Behaviour Support Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and responsibilities

To support the clinical team with interventions and assessments, as recommended and supported by our Clinical Lead. To engage with professional development and supervision to enable effective implementation of appropriate assessment and intervention methods.

To exercise assessment and intervention with clients working alongside other professionals in the multidisciplinary team under the guidance of the Clinical Lead, other clinicians, and our Team Leaders.

To maintain good working relationships with other members of the multidisciplinary team and ensure effective communication through good verbal communication skills, written communication, and record keeping.

To attend and contribute during multi-disciplinary meetings where necessary.

To share behavioural advice, guidance and consultation to families, support staff and other professionals under the guidance of team leadership.

To manage highly complex information and sensitive situations involving exposure to distressing, traumatic, and emotional material, including exposure to behaviours of concern. It is essential that candidates have an awareness of the importance of self-care and are willing and able to use the support available within the team to manage the demands of working with such a varied and complex client base. Awareness of safeguarding is also paramount though further training in this area will be provided.

To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner information contributing to client assessment, formulation, and intervention planning with both clients and professionals.

To continue to develop skills and knowledge through further training.

To share advice, consultation and training with families and staff working with the client group across a range of settings, under guidance of Case Leads and Clinical Leads where appropriate.

Responsible for the regular use of information technology resources to facilitate communication, to develop clinical assessment and intervention resources.

To contribute to the maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes.

To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice.

Demonstrate and uphold exemplary professional boundaries when working with vulnerable clients, ensuring best practices are followed in all interactions, whether in the office or within the community.

Cultivate strong, trusting relationships with clients and their families to foster positive engagement in IPS interventions, promoting successful outcomes through a consistently positive and encouraging approach.

Skills & Competencies required:

Experience of working with children and young people with additional support needs around either behaviour or their physical/mental health.

Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing at all levels with individuals, groups, organisations and the general public.

Ability to respond calmly and effectively with conflict.

Ability to work with groups from different backgrounds and cultures.

Strong understanding of safeguarding.

Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively and meet deadlines.

Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work flexibly to overcome challenges.

The ability to work independently with the understanding on when to escalate situations and how to manage professional boundaries.

Effective computer literacy skills including the use of Microsoft 365.

The ability to work flexibly and adapt to suit service need.

The ability to travel independently across the organisational footprint.

Full driving licence and access to a vehicle with the willingness to travel.

Person Specification

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

• Work flexibly and adapt to suit service need.
• The ability to travel independently across the organisational footprint.
• Access to a vehicle and a willingness to travel.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children and young people with a Learning Disability/Autism/Mental Health.

Desirable

• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience in supporting Functional/Psychological Assessments.

Qualifications

Desirable

• Degree in Psychology or related field.
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing at all levels, with individuals, groups, organisations and the public.
• Ability to deal calmly and effectively with conflict.
• Ability to work with groups from different backgrounds and cultures.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively and meet deadlines amid a range of competing demands.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work flexibly to overcome challenges.
• Ability to collate and analyse data to ensure the effectiveness of service outputs.
• The ability to support the IPS team independently, with the understanding of when to escalate situations
• Effective computer literacy skills, including use of Microsoft Office

Desirable

• Sound knowledge of relevant performance frameworks, quality standards, legal and ethical frameworks.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

ABL Health Ltd

Address

Europa Business Park

Buliding No 44

Bird Hall Lane

Cheadle Heath

SK3 0XA

Employer's website

https://www.ablhealth.co.uk/work-for-us/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)