Positive Behaviour Support-Supported Living Services

Radis Community Care; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

null

Job summary

Radis Community Care is seeking an experienced Qualified Positive Behaviour Support specialist to work across our supported living services in Stoke on Trent. This hands-on in-house role sits at the heart of the service, collaborating with the PBS lead, registered manager and wider team to help people live more fulfilling and independent lives.

You will translate assessments and evidence-based strategies into everyday practice by coaching staff, reducing restrictive practice, and keeping

Qualifications

• 3 years in adult social care, supported living, or related fields.
• Experience providing direct support to individuals with behaviours of concern.
• Experience using PBS assessment tools or PBS frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside individuals to promote positive, person-centred practice.
• Coach and role model effective PBS approaches in day-to-day support.
• Create, implement, review and update PBS plans with colleagues and families.

Skills

PBS expertise

Coaching staff

Communication skills

De-escalation

Education

Level 5 qualification in Health & Social Care / related field

Level 3 PBS qualification (Implementing PBS)

Job description

We are looking for an experienced, Qualified Positive Behaviour Support specialist to work across our supported living services in Stoke on Trent. This is a hands-on in-house role at the heart of the service working alongside the PBS lead, registered manager and wider team to help the people we support live more fulfilling and independent lives.

You will bring PBS expertise directly into the home, turning assessments and evidence-based strategies into everyday practice through coaching staff, reducing restrictive practise and making sure support stays person centred through the good days and the harder ones.

Key Responsibilities

This role combines direct support with practice development.

• Working alongside individuals as a part of their support team to promote positive, person-centred practice.
• Coaching and role modelling effective PBS approaches in day-to-day support.
• Creating, implementing, reviewing, and updating PBS plans in partnership with the person, families, staff teams, and managers.

Travel Requirements

You must hold a valid driving licence and have access to your own car. Mileage expenses will be reimbursed.

Training and Qualifications

• Level 5 (or above) qualification in Health and Social Care, Learning Disability, Autism, Mental Health, Education, Psychology, or a related field.

OR

• Level 3 recognised practice-based PBS qualification such as Implementing PBS.
• Evidence of continuous development such as CPD training in relevant subject areas such as active support, trauma-informed practice, autism-informed practice, communication support, mental capacity, safeguarding, least restrictive practice, and human rights.
• Willingness and ability to undertake NAPPI training up to level 3 as required including restrictive physical intervention.

Practical Experience required (and able to give examples or demonstrate at interview)

• 3 years working in adult social care, supported living, learning disability, autism, mental health, or complex needs services.
• Providing direct support to individuals who present behaviours of concern.
• Role modelling good practice, including communication, active support, emotional regulation, de-escalation.
• Reporting and recording, and reflective conversations after incidents.
• Creating, implementing, reviewing, and updating PBS plans in partnership with the person, families, staff teams, and managers.
• Experience using PBS assessment tools, behaviour support plan quality tools, or organisational PBS frameworks.

Desirable Practical experience of (and able to give examples or demonstrate at interview)

• Collecting and using data such as ABC charts, quality-of-life measures, observations, and staff feedback to inform support strategies.
• Implementing proactive strategies, teaching new skills, environmental adjustments, communication approaches, and safe reactive strategies as part of a person-centred approach to improving quality of life.
• Leading reflective debriefs after incidents, focusing on learning and future prevention.

Knowledge

• Key subjects such as the Mental Capacity Act and its application, Safeguarding responsibilities and processes and Restrictive practice.
• Functional assessment and its value in informing person-centred strategies.

Professional Skills

• Able to explain complex ideas such as function of behaviour, setting events, proactive strategies, and reinforcement in simple language.
• Confident in observing staff practice respectfully and give constructive feedback.
• Able build staff confidence rather than create dependency on the PBS practitioner.
• Able to sensitively check whether staff understand PBS plans and can use them in practice.

Personal Attributes and Values (the right person for this role would be):

• Calm and emotionally regulated: able to remain composed during crisis and help others do the same.
• Compassionate and curious: ask "what is this behaviour telling us?"
• Confident but compassionate: able to lead practice while listening to staff, families, and the person being supported.
• Practical and hands-on: able to support individuals and demonstrate what good PBS looks like in real situations.
• Reflective: able to learn from incidents, feedback, mistakes, and changing circumstances.
• Good communicator: able to explain PBS in plain language and adapt communication for different audiences.
• Consistent and reliable: follow through on actions, maintains professional boundaries, and supports teams to work consistently.
• Resilient: able to manage emotionally demanding situations while seeking supervision and support when needed.

At this time we are unable to offer sponsorship at this time