Head of Positive Behaviour Support

Glenholme Specialist Healthcare; Slough; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Glenholme Specialist Healthcare is seeking a Head of Positive Behaviour Support to lead our PBS practitioner team and drive Aspire, our PBS strategy, into its next stage. You will oversee assessments, plans and training across multiple services to deliver person-centred support.

Regular travel across our 22 services is essential as you develop practitioners, maintain oversight, and align practice with goals, choices and needs, working with families and professionals to improve quality of life.

Qualifications

• Advanced PBS qualification or relevant professional qualification with substantial PBS training.
• Postgraduate PBS qualification or qualification in psychology/behaviour analysis or related clinical discipline.
• Experience leading/supervising PBS practitioners and developing a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the PBS practitioner team with clear standards for practice.
• Shape and deliver Aspire across services in collaboration with the Director of Quality.
• Oversee quality of functional assessments, PBS plans and reviews, supporting teams to implement plans.
• Coach managers and staff to understand behaviour, prevent distress and reduce restrictive practices.
• Provide specialist advice on complex cases, new services and transitions.
• Engage with people supported, families and professionals to reflect goals and needs.
• Use outcomes and learning to improve practice across the organisation.
• Lead training and coaching on PBS.

Skills

Leadership

PBS expertise

Strategic thinking

Staff development

Education

Advanced PBS qualification with substantial PBS training

PBS Practice Leadership Diploma

Job description

Head of Positive Behaviour Support

Glenholme Specialist Healthcare
Proposed salary: £48,000–£53,000, depending on qualifications and experience
Full time | Travel across our services | Reporting to the Director of Quality

Shape the future of Positive Behaviour Support at Glenholme.

We are looking for a Head of Positive Behaviour Support to lead our team of PBS practitioners and take Aspire, our PBS strategy, into its next stage.

Glenholme supports people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs across 22 supported living services, from Lincoln and Peterborough through Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and North London to Brighton. This is an opportunity to influence how those services grow and, most importantly, how people experience support in their own homes and communities.

You will give Aspire clear direction, develop our practitioners and work alongside operational leaders to make PBS part of everyday practice. Your focus will be on understanding each person, improving their quality of life and helping teams provide consistent, thoughtful support.

Your role

• Lead, supervise and develop the PBS practitioner team, with clear standards for practice and professional growth.
• Shape and deliver Aspire across our services, working closely with the Director of Quality.
• Oversee the quality of functional assessments, PBS plans and reviews, and support teams to put plans into practice.
• Coach managers and staff to understand behaviour, prevent distress and reduce restrictive practices.
• Bring specialist advice to complex situations, new services and transitions.
• Work with people we support, families and professionals to ensure support reflects each person’s goals, choices and needs.
• Use outcomes, feedback and learning to improve practice across the organisation.
• Shape and lead on our training and coaching on PBS

About you

You will have substantial experience in Positive Behaviour Support with people who have learning disabilities, autism or complex needs. You will have led or supervised practitioners and know how to develop a team while maintaining strong oversight of its work.

You will hold an advanced PBS qualification or a relevant professional qualification supported by substantial PBS training and supervised practice. This might include a PBS Practice Leadership Diploma, a postgraduate PBS qualification, or a qualification in psychology, behaviour analysis or another relevant clinical discipline. We welcome equivalent routes where you can demonstrate the skills needed to oversee and develop specialist practitioners.

You will bring sound judgement, collaborative leadership and a commitment to making a measurable difference to people’s quality of life. Regular travel across our services is an essential part of the role.

Why Glenholme?

You will join us at a point of renewed focus and energy. With a team to lead, a strategy to shape and direct access to the Director of Quality, you will have the opportunity to influence practice across the organisation as our services grow.

Job Code: GHETO1