Adult Autism Practitioner - United Kingdom - The Priory

Description

Priory Group Division
Adult Care
£Permanent - Full Time
We are looking for a PBS Practitioner to join our Positive Behaviour Support team in Bedborough House
At Priory Adult Care we offer 24/7 specialist care in community settings. Our aim is to deliver support that enables individuals to develop and improve their quality of life outcomes.

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.

You will need to have a full UK driving license for this role to enable travel between services.

The PBS practitioner will work closely with the people we support, colleague teams and stakeholders to develop and deliver Positive Behaviour Support for individuals and services.

The post holder will use their expertise to support predominantly in the following areas:
Development and implementation of Positive Behaviour Support Plans including Functional Behaviour Assessment
Incident support, analysis and colleague debrief
Staff training & development
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)
An in depth understanding of the principals of Positive Behaviour Support and Principals of Applied Behaviour Analysis
A history of direct support experience with people with a learning disability and/or Autism, and behaviours of concern
A history of the delivery of Positive Behaviour Support training
Excellent record keeping and written skills including report writing
Detailed understanding of thelegal frameworks and policy relevant to the role, e.g. Mental Capacity Act (2005), DOLS, Safeguarding, risk management