Positive Behaviour Support

Ambitious about Autism; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Supportive team

Generous holiday allowances

Job summary

Ambitious about Autism is seeking a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner to support autistic young people with complex behavioural needs. You will assess, plan and deliver PBS interventions across two sites, working with schools, families and care teams to remove barriers to learning.

You will join a collaborative, supportive team that values person-centred practice, professional development and supervision to continually improve outcomes for children and young people.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting young people with complex behavioural needs.
• Strong assessment, planning and intervention delivery skills.
• Collaborative approach with excellent communication and person-centred practice.

Responsibilities

• Undertake functional and risk assessments, developing and implementing PBS plans.
• Coach and support staff to embed PBS practices and build skills and confidence.
• Collaborate with parents, carers and colleagues to promote understanding and teach functional alternatives.
• Contribute to service development and ensure best practice in PBS approaches.

Job description

We are looking for a passionate Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Practitioner to join our team and make a meaningful difference in the lives of autistic young people we work with. In this role, you will provide high-quality PBS advice and support, helping to create enabling environments and reduce barriers to learning.

Responsibilities

• Undertake functional and risk assessments, developing and implementing individualised PBS plans.
• Coach and support staff teams to embed PBS practices and build their skills and confidence.
• Collaborate with colleagues, parents, and carers to promote understanding of behaviours that challenge and teach functional alternatives.
• Contribute to service development, ensuring best practice and consistency in PBS approaches.

About you

You will be experienced in supporting young people with complex behavioural needs, with strong skills in assessment, planning, and delivering impactful interventions within PBS. A collaborative approach, excellent communication skills, and commitment to person-centred practice are essential.

Why join us?

This is a rewarding opportunity to play a key role in improving outcomes for children and young people, enabling access to education and future opportunities. You will benefit from professional development, supervision, and being part of a supportive and skilled team.

This role will be worked across 2 sites.

Benefits

In return, we offer excellent benefits including, very generous holiday allowances, access to professional development and more.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.

Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search may be carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.

Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.