Positive Behaviour Support Lead : South

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Job Description

Job Title:  PBS Specialist Support Lead

Position Type: Permanent / Full-Time

Hours of work: 37.5 Hours per week

Reporting to: Group Lead Specialist Support Manager

Location: Home Based / Flexible with travel required across the South region (Sussex, London, Kent, Norfolk, Cambridge). The ideal candidate will be able to travel to these locations if needed. 

Job Summary: The Specialist Support team is a national team that is part of the Lifeway’s Group Workforce Development function and that provides specialist support to individuals supported by the Lifeways Group, and their staff teams. The team is responsible for ensuring the company is at the forefront of delivering person-centred positive behavioural and psychological support for people with a learning disability, autism, an acquired brain injury or a mental health issue.

The lead specialist will be responsible for a team of dedicated specialist practitioners providing specialist support for the South region but occasionally may be asked to take referrals outside of these regions. They will manage the most complex referrals within the organisation whilst managing 2 Direct Reports, one based in Devon and one in Derby.

The role involves some travel and will require occasional overnight stays. (Travel is usually at the start of the assessment process and then most of the work is done remotley)

Key Responsibilities: 

• Provide direct supervision and line manage a team of specialist support practitioners.
• Maintain a clinical caseload, accepting the most complex referrals and reporting on them.
• Undertake functional assessments and work alongside managers and staff to develop positive behaviour support plans.
• Support services with high risk/complex referral to develop appropriate PBS interventions using least restrictive practice.
• Provide post incident support and debrief with teams after serious incidents.
• Respond to managers and teams with timely advice and guidance.
• Collect, analyse and interpret data and share findings with operations.
• Assist development colleagues with initial assessments.
• Participation in MDT/BI/FIT meetings as required.
• Design behavioural interventions/programs and draw up written guidelines with the aim of creating consistency within staff teams.
• Monitor and review use of RPI for everyone in their region every quarter.
• To work across a flexible geographical area, embracing the use of technology for meetings and briefings, and if required travel for site visits / meetings which may include overnight stays.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications: 

• Demonstrated knowledge, experience and skills in behaviour support, including developing and implementing behaviour support plans, and other reports.
• Ability to coach other practitioners whilst maintaining a moderate case load
• The ability to successfully manage and lead hybrid teams who cover a large geographical area – working remotely through the use of technology and within regional locations, and leading by example in terms of providing excellent customer service
• Graduate in Behavioural Science (Applied Behaviour Analysis / Positive Behaviour Support) or equivalent such as Psychology
• At least 52 hours of supervised experience from a more experienced practitioner (Level 3 as defined in the PBS Competence Framework).
• Intermediate PBS training (Level 5 of above) of a minimum of 240 hours as specified in Improving the Quality of Positive Behavioural Support (PBS): The standards for training for Nappi and Pro-ActSkip
• Capacity to work unsupervised and co-operatively with others.
• Able to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner.
• Must hold a full driving license and have access to a vehicle.

At Lifeways we value our staff and work hard to develop their skills through the provision of training and support. We are expanding and so there are real opportunities for career development.

If you feel ready for a change and are able to take on new challenges in a growing organisation, we want to hear from you.

The Lifeways Group is an equal opportunities employer and is regulated by CQC in England, CIW in Wales and CI in Scotland.

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