Affinity Trust

Senior PBS - North East Lincolnshire

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Job summary

Make a difference to someones life through Positive Behaviour Support

Through Positive Behaviour Support, we can change the outcomes for these young people to change their lives. Our strategies and interventions can be the difference between a locked door of residential care, or an open door to anywhere they want to go.

What will you do?

Provide guidance and direct coaching on the PBS plan implementation on a day-to -day basis

Contribute to the functional assessments and PBS plans for individual children and young people we support.

Deliver intensive PBS support to individual children and young people to support a reduction in behaviours of concern, increase life skills and independence, increase community engagement and improve quality of life

Support and guidance to parents/carers and a range of professionals- particularly close work with schools where applicable and local authorities to help maintain educational placements when these are in danger of breaking down.

Holding a full UK driving license and having access to your own vehicle is essential and you should be prepared to travel across the Affinity Trust CYP regions for this role.

Main duties of the job

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Practitioner, working in and around, North East Lincolnshire.

We are looking for someone who has a Positive Behaviour Support qualification BTEC level 4 or above, MSc in ABA or PBS. Experience of delivering support and implementing PBS strategies to children and young people with complex needs and behaviours of concern is also essential. Those near completion of qualification may also be considered. Experience in Trauma Informed Care would be an advantage for this role.

As the Senior PBS Practitioner, you will be working with a young person. The young person is not currently accessing education. A robust PBS plan with strategies to support them to increase their quality of life is to be implemented with support, guidance and training for key stakeholders working with them. The young person does display behaviours of concern however, with the right support and strategies in place we will be able to provide them a safe environment to flourish.

As well as working as part of our team, you will be working in very close partnership with and alongside the young persons family, carers and other professionals to ensure that the PBS strategies keep them living in their current placement and accessing the community.

About us

We work with young people with learning disabilities, Autism and sometimes mental health conditions using Positive Behaviour Support, techniques that are built on the principles of inclusion, choice and participation. These young people are at significant risk of entering specialist residential care.

What will we do?

We provide a package of benefits that make it that bit easier to be your best including, Fully funded health cash plans giving you access to a 24 hour GP, money back on prescriptions, dental treatment, opticians and access to many more health benefits

You will be entitled to annual leave with the ability to buy additional leave.

We offer Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it, access to coaching, vouchers, discounts, cashback and more

You will receive regular clinical supervision from an experienced BCBA and UK BA cert. UK BA cert supervision is available alongside this role if candidate meets eligible criteria.

Mileage is covered as part of the role and all travel time is included in contracted working hours.

At Affinity Trust we value and respect flexible work arrangements.

There is opportunity for progression and growth within this role as we expect the service to develop across the North Yorkshire and Humberside ICB region

Details

Date posted

21 August 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£35,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

L0112-24-0020

Job locations

Affinity Trust

Lincoln

LN1 1XG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Senior PBS Practitioner North East Lincolnshire

Reports to: Operational Lead

Job Purpose

To manage and lead the efficient and effective delivery of thePositive Behaviour Support (PBS) service. To manage and provide supervision and guidance to the PBS Practitioners .

To enable children and young people with learning disabilities/ASD and behaviours that challenge to remain out of residential care and to improve the quality of life for the child and their family. This will be achieved by delivering a PBS service in accordance with legislation, regulatory standards and contractual requirements, ensuring the achievement of Affinity Trust quality and performance objectives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Deliver the highest quality and standards of Positive Behaviour Support to children and young people, their families and a range of other professionals, enabling the child/young person to continue to live at home.

2. Undertake reviews of multidisciplinary reports and social care assessments including SEN and contribute to functional assessments of behaviours, Positive Behaviour Support Plans and risk assessments. Utilise other assessment tools as appropriate in conjunction with the child/young person, family and other professionals.

3. Implement and oversee intervention and support programmes for a designated number of children/young people and their families and undertake direct work with children, young people, families and a range of other professionals as required.

