit outside of these hours)

Please note that a driving license and access to your own car is essential for this role to travel to the service as this will be a field based role.

Join Voyage Care and Feel Valued, we reward your dedication with:

• Wagestream - giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.


• Funded Blue Light Card - hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.


• 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families


• 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 our specialist supported living services in Norfolk which fall under our Enhanced and Complex Model of Support. Our support has 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 promoting 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, attending multi-disciplinary team meetings, engaging with the people we support and promoting a culture of reflective practice whilst embedding PBS within the team. 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 achieve quality of life outcomes.

We're looking to welcome 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 Norfolk supported living 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.

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

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.