PBS Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; London Borough of Wandsworth; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Positive Support Group Limited is recruiting a PBS Practitioner to hold a caseload of clients with complex needs, including learning disabilities, autism or mental health difficulties. The role focuses on functional behaviour assessments, writing behaviour support plans, and training people around each client to implement them.

The post moves between schools, hospitals, community settings and supported living, requiring a calm, values-led approach in emotionally demanding situations.

Qualifications

• Masters in PBS or equivalent qualification is required.
• UK-SBA registration or eligibility to register is required.
• Experience in managing caseloads of clients with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of clients with complex needs.
• Conduct functional behaviour assessments and develop function-based plans.
• Write high-quality FBA reports and present findings to stakeholders.
• Plan interventions based on FBA findings and train mediators.
• Deliver training on clinical best-practice topics and ensure plan fidelity.
• Collect data and monitor progress toward goals.
• Follow safeguarding, health and safety and risk management policies.

Skills

Empathy

Calm communication

Value-led approach

Resilience

Education

Masters in Positive Behaviour Support

BTEC Level 5 in PBS

Job description

Positive Support Group Limited is recruiting a PBS Practitioner to hold a caseload of clients with complex needs, many with learning disabilities, autism or mental health difficulties. The work centres on functional behaviour assessments, writing behaviour support plans and training the people around each client to carry them out. The post moves between schools, hospitals, community settings and supported living, and calls for a calm, values-led approach in emotionally demanding situations. Candidates need a PBS qualification and UK-SBA registration, or eligibility to register.

What the job involves

• Manage a caseload of clients with complex needs
• Engage clients and their networks in the support process to identify quality-of-life goals
• Work with stakeholders to remove barriers affecting clients' quality of life
• Carry out functional behaviour assessments and/or practical functional assessments to develop formulations
• Write high-quality FBA reports and present findings to clients, families, carers and networks
• Plan interventions based on FBA findings
• Apply behaviour analysis and PBS principles to develop function-based interventions and behaviour support plans
• Collect data and analyse progress towards identified goals
• Train mediators in the interventions set out in clients' behaviour support plans
• Deliver internal and external training on clinical best-practice topics
• Keep clients and mediators aligned with the agreed intervention plan and resolve barriers
• Follow safeguarding, health and safety and risk management policies and procedures

Qualifications

• Masters in Positive Behaviour Support, or an accredited qualification such as BTEC Level 5 in PBS

Registration & licences

• UK-SBA practising member, or eligible to become one

Experience

• Working with children, young people and/or adults with learning disabilities, autism and/or mental health difficulties
• Managing own caseload of clients with complex needs
• Conducting FBAs and developing function-based behaviour support plans
• Planning evidence-based programmes and monitoring progress through data collection
• Training others in behaviour support techniques
• Report writing and sharing with stakeholders such as clients, mediators and networks

Skills & knowledge

• High degree of empathy and a strong value base
• Calm, effective communication in emotionally or physically challenging situations
• Solution-focused, values-led approach with resilience
• Up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policy, behaviour analysis and PBS