PBS Practitioner

Achieve Together; Stoke-on-Trent; Vor Ort; GBP 26.000 - 34.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Career progression

Employee discounts

Life Assurance

Zusammenfassung

Achieve together in the United Kingdom seeks a PBS Practitioner to join our community hub team. You will support people, help operations deliver high-quality care, and play a key role in reducing restrictive practices.

The role requires a 1st degree in a relevant field, willingness to travel, and on-call weekend availability. We offer career progression, employee discounts, and life assurance as part of a supportive benefits package.

Qualifikationen

• 1st Degree 2:2 or above in Psychology, Health and Social Care, Applied Behaviour Analysis or PBS.
• Ability to travel throughout the organisation with a full driving licence.
• Flexibility to work outside office hours and weekends.

Aufgaben

• Respond to PBS referrals promptly while managing a caseload.
• Complete Functional Assessments and implement PBS plans with teams and families.
• Deliver PASSPORT Training modules to staff as needed.
• Monitor PBS plans for consistency and coach teams as required.
• Raise concerns to PBS Team Manager about practice or culture issues.
• Collaborate with Assessment & Placement to support placements and reduce breakdown risk.

Kenntnisse

PBS knowledge

Community engagement

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Psychology/Health and Social Care/PBS

Jobbeschreibung

Are you looking for a career that makes a real difference? A role with Achieve together might be the perfect opportunity for a long-lasting, rewarding career in the social care sector. We are looking for team members who are passionate about supporting people, helping our Operations teams deliver excellent care and support, and celebrating achievements.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated PBS Practitioner to join our community hub team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the organisation's core operations and ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of services.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to PBS Referrals in timely manner, holding a caseload as prioritised with agreement from the PBS Team Manager Hold a BTEC Level 5 qualification (or equivalent) in PBS, or demonstrate a commitment to completing the qualification within an agreed timeframe.
• Complete Functional Assessments and implement PBS Plans in collaboration with support teams, and families as appropriate
• To provide modular based PASSPORT Training to staff teams, as relevant to the needs of the person/people supported
• To monitor implemented PBS Plans, to check on consistency of approaches and coaching/advising teams when inconsistency is evident
• Raise concerns to the PBS Team Manager if there is concern related to practice and/or an unhealthy culture within a support team
• Promote the least restrictive means of support, and the organisations commitment to STOMP and the reduction in use of psychotropic medicines
• Work collaboratively with the Assessment & Placement Team to assist in supporting people who are moving into our services , to minimise the risk of a placement breakdown

Requirements

• 1st Degree 2:2 or above in Psychology, Health and Social Care, Applied Behaviour Analysis or PBS (Consideration will be given to other qualifications of a similar nature or level)
• Work flexibly to support services, which may require working outside of 'office hours' at times
• Act in an On-Call capacity from me to me at weekends, to ensure there is behavioural advice at such times to Regional Managers in crisis/emergency situations
• Willingness and ability to travel throughout the organisation. A full drivers licence and ability to drive is essential for this role
• Creative approaches to provide advice and information in an engaging manner through the use of workshops, events and technology

Benefits

• Career progression and training opportunities
• Employee discount schemes across a range of retailers and services, Stream- a financial health app that gives you the ability to receive optional pay advances
• Life Assurance

For all our amazing benefits please visit here: Rewards and Benefits - Achieve together

Passion for positively shaping lives is just as important to us as your experience. Building on your existing knowledge we will give you all the training and support that you need. You just need an appetite for learning and a real desire to make a difference to peoples' lives. So, if you want to start, or continue your career journey in care with us, we want to hear from you!

We regularly review our job adverts to ensure they reflect current hiring needs. In some cases, adverts may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive sufficient applications or the role is filled. Conversely, some adverts may remain open beyond the original closing date until the position is successfully filled. This approach helps us attract the best talent while maintaining flexibility in our recruitment process.

To ensure fair consideration and timely progression, internal applicants should submit their applications no later than the end of the first week after the role is advertised. Applications received after this point may not be guaranteed review.