Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Practitioner - York

Affinity Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Buy & sell annual leave

Stream pay as you earn access

Wellbeing scheme

Fully funded health plan

Blue Light Card reimbursement

Pension & Life Assurance

Enhanced DBS check paid by us

Job summary

Affinity Trust is seeking a PBS Practitioner in York to support children and young people with learning disabilities and autism. The role involves travel across the area, using Positive Behaviour Support to help individuals achieve better outcomes and independence.

You will develop alongside professional supervision, with ongoing training and funded SBC-related development, while ensuring inclusive, person-centred approaches in daily practice.

Qualifications

• Full UK manual driving licence and access to a vehicle, with willingness to travel across the area.
• Experience working with children and young people with learning disabilities and autism.
• Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Responsibilities

• Support children and young people with learning disabilities and autism to transform their lives using Positive Behaviour Support.
• Understand each young person's lived experience and work with families, carers and professionals to apply appropriate techniques.
• Help young people stay in their current placements, access communities and build lifelong independence.
• Deliver interventions based on inclusion, choice and participation to unlock paths to independence.

Skills

Driving

PBS

Travel willingness

Education

BTEC Level 4 in Positive Behaviour Support

Job description

Summary

SummaryLocation: York Salary: £26,363.57 plus mileageHours per week: 37.5 hours, including travel timeRequired: Full UK Manual driving licence and access to a vehicle and willingness to travel across the area. Previous experience working with Children and young people with learning disabilities and Autism.Sponsorship is not available for this position

Positive Behaviour Support changes lives. Join us and help unlock new possibilities.

As a Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) practitioner, you will help children and young people with learning disabilities, Autism and sometimes other support needs to transform their lives.

We are looking for a PBS Practitioner to join our team across York.

Who will I support?

You will work with children and young people who may not be accessing education and may be at significant risk of entering specialist residential care.

How will I make a difference?

Every young person we support will benefit from different strategies and interventions to help them flourish in a safe environment. You will take time to understand the lived experience of the young person, and support them, their families, carers and other professionals to learn and apply the appropriate positive behaviour support techniques. Your support will enable young people to stay in their current placements, access their communities and build tools they will use for the rest of their lives to live great, independent lives.Using techniques built on the principles of inclusion, choice and participation, your support could be the difference between a locked door and an open path to independence.

To find out more about becoming a PBS Practitioner watch our video on YouTube:https://youtu.be/8YY1c0FzeKs

How will I develop?

If you do not already hold a BTEC Level 4 in Positive Behaviour Support you will be enrolled onto this course and supported throughout your studies while you work with us, on completion you will receive a salary increase to £28,325

You will receive regular clinical supervision from experienced professionals to ensure you feel confident and supported in your role.

We will continue to invest in your professional growth within our CYP Division by fully funding everything required to maintain your UK SBA professional registration, including your annual UK SBA fee, DBS, safeguarding training and liability insurance.

As a registered APD provider, we will also support your ongoing development with a minimum of 6 APD provided in house each year, so you can focus on delivering outstanding practice while we fully support your professional career.

Our Benefits

• Buy & sell annual leave
• Access pay as you earn via Stream - https://stream.co/en
• Wellbeing scheme
• Fully funded health plan via SimplyHealth (GP, dental, optical)
• Blue Light Card reimbursement
• Pension & Life Assurance
• An enhanced DBS check is required (paid for by us).

We’re committed to being Disability Confident and we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.