PBS Practitioner - Peterborough, Bedford, Birmingham & Lincolnshire

Lifeway’s Group; Bedford, Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Lifeways Group as a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner and make a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities. This challenging role involves developing innovative support strategies, offering training, and working collaboratively across locations. Ideal for candidates with PBS qualifications and a passion for promoting positive behaviour.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Access to PBS supervision

Flexibility and autonomy in role

Travel reimbursement for service visits

Access to employee wellbeing platform

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ experience with individuals with IDD or challenging behaviours.
• Experience in supported living and residential settings.
• Full driving license and access to vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice on behavioural support to staff.
• Promote safe and respectful risk management practices.
• Conduct holistic assessments of behaviours of concern.

Skills

Positive Behavioural Support

Behavioural Support

Coaching

Communication

Education

PBS qualifications level 4/5

Tools

Proact-Scipr-UK

NAPPI UK

Job description

Make a real difference. Join a team that cares.

At Lifeways, we believe everyone deserves to live a full, rewarding life — including the people we support and the people who support them.

As the UK’s largest provider of specialist support for people with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health needs, we’re on a transformational journey to become the Care Provider of Choice by 2026. And we’re looking for passionate individuals to help us get there.

We’re currently recruiting a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner to join our dedicated Specialist Support Team, supporting services across Peterborough, Bedford, Birmingham, and Lincolnshire. This role will involve travel and occasional overnight stays for training, team meetings, or service support.

Location:Peterborough, Bedford, Birmingham & Lincolnshire
Position type: Full-Time | Permanent | Travel Required

Purpose of the Role:

The Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner will carry a clinical caseload and work in partnership with operational staff to develop innovative and person centred approaches that will enable these same individuals to have fulfilled and active lives, thereby reducing the probability of challenging behaviour. The nature of the work will predominantly focus on behavioural support, but when required will involve providing coaching around Autism Spectrum Condition, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDDs) and Mental Health diagnoses. The role involves travel and will require occasional overnight stays for training, attendance and team meetings etc.

Role Responsibilities:

• Take professional responsibility for a specialist caseload and to provide expert advice and recommendations to staff working within Lifeways Group services regarding behavioural and other specialist support, linking with the relevant Lead Specialist
• Reduce unnecessary restrictive practices of any type
• Provide holistic assessment (incorporating functional assessment) of the nature and context in which behaviours of concern occur.
• Produce formulations, guidelines and interventions.
• Support Managers to implement, monitor and evaluate behaviour support plans
• When & where required, offer support to the Specialist Trainers in delivering training and workshops to staff teams regarding Positive Behavioural Support, Mental Health, Autism Spectrum Condition etc.
• Provide effective support, thorough debriefs, to people we support and staff following incidents.
• Take responsibility for prioritizing and time management of a varied work and case load. Work flexible hours as required by the organisation.
• Be able to travel nationally to deliver additional support to team members and provide individual consultation (this will occasionally require overnight stays)
• Role model positive behavioural support and Practice Leadership to support staff.
• Promote safe, ethical and respectful risk and physical management practices for staff and comply with relevant policies and requirements, including recording and reporting.
• Work in partnership with Lifeways’ operational teams and contribute to their development through coaching
• Participate in new business initiatives and the development of new services.
• Take on other clinical, developmental and administrative work as requested by the Lead Specialist
• Develop own knowledge and practice relative to continuous service growth and improvement

Experience Requirements/Technical/Professional Qualifications:

• At least 3 years’ experience of working with individuals with an Intellectual or Developmental Disability (IDD) and/or those who may display behaviours that can challenge. (Essential)
• Holds PBS qualifications level 4/5 or master - or PBS Practitioner experience
• Experience of both supported living and residential settings
• Experience of delivering staff training/coaching and able to demonstrate a strong knowledge of theoretical concepts, approaches and strategies of positive behaviour support and least restrictive practices
• Understanding of physical intervention models held within Lifeways Group e.g. Proact-Scipr-UK or NAPPI UK.
• Full driving license and access to own vehicle
• Capacity to work unsupervised and co-operatively with others
• Able to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner

Why join Lifeways?

Because we care deeply about the people we support and the people who support them. You'll be joining a committed team that’s shaping the future of social care.

In return, we offer:

• A meaningful, impactful role where you’ll see the difference you make

• Career development opportunities within a national organisation

• Supportive team environment with access to PBS supervision if required

• Flexibility and autonomy in your role

• Travel reimbursement for service visits

• Access to Lifeways employee wellbeing platform and staff benefits

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