PBS Practitioner

Swanton Care and Community; Rotherham; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend scheme

Above and beyond

Long service awards

Employee benefits app

Cycle to work

Pension

Life cover

Funded qualifications

Career pathways

Swanton Educates

Trained mental health first aiders

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Employee Voice

Job summary

Swanton Care and Community is seeking a proactive PBS Practitioner to join our team across England and Scotland. The role focuses on delivering PBS and physical intervention training, developing plans, and supporting staff in caring for people with autism and learning disabilities.

The position requires travel and overnight stays, with a driver license and own vehicle preferred. You will lead on practice development, deliver NHS-aligned training, and promote proactive strategies to minimise

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 5 qualification in PBS or equivalent/above.
• Professional experience working with children and/or adults with Autism and learning disabilities; 1 year in PBS role or equivalent.
• In-depth knowledge of support needs of people with Autism, learning disabilities and mental health disorders; PBS, Active Support, Mental Capacity.
• Responsible for delivering face to face RRN accredited training programmes outlined by NAPPI UK to support maintaining our organisational training compliance.
• Equipping teams with the skills and knowledge to manage behavior safely, respectfully, and within legal and organisational guidelines.
• The trainer will promote the use of proactive strategies to minimise the use of restrictive practices and ensure the safety and well-being of staff and people we support.
• There will be an expected delivery of 3-4 days’ worth of training per week with a day to complete administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver face to face RRN accredited training programmes as outlined by NAPPI UK to support training compliance.
• Equip teams with skills to manage behaviour safely, respectfully, and within guidelines.
• Promote proactive strategies to minimise restrictive practices and safeguard staff and those supported.
• Deliver 3–4 days of training weekly with time for administrative tasks.

Skills

PBS knowledge

Training delivery

Autism awareness

Education

NVQ Level 5 in PBS or equivalent

Job description

About The Role

Are you ready to take the next step in your career to meet the challenge of this exciting role?

Position: PBS Practitioner

Location: Remote working from home - Yorkshire and Greater Manchester coverage with some requirement to travel out of area plus overnight stays. As a large organisation, there will be an expectation that the trainer will travel to different locations and there may be requirement to stay overnight, so must be a driver with access to their own vehicle. All travel and accommodation is paid for, and dates will be agreed at least 3 months in advance.

Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week to be worked to meet the needs of the business.

WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP

About you:

This is an opportunity for a pro-active PBS & Physical Intervention Trainerto join an evolving care company and to be part of our team.

You will need:

• NVQ Level 5 qualification in PBS or equivalent/above (or willing to complete)
• Professional experience working with children and/or adults with Autism and learning disabilities and behaviors of concern. 1 year of working in a PBS role or equivalent.
• In- depth knowledge of support needs of people with Autism, learning disabilities and mental health disorders. Sound understanding of PBS, Active Support, Mental Capacity and how this is used to inform practice.
• Responsible for delivering face to face RRN accredited training programmes outlined by NAPPI UK to support maintaining our organisational training compliance.
• Equipping teams with the skills and knowledge to manage behavior safely, respectfully, and within legal and organisational guidelines.
• The trainer will promote the use of proactive strategies to minimise the use of restrictive practices and ensure the safety and well-being of staff and people we support.
• There will be an expected delivery of 3-4 days’ worth of training per week with a day to complete administrative tasks.

Here at Swanton Care, we are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.

‘Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy’

What we can offer:

• Refer a friend scheme we know that you will know fantastic people who will be make a great contribution, you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made *
• Above and beyond we recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!
• Long service awards we recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service
• Employee benefits app stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.
• Cycle to work you can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme
• Pension we will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Life cover you will be entitled to the death in service benefit.
• Funded qualifications earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton *
• Career pathways we invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!
• Swanton Educates we have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development
• Trained mental health first aiders available to support you when you need someone to talk to
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support
• Employee Voice we hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us

*subject to eligibility & criteria

About The Service

Swanton Care & Community is a national provider of care and support with a diverse range of services. The people we support have complex needs, they may have autism, learning disabilities, mental health issues or need rehab in a specialist nursing service. We believe that with the right support everyone can achieve greater independence and fulfilling lives, as each person we support is at the heart of all services we provide.

We are seeking a passionate and experienced PBS Practitioner to join our team within a national high-quality care provider providing support across England and Scotland (this vacancy is for East Anglia. Out of area coverage may be required on occasion). The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing a caseload of people we support to conducting functional assessments, developing and implementing positive behaviour support plans resulting in improved outcomes. The role sits within our quality team and joins Swanton at an exciting time as we embed a new organisational PBS Strategy focused on a more sustainable and systemic approach.

In line with our organisational commitment to PBS, the candidate will take a lead on practice development and training in specialist subjects including PBS, Active Support and Physical Intervention.