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PBS Practitioner

Job details
Posting date: 02 December 2025
Salary: £35,000 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 01 January 2026
Location: Colchester, Home Counties, Colchester
Company: Salutem Care and Education
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 58624144

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Summary

About The Company
Make a real difference every day.
Are you passionate about empowering people and promoting person-centred care? At Salutem Care and Education, we’re looking for a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner to help us create environments where individuals can thrive.

About The Role
What You’ll Do:

- Embed Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) principles across our services.
- Carry your own caseload and lead on behaviour assessments and intervention planning.
- Collect and analyse behavioural data to inform person-centred strategies.
- Design and implement PBS plans that reduce challenging behaviours and restraint while improving quality of life.
- Support teams through training, coaching, and workshops to build confidence and skills.
- Facilitate consultations and collaborative planning using tools like SBARD.
- Monitor and review interventions, attend MDT and core team meetings, and compile detailed reports.
- Champion Human Rights-based approaches and lead on Reducing Restrictive Practice initiatives.
- Support transitions for individuals joining our services and contribute to service needs assessments.

What We’re Looking For:

- Level 4 PBS qualification (or equivalent).
- Minimum 2 years’ experience delivering PBS and managing caseloads.
- Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and inspire positive change.

Why Join Salutem?

- Competitive salary and benefits.
- Ongoing CPD and specialist training (PBS, Trauma-Informed Approaches, Active Support).
- A supportive team committed to innovation and person-centred care.

Our Core Values:  

- ️Supportive: Helping everyone reach their full potential.  
- ️Ambitious: Striving for the best outcomes.  
- Loyal: Prioritising our staff and the people we support. 
- ️Unique: Innovating without compromising quality. 
- ️Transparent: Fostering openness and mutual respect. 
- ️Engaging: Partnering with everyone involved. 
- ️Meaningful: Offering fulfilling opportunities.  

Why Choose Us?  

- Emotional Support: 24/7 Employee Assistance, mental health resources, meditation apps, and bereavement support.  
- Medical Support: Free Online GP access, Health Cash Plan, Cancer Cover, and Menopause support.  
- Financial Support: Flexible pay with Wagestream, utility bill savings, Money Helper, and Life Assurance.  
- Physical Support: Online workouts, Cycle to Work scheme, gym discounts, and National Trust activities.  

Still not convinced?  

- We have been recognised as a Top Employer 2025 in the United Kingdom.  
- We have been named as a Top 50 Inspiring Workplace Uk & Ireland 
- We are a Disability confident committed company.   

Salutem Care and Education is dedicated to protecting and promoting the well-being of children, young adults, and vulnerable individuals. As part of our safer recruitment process, the successful candidate will be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS and, where applicable, overseas criminal record checks. 

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