Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

Salutem Careers; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Beaumont College in Lancaster is seeking a PBS Practitioner to deliver high-quality, person-centred Positive Behaviour Support across Salutem Care and Education locations. You will lead functional assessments, co-design PBSPs and build staff capability through coaching and training.

The role aims to reduce restrictive practices while promoting safety, dignity, participation and life skills, working with individuals, families and multidisciplinary teams to provide holistic support.

Responsibilities

• Promote Positive Behaviour Support in Salutem locations, contributing to ensuring high standards of professional, effective and person-centred care delivery to the individuals we support.
• Carry a caseload and hold caseload responsibility as designated and with support from your line manager.
• Complete functional behaviour assessments independently or with support from a qualified peer to identify functions of behaviour and unmet needs.
• Develop clear formulations linking setting events, triggers, skills, reinforcement, and environmental factors.
• Facilitate PBS consultation with locations and staff teams using agreed tools e.g., SBARD.
• Assess risk proportionately and create risk management strategies without defaulting to restriction.
• Co‑produce personalised PBS Plans with the person, family, and staff teams, aligned to personal outcomes and communication needs.
• Design proactive, preventative support strategies: environmental adjustments, strength-based routines, communication supports, and skill-building.
• Ensure any reactive strategies are ethical, least restrictive, time-limited, and reviewed.
• Support the implementation of PBS plans and intervention programmes.
• Integrate trauma-informed, autism-affirming practices where relevant.
• Deliver practical coaching and structured training to staff teams.
• Model data-driven decision making and support teams to record and review behaviour and quality‑of‑life metrics.
• Be part of collaborative assessment processes and support transition and admission planning.

Job description

Beaumont College is a very special place. We provide highly personalised pathways for special school leavers, and we support them in the journey to become adults, and to live independent and fulfilling lives as far as possible.

Our main college is located in Lancaster and offers students opportunities to attend as day students or as residential students. Residents can be 52 weeks (full year), or term time only, and residential options include 4 nights, 5 nights or 7 nights.

About You

About The Role

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

The PBS Practitioner is responsible for delivering high‑quality, person‑centred Positive Behaviour Support to individuals across all Salutem Care and Education locations. The role involves leading functional assessments, co‑designing person‑centred PBS plans, and building staff capability through coaching and training. The practitioner is committed to reducing restrictive practices while promoting safety, dignity, participation, and skill development. Improving the quality of life for the people we support is central to this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote Positive Behaviour Support in Salutem locations, contributing to ensuring high standards of professional, effective and person-centred care delivery to the individuals we support.
• Conduct functional assessments to understand why behaviours occur and identify unmet needs, environmental triggers, or communication barriers.
• Develop personalised Positive Behaviour Support Plans (PBSPs) that are proactive, strengths‑based, and aligned with the individual’s goals, preferences, and support needs.
• Work directly with the individual, their family, and wider support network to implement strategies that promote skill development, emotional regulation, and meaningful engagement.
• Coach and train staff teams to confidently use PBS approaches, ensuring consistent, compassionate practice.
• Monitor and review behaviour data to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and update plans accordingly.
• Promote a reduction in restrictive practices, ensuring support is safe, ethical, and aligned with best‑practice frameworks and legislation.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including psychology, social care, education, and health professionals to deliver holistic, joined‑up support.
• Champion a person‑centred culture that prioritises dignity, autonomy, and quality of life.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Positive Behaviour Support

• Ensure that the principles of Positive Behavioural Support framework is an integral part of service delivery in across Salutem locations.
• Carry a caseload and hold caseload responsibility as designated and with support from your line manager.

Assessment & Formulation

• Complete functional behaviour assessments independently or with support from a qualified peer (e.g., ABC, scatterplots, MAS, CAI; observations; interviews) to identify functions of behaviour and unmet needs.
• Develop clear formulations assessments independently or with support from a qualified peer linking setting events, triggers, skills, reinforcement, and environmental factors.
• Facilitate PBS consultation with locations and staff teams using agreed tools e.g., SBARD.
• Assess risk proportionately and create risk management strategies without defaulting to restriction.

Planning and Intervention

• Co‑produce personalised PBS Plans with the person, family, and staff teams, aligned to personal outcomes and communication needs.
• Design proactive, preventative support strategies: environmental adjustments, strengthsbased routines, communication supports (e.g., AAC), and skill‑building (coping, self‑advocacy, independence).
• Ensure any reactive strategies are ethical, least restrictive, time‑limited, and reviewed.
• Support the implementation of Positive Behavioural Support Plans and interventions, update existing PBS plans and intervention programmes.
• Integrate trauma‑informed, autism‑affirming, and neurodiversity-affirming practices where relevant.

Implementation & Capacity Building

• Deliver practical coaching “in the moment” and structured training to staff teams.
• Support teams in implementation of agreed PBS plans and behavioural strategies via direct and indirect support.
• Model the use of data to drive decisions; support teams to record, review, and act on behaviour and quality‑of‑life metrics.
• Work directly with individuals, we support who present with behaviours that may be viewed as challenging offering practice leadership to staff teams.
• Work alongside practice leaders with teams to implement plans and strategies.
• Facilitate multi‑disciplinary working (e.g., psychology, SLT, OT, education, social care, nursing, psychiatry).
• Be part of collaborative assessment process including compiling service needs assessments, matching tools.
• Support transition and admission planning of new individuals to Salutem locations.
• Support placement stability, crisis planning and community inclusion.

Monitoring, Review & Reporting