Positive Behaviour Support Lead

Witherslack Group; West Amesbury; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days holiday incl. bank holidays

Contributory pension up to 5%

Medical cover

Job summary

Witherslack Group is seeking a Positive Behaviour Support Lead to guide PBS across our Westbury-based sites. You will work with staff teams to foster environments where young people can thrive, co-producing with families to tailor support plans and modelling evidence-based practices.

Your role includes delivering targeted PBS training, coaching colleagues, and ensuring person-centred approaches are embedded in daily practice to improve quality of life for children with complex needs.

Qualifications

• Three years’ experience supporting individuals with SEND.
• In-depth knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS).
• Understanding of behaviour support plans and risk assessments.
• Experience identifying and delivering training needs.
• Experience partnering with young people and their families.
• Ability to support others to understand behaviours and implement proactive strategies.
• Highly organised with initiative and care for young people.

Responsibilities

• Support staff to create capable environments enabling thriving young people.
• Lead development, organisation and delivery of high-quality PBS approaches.
• Co-produce with children and families to plan individualised support.
• Provide PBS training and coach staff on best practices with plans.

Skills

PBS knowledge

Behaviour support plans

Staff coaching

Training delivery

Partnership with families

Organisation & initiative

Empathy & integrity

Job description

Positive Behaviour Support Lead
Locations: Westbury, Wiltshire
Country: United Kingdom
Time type: Full time
£38,257 - £42,771 + Excellent Benefits
Those Huge Small Victories
For children with complex, challenging needs, the level of care and education must go above and beyond. That’s what drives us, here at Witherslack Group. As a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Lead you will focus on supporting staff teams to create capable environments where our young people can thrive. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.
As a PBS lead, you will be assisting with the development, organisation, and delivery of a high-quality Positive Behaviour Support approach allowing children to develop the skills they need to enjoy the best quality of life possible. Co‑production will be a key part of your role, working in partnership with children and their families to identify any individual support needs, challenges impacting on their quality of life and develop effective individualised plans.
As a practice leader, you will ensure our staff teams benefit from the delivery of person‑centred PBS training, the role modelling of good practice and coaching relating to individualised plans.

One of the best environments in SEND
Located in the rural community of Westbury, The Eaves is a tranquil setting that offers young people an environment to live, learn and grow. This beautiful site brings together education, care and therapeutic support for our young people, providing the perfect backdrop to realise their full potential. We primarily support young people with ADHD, ASD, SLCN and SEMH and have recently been rated Good by Ofsted.

What we do for you
We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us, you’ll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

• Training: A full induction and on-the-job training
• Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 35 days holiday including bank holidays
• Progression: If career development is your thing, we offer the opportunity to complete continued professional development through our annual performance review process.
• Flexible benefits package: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefits here
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an optician's or dentist appointment and a host of high‑street discounts
• Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities – check out our schools here
• Recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time
• Contributory pension scheme – matched up to 5%

Bring your whole self to work
Our young people have very diverse backgrounds and all have different needs. Our workforce reflects diversity so our teams can engage, encourage, and inspire them to be themselves. We are looking for:

• A minimum of three years’ experience supporting individuals with Special Educational Needs
• In-depth knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
• Understanding of individual behaviour support plans, young person risk assessments and targeted support
• Experience of identifying and delivering training needs
• Extensive experience of working in partnership with young people and their families
• Ability to support others to understand behaviours and collaborate to create and implement proactive strategies
• You’re also highly organised and ready to take the initiative
• We genuinely care about our young people (and each other) so honesty and empathy is a must

Interested in joining us?
At Witherslack Group, inclusion is part of who we are. We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, valued and that they truly belong.
As a specialist provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs, we understand the importance of embracing individuality and championing difference‑ especially when it comes to neurodiversity. We celebrate diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and the unique strengths that each person brings to our community.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. We are proud to be recognised as an inclusive employer and are committed to making our recruitment and workplace practices inclusive and accessible. If you need any adjustments to support you through the recruitment process or in the workplace, we’ll be there every step of the way.
By building a diverse and inclusive team, we’re better able to support the children, young people and families we serve and ensure every member of our team can thrive, grow, and be their authentic self.
The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
You can find all our Schools here.

Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD