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PBS Practitioner
| Posting date: | 07 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £32,115 to £35,235 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 February 2025 |
| Location: | Shire Hall, GL1 2TG |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Gloucestershire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | JR10708 |
Summary
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is a person-centred approach for providing long-term support to people with learning disabilities and autism, including those with mental health conditions, who display, or may be at risk of developing, behaviours of concern. The PBS Practitioner works in partnership with individuals to understand their life circumstances including physical and emotional needs, with the aim of developing physical and social environments that are supportive and capable of meeting people’s needs. The PBS Practitioner achieves this by working in partnership with other health and social care teams across Gloucestershire.
As a PBS Practitioner, you will have the chance to make a real positive impact on people’s lives, utilising your excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with a range of stakeholders. Using your significant knowledge of the PBS framework and experience of working with vulnerable adults, you will utilise your professional judgement to undertake Functional Assessments and to develop BSP’s. You will contribute to the development of the service and be able to work as part of a team and on your own initiative. You will embrace new ways of thinking and working as well as take up opportunities for professional and self-development. For further information on the role please, visit: https://careers.gloucestershire.gov.uk/GloucestershireCounty/job/Gloucester-PBS-Practitioner/1146171955/
As a PBS Practitioner, we understand the work you do on a daily basis and provide the support you need to make a difference to the people of Gloucestershire. To join us, you must:
Have a professional Diploma in Positive Behavioural Support (QCF4) or equivalent (Applied Behavioural Analysis), or currently working towards significant experience within the field of PBS
Be registered as a member of the UKSBA or willingness to register
Have working knowledge of the legislative and Positive Behaviour Support frameworks, theory and practice; including the PBS competencies outlined by the PBS academy
Be highly organised with a solution focused, logical and innovative approach to challenges
Be able to prioritise, using a risk based approach
As a PBS Practitioner, you will have the chance to make a real positive impact on people’s lives, utilising your excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with a range of stakeholders. Using your significant knowledge of the PBS framework and experience of working with vulnerable adults, you will utilise your professional judgement to undertake Functional Assessments and to develop BSP’s. You will contribute to the development of the service and be able to work as part of a team and on your own initiative. You will embrace new ways of thinking and working as well as take up opportunities for professional and self-development. For further information on the role please, visit: https://careers.gloucestershire.gov.uk/GloucestershireCounty/job/Gloucester-PBS-Practitioner/1146171955/
As a PBS Practitioner, we understand the work you do on a daily basis and provide the support you need to make a difference to the people of Gloucestershire. To join us, you must:
Have a professional Diploma in Positive Behavioural Support (QCF4) or equivalent (Applied Behavioural Analysis), or currently working towards significant experience within the field of PBS
Be registered as a member of the UKSBA or willingness to register
Have working knowledge of the legislative and Positive Behaviour Support frameworks, theory and practice; including the PBS competencies outlined by the PBS academy
Be highly organised with a solution focused, logical and innovative approach to challenges
Be able to prioritise, using a risk based approach