Positive Behaviour Support Worker Waking Nights

Applefields School; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pluxee discounts platform

Free counselling sessions

CPD Accredited training

Robust Induction

Life cover

Cycle to work scheme

STREAM

Job summary

Happy Futures in Scarborough is recruiting a Positive Behaviour Support Worker for waking nights to support individuals with learning disabilities and autism.

You will provide direct support, promote independence, manage risk, and work with families and other services. This is a permanent role paid at £15.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• Previous care experience required.
• Enhanced DBS check required.
• Ability to promote independence and engage with individuals.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to individuals with complex and challenging behaviour.
• Support participation in therapeutic and social activities.
• Conduct risk assessments and follow PBS plans.
• Maintain records and incident reporting.
• Collaborate with families and other services to ensure quality care.

Skills

Care experience

Education

Enhanced DBS check

Job description

Positive Behaviour Support Worker Waking Nights

Location: Scarborough, Happy Futures

Salary:£15.00 per hour

Contract Type:Permanent

Do you have a passion for promoting independence, Are you a team player, energetic, have a can do attitude, confident in your ability to encourage and engage with people?

We improve the lives of children, young people and adults who live with a learning disability and/or autism who display behaviours of concern by using Positive Behaviour Support.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team across Scarborough and surrounding areas on a full-time basis.

Previous care experience and an enhanced DBS are required for this role.

About Happy Futures

Happy Futures has been expanding for 10 years and we achieved Outstanding from the Care Quality Commission. We are leading the way in the North of England in complex care for individuals with learning disabilities, mental health and complex needs. We are also specialists in autism and Positive Behaviour Management. Our focus is to ensure the individuals we support have happy futures. All our interviews are values based.

• Pluxee discounts platform
• Free counselling sessions
• CPD Accredited training
• Robust Induction
• Life cover
• Cycle to work scheme
• STREAM

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to individuals who exhibit complex and challenging behaviour
• Provide companionship, emotional support to help individuals use techniques for managing their anxieties and behaviour through coping strategies
• Manage the behaviour and to enable them to participate in a wide range of therapeutic and social activities.
• Be involved in the assessment and management of risk and follow risk assessments consistently.
• Use positive behaviour to identify the cause of distress and respond in line with PBS plan
• Have active listening skills and the ability to use positive, calm and clear communication.
• Record all incidents and contribute to team discussions around incident analysis and strategies.
• Work positively with other agencies, parents, Support Workers, and other services to ensure a quality provision of care for individuals.
• Maintain appropriate records relating to good practice, health, safety and statutory requirements.
• Support individuals with their personal finance arrangements and ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and company Policies and Procedures.
• Encourage health promotion, such as regular health checks, dentist and doctor’s appointments and health screening checks.
• Promote independence with daily activities, such as personal care, cooking, finance management where appropriate, and general housekeeping.
• Support individuals build and maintain confidence

Additional Duties

It is the nature of the service we provide that tasks and responsibilities are in many circumstances variable and unpredictable. All staff are therefore expected to work flexibly when the need arises, so that tasks that may not be covered in this job description are undertaken. These additional duties will normally be to cover unforeseen circumstances or changes in work and they will normally be compatible with the regular type of work. Also, individuals supported may display challenging behaviours, in which case training will be provided to minimise these behaviours.

Our Commitment toEquality, Diversity and Inclusion

Happy futures is aninclusive employer that actively welcomes applicants from all backgrounds whoholds the right to work in the UK.Please let us knowif you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of your recruitmentprocess. Any adjustments will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis and will betreated with sensitivity and confidentiality.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.

We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk