Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner - Leyland, United Kingdom - Priory Adult Care

Priory Adult Care

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Leyland, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

This role is on a fixed term basis to cover maternity leave

Bannister Farm provides residential care and support for people with learning disabilities, autism and behaviours that are challenging. The service users live busy lives filled with activity. Due to the complex needs of those we support, many individuals require 1:1 or 2:1 support day to day.

Working for Priory Adult Care. We offer 24/7 specialist residential care in community settings. Our aim is to deliver an increasing sense of self-management and empowerment that will lead to more independent living.

In this exciting and rewarding role as PBS Practitioner, you'll enjoy every opportunity to bring your compassion and empathy to work in an environment where you can have a positive impact on improving both the long term and the everyday lives of the people we support.

The PBS practitioner as part of the Home Management team, will work closely with the people we support to develop and implement personalised support plans that both meet their needs and help to grow their independence and life skills.

That includes promoting the use of PROACT-SCIPr-UK, The post holder will use their expertise to support predominantly in the following areas:

Staff training & development
Functional Behaviour Assessment
Behaviour Support Planning (BSP)
BSP implementation (including practice workshops)
Incident analysis & debrief
Hold a formal qualification in: or Positive Behaviour Support i.e. BSc in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, MSc Applied Behaviour Analysis, MA or MSc in Autism Studies, PBS Graduate Diploma, PBS BTEC Level 5 (advanced professional Diploma)
Be qualified or willing and able to work towards Instructor Level of PROACT SCIP UK
Understand legal frameworks relevant to the role, e.g. Mental Capacity Act (2005), DOLS
Demonstrate the ability to complete behaviour assessment tools and write reports relating to behaviour to a high standard
A history of direct support experience with people with learning disabilities and/or ASC and Challenging Behaviour
A history in conducting assessment and developing, implementing and evaluating interventions for individuals presenting with Challenging Behaviours
A history of development and delivery of Positive Behaviour Support training
A history of working as part of a peripatetic team providing consultation to 'challenging behaviour' services
A history of reducing the use of restrictive practices