Graduate PBS Partner – Positive Behaviour Support

Home From Home Care Ltd; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Funded University of Kent MSc

Funded professional subscriptions and

Funded CPD

Supervision and peer supervision

Monthly one-to-ones

Fully paid training and DBS

Cycle to Work scheme

Blue Light Card

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a Friend £400

Job summary

Home From Home Care in Lincoln is offering a Graduate PBS Partner pathway to develop a career in Positive Behaviour Support. You will work with adults with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs, delivering PBS in practice while developing data and analytical skills.

On successful Year 1 progression, the company funds the University of Kent MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behaviour Support, with ongoing mentorship and opportunities for progression within PBS roles.

Qualifications

• First or 2:1 degree, ideally in Psychology, Positive Behaviour Support, Behavioural Science or a related subject.
• Genuine interest in learning disabilities, autism and Positive Behaviour Support.
• Strong analytical, written and communication skills.
• Ability to build positive relationships.
• Curiosity, professionalism and a willingness to learn.
• Genuine commitment to working directly with the individuals we support.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with adults with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs.
• Contribute to PBS data analysis, reporting and service improvement.
• Support PBS plans, Continuums and reflective practice.
• Engage in structured supervision and professional development.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Communication skills

Relationship building

Curiosity

Professionalism

Learning disabilities interest

Education

First or 2:1 degree in related subject

Job description

About the role below

Pay Rate

£30,846.00 - per year

Location

Lincoln

Up to two graduate places available
Funded MSc pathway | Professional memberships | Funded CPD

Build your career in Positive Behaviour Support

We are looking for up to two exceptional recent graduates to join our Graduate PBS Partner Scheme – a structured development pathway for people who want to build a career in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and behaviour analysis within specialist adult social care.

This is an opportunity to combine meaningful hands‑on experience with structured professional development, mentoring and analytical work.

From the outset, you will work directly with adults with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs while developing your skills across Positive Behaviour Support, practice leadership, data analysis, reporting and service improvement.

Successfully complete your first year and demonstrate the required potential, and we will fund your place on the University of Kent part‑time distance MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behaviour Support.

Alongside your MSc, you will begin supervised development against the relevant UK‑SBA competencies, supporting your longer‑term progression towards future UKBA (cert) certification and Behaviour Analyst opportunities.

A deliberately different graduate pathway

We believe strong PBS practitioners need to understand both the reality of day‑to‑day support and how evidence and data can be used to improve people’s lives.

As a Graduate PBS Partner, your role will therefore bring together three areas:

Direct Support

You will work as part of the support team alongside the individuals we support. Direct support remains a core part of the role throughout the programme, giving you genuine insight into people’s needs, environments and everyday experiences.

You will help colleagues deliver high‑quality and consistent Positive Behaviour Support in practice. This will include modelling good support, reinforcing proactive and person‑centred approaches, supporting the implementation of PBS Plans and Continuums, and contributing to reflective practice.

PBS Data and Analysis

You will spend dedicated time working within our PBS Data Partner function, helping turn information into meaningful insight for individuals, teams and managers.

This may include analysing PBS and service data, identifying patterns and changes, preparing reports and review information, supporting outcome monitoring and restrictive practice reduction, and contributing to PBS audits and wider service improvement.

Your first year will provide a structured foundation for your future career.

The PBS Director will be your named mentor, with a dedicated development meeting every month. You will also have access to internal PBS learning and selected external development opportunities, which may include professional conferences, speaker programmes and relevant online events.

Your development will be reviewed across areas including:

• direct support and practice leadership;
• PBS knowledge;
• analytical and data skills;
• communication and professionalism; and
• your ability to learn through feedback, mentoring and supervision.

Progression to the funded MSc pathway is subject to successful completion of Year 1 and demonstrating the required level of development and potential.

Years 2 and 3

Following successful completion of your first year, we will fund your place on the University of Kent MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behaviour Support, studied part‑time by distance learning alongside your role.

You will also begin supervised development against the relevant UK‑SBA competencies.

Throughout the programme, you will continue to work directly with the individuals we support while your knowledge, responsibility and professional competence develop.

The longer‑term pathway offers the potential to progress into Senior PBS Partner and Behaviour Analyst roles, subject to successful development, qualifications, competence and organisational requirements.

Who we are looking for

The scheme is aimed at people who have graduated within the last 24 months.

You will normally have:

• a First or 2:1 degree, ideally in Psychology, Positive Behaviour Support, Behavioural Science or a related subject;
• a genuine interest in learning disabilities, autism and Positive Behaviour Support;
• strong analytical, written and communication skills;
• the ability to build positive relationships;
• curiosity, professionalism and a willingness to learn; and
• a genuine commitment to working directly with the individuals we support.

Previous experience in social care, direct support, learning disabilities or autism – through employment, placements or volunteering – would be particularly valuable.

With a maximum of two places available, this is a small and selective development programme for graduates with the potential and commitment to build a long‑term career in PBS.

What we offer

As part of the Graduate PBS Partner pathway, you will receive:

• Funded University of Kent MSc following successful completion of Year 1
• Funded professional subscriptions and memberships
• Opportunities for funded CPD
• Supervision and peer supervision
• Monthly one‑to‑ones and ongoing mentoring
• Fully paid training and DBS
• Additional leave for long service
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Free Blue Light Card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• £400 Refer a Friend scheme
• Rapid Payments for qualifying overtime

About Home From Home Care

Home From Home Care are a market leading, innovative organisation at the forefront of developing Social Care support and delivery. We provide specialist residential care services to adults with learning disabilities, autism and complex health & mental health needs. Home From Home Care are now the largest family‑led niche provider in the country, supporting Individuals in 11 support services in 5 locations across Lincolnshire and Northeast Lincolnshire. We are a sought‑after service, working with over 55 Commissioning Authorities nationwide who fund placements with us, for individuals requiring bespoke and tailored environments, care and support packages to meet their complex needs. Our outcomes‑based services offer Individuals with complex learning disability needs the opportunity to lead fulfilled lives in exceptional and safe surroundings – creating the ‘World on My Own Terms’.

Our high‑tech, award winning, data‑driven approach empowers colleagues to deliver outstanding therapeutic services, and we embrace new and innovative ways to deliver outstanding care to meet any individual’s changing needs. The majority of our services are currently rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC and we have been awarded Platinum by Investors in People.

Over the years we have invested heavily in Positive Behaviour Support as a fundamental and holistic practice throughout our services. We now have a team of PBS practice leaders working cohesively across the services within the core teams for each individual, creating bespoke and sustainable strategies to support individuals, reducing behaviours of concern and enhancing quality of life. We are looking to expand the team and invest in more clinical expertise.

*Further details relating to salary and progression arrangements will be explained during the recruitment process.