4. To provide responsive emergency interventions and crisis plans when required.

5. Line manage Specialist Key Workers via frequent 1:1 supervision and annual performance reviews. Provide guidance and direct coaching on the PBS plan implementation to the Specialist Key Workers on a day-to-day basis.

6. Contribute to the quarterly review of PBS plans and amend as required.

7. Ensure that all Affinity Trust policies and procedures are understood and implemented by staff that report directly to you, to include positive behaviour support, quality assurance, regulatory frameworks, safeguarding, child protection, criminal records, data protection, HR and health and safety

8. Ensure all relevant records in relation to the young people we support and employees are appropriately maintained and up to date.

9. Involvement in the design and delivery of PBS workshops and coaching for a full range of multi-agency professionals to ensure consistency of approach.

10.Identify potential problems, acting proactively to avoid service breakdowns, deal with complaints and to mitigate all types of risk.

11.To support one child/young person at a time, undertake observations in a range of environments and analyse the data, deliver PBS interventions in the home, in the community, school and other support service settings, modelling good practice and providing guidance

12.Develop meaningful relationships with the child/young person and the family that is based on trust, reliability and professionalism, thus enabling effective support and interventions.

13.Support the children/young people to increase independence, increase their community involvement, develop a range of skills, have more meaningful occupation and enhance their wellbeing.

14.Work as part of a team of PBS practitioners , including providing cover for other members of the team as required.

15.Ensure that all child protection and safeguarding concerns are responded to in a timely fashion and all procedures fully adhered to, thus ensuring that children and young people are protected from abuse and neglect.

16.With direction from the Operational Lead and Clinical Lead , respond to crisis situations by providing timely and specific support and interventions.

17.Contribute to effective multi-agency working practices by maintaining regular contact with key professionals such as social workers and school staff, providing feedback and observations both verbally and in writing and taking part in a range of multi-agency meetings.

18.Complete behaviour specific paperwork and contribute to/complete behaviour analysis reports on a monthly basis.

19.Work in partnership with children/young people, families and a range of other professionals to seek feedback and input into service delivery. With direction from the Service Lead, effect any changes required arising from the feedback.

20.Present fair, balanced feedback/support to staff and family members. Recognise and challenge areas of poor practice and institutionalised culture.

21.Actively engage in professional supervision from the Operational Lead and the Clinical Lead, thus enabling accountability, effective service delivery and continuous professional development.

22.Work closely with special schools including delivering direct support and guidance to school staff during the school day, via direct work with children/young people and contributing to workshops.

23.Produce high quality and accurate records of work with children/young people, their families and other professionals. Contribute to review meeting reports, outcome monitoring systems and other reports as required.

24.Actively participate in specialist PBS and other learning and development to ensure quality of service delivery and continuous professional development

25.To undertake a work pattern structured around the requirements of the children/young people and their families which will include some requirement for flexible working.

26.Undertake research to ensure knowledge is up-to-date re. best practice / new interventions, and contribute to papers and research as appropriate.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Senior PBS Practitioner North East Lincolnshire

Reports to: Operational Lead

Job Purpose

To manage and lead the efficient and effective delivery of thePositive Behaviour Support (PBS) service. To manage and provide supervision and guidance to the PBS Practitioners .

To enable children and young people with learning disabilities/ASD and behaviours that challenge to remain out of residential care and to improve the quality of life for the child and their family. This will be achieved by delivering a PBS service in accordance with legislation, regulatory standards and contractual requirements, ensuring the achievement of Affinity Trust quality and performance objectives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Deliver the highest quality and standards of Positive Behaviour Support to children and young people, their families and a range of other professionals, enabling the child/young person to continue to live at home.

2. Undertake reviews of multidisciplinary reports and social care assessments including SEN and contribute to functional assessments of behaviours, Positive Behaviour Support Plans and risk assessments. Utilise other assessment tools as appropriate in conjunction with the child/young person, family and other professionals.

3. Implement and oversee intervention and support programmes for a designated number of children/young people and their families and undertake direct work with children, young people, families and a range of other professionals as required.

4. To provide responsive emergency interventions and crisis plans when required.

5. Line manage Specialist Key Workers via frequent 1:1 supervision and annual performance reviews. Provide guidance and direct coaching on the PBS plan implementation to the Specialist Key Workers on a day-to-day basis.

6. Contribute to the quarterly review of PBS plans and amend as required.

7. Ensure that all Affinity Trust policies and procedures are understood and implemented by staff that report directly to you, to include positive behaviour support, quality assurance, regulatory frameworks, safeguarding, child protection, criminal records, data protection, HR and health and safety

8. Ensure all relevant records in relation to the young people we support and employees are appropriately maintained and up to date.

9. Involvement in the design and delivery of PBS workshops and coaching for a full range of multi-agency professionals to ensure consistency of approach.

10.Identify potential problems, acting proactively to avoid service breakdowns, deal with complaints and to mitigate all types of risk.

11.To support one child/young person at a time, undertake observations in a range of environments and analyse the data, deliver PBS interventions in the home, in the community, school and other support service settings, modelling good practice and providing guidance

12.Develop meaningful relationships with the child/young person and the family that is based on trust, reliability and professionalism, thus enabling effective support and interventions.

13.Support the children/young people to increase independence, increase their community involvement, develop a range of skills, have more meaningful occupation and enhance their wellbeing.

14.Work as part of a team of PBS practitioners , including providing cover for other members of the team as required.

15.Ensure that all child protection and safeguarding concerns are responded to in a timely fashion and all procedures fully adhered to, thus ensuring that children and young people are protected from abuse and neglect.

16.With direction from the Operational Lead and Clinical Lead , respond to crisis situations by providing timely and specific support and interventions.

17.Contribute to effective multi-agency working practices by maintaining regular contact with key professionals such as social workers and school staff, providing feedback and observations both verbally and in writing and taking part in a range of multi-agency meetings.

18.Complete behaviour specific paperwork and contribute to/complete behaviour analysis reports on a monthly basis.

19.Work in partnership with children/young people, families and a range of other professionals to seek feedback and input into service delivery. With direction from the Service Lead, effect any changes required arising from the feedback.

20.Present fair, balanced feedback/support to staff and family members. Recognise and challenge areas of poor practice and institutionalised culture.

21.Actively engage in professional supervision from the Operational Lead and the Clinical Lead, thus enabling accountability, effective service delivery and continuous professional development.

22.Work closely with special schools including delivering direct support and guidance to school staff during the school day, via direct work with children/young people and contributing to workshops.

23.Produce high quality and accurate records of work with children/young people, their families and other professionals. Contribute to review meeting reports, outcome monitoring systems and other reports as required.

24.Actively participate in specialist PBS and other learning and development to ensure quality of service delivery and continuous professional development

25.To undertake a work pattern structured around the requirements of the children/young people and their families which will include some requirement for flexible working.

26.Undertake research to ensure knowledge is up-to-date re. best practice / new interventions, and contribute to papers and research as appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Willingness and ability to undertake PBS specific training and a range of
  • other learning and development opportunities
  • Knowledge
  • Good knowledge and understanding of child protection and safeguarding and the increased vulnerability of disabled children and young people
  • Knowledge of physical, social and emotional needs of children and young people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge and how these can be met
  • Knowledge of the issues that affect the families of children and young
  • people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge
  • Knowledge of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities - Autism, ADHD etc
  • An understanding of effective multiagency working

Desirable

  • Positive Behaviour Support qualification , BTEC level 4 or above, MSc in ABA or PBS.
  • Knowledge
  • Knowledge of positive behaviour support theory and practice
  • Knowledge and experience of using person centred planning approaches
  • IT Literate including client record systems
  • Knowledge of learning difficulties

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with children and young people with learning
  • disabilities and behaviours that challenge
  • Experience of multi-agency working and working alongside other
  • professionals
  • Experience of producing high quality written records and other reports
  • relating to service delivery

Desirable

  • Experience of consultation with children /young people and families
  • Experience of contributing to assessments, positive behaviour support plans and risk assessments.
  • Experience of undertaking consultation with children and young people and families to gain feedback
  • Experience of working within an outcomes focused service

Competency & Values

Essential

  • Communication verbal and written Accurate communication skills with attention to detail. Confident and persuasive communicator. Demonstrable questioning and listening skills
  • Values Demonstrates company values. Self-motivated and
  • enthusiastic to learn new skills. Demonstrates an inclusive approach at work and supportive to colleagues. Discrete and maintains confidentially of information
  • Safeguarding Demonstrate knowledge of child protection practices awareness of abuse and neglect and the increased vulnerability of disabled children and young people

Skills

Essential

  • Experience of delivering support and implementing PBS strategies to children and young people with complex needs and behaviours of concern is also essential.
  • Ability to deliver Intensive support and interventions to children and
  • young people, families and other professionals
  • Ability to develop positive professional relationships with children and young people, families and a range of professionals
  • Ability to work alongside colleagues in school settings and provide guidance and modelling
  • Ability to fully engage with children and young people, families and other professionals- providing guidance and support, gaining feedback and challenging negative practice and attitudes
  • Ability to produce high quality records and reports.
  • Ability to use outcome monitoring tools
  • Ability to contribute to a range of assessments and to individual
  • Positive Behaviour Support plans
  • Ability to identify problems and risks and take corrective actions
  • Ability to participate in a range of meetings including multi-agency
  • meetings
  • Ability to manage own workloads

Other Specific Requirements

Essential

  • Good knowledge of business software i.e. Microsoft Office/365
  • (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Sharepoint, OneDrive) and the
  • ability to use in-house systems
  • Committed to equal opportunities and diversity
  • Available to work flexible hours
  • To hold a UK driving licence with access to vehicle for some travelling
  • within the area and occasionally wider afield
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Willingness and ability to undertake PBS specific training and a range of
  • other learning and development opportunities
  • Knowledge
  • Good knowledge and understanding of child protection and safeguarding and the increased vulnerability of disabled children and young people
  • Knowledge of physical, social and emotional needs of children and young people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge and how these can be met
  • Knowledge of the issues that affect the families of children and young
  • people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge
  • Knowledge of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities - Autism, ADHD etc
  • An understanding of effective multiagency working

Desirable

  • Positive Behaviour Support qualification , BTEC level 4 or above, MSc in ABA or PBS.
  • Knowledge
  • Knowledge of positive behaviour support theory and practice
  • Knowledge and experience of using person centred planning approaches
  • IT Literate including client record systems
  • Knowledge of learning difficulties

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with children and young people with learning
  • disabilities and behaviours that challenge
  • Experience of multi-agency working and working alongside other
  • professionals
  • Experience of producing high quality written records and other reports
  • relating to service delivery

Desirable

  • Experience of consultation with children /young people and families
  • Experience of contributing to assessments, positive behaviour support plans and risk assessments.
  • Experience of undertaking consultation with children and young people and families to gain feedback
  • Experience of working within an outcomes focused service

Competency & Values

Essential

  • Communication verbal and written Accurate communication skills with attention to detail. Confident and persuasive communicator. Demonstrable questioning and listening skills
  • Values Demonstrates company values. Self-motivated and
  • enthusiastic to learn new skills. Demonstrates an inclusive approach at work and supportive to colleagues. Discrete and maintains confidentially of information
  • Safeguarding Demonstrate knowledge of child protection practices awareness of abuse and neglect and the increased vulnerability of disabled children and young people

Skills

Essential

  • Experience of delivering support and implementing PBS strategies to children and young people with complex needs and behaviours of concern is also essential.
  • Ability to deliver Intensive support and interventions to children and
  • young people, families and other professionals
  • Ability to develop positive professional relationships with children and young people, families and a range of professionals
  • Ability to work alongside colleagues in school settings and provide guidance and modelling
  • Ability to fully engage with children and young people, families and other professionals- providing guidance and support, gaining feedback and challenging negative practice and attitudes
  • Ability to produce high quality records and reports.
  • Ability to use outcome monitoring tools
  • Ability to contribute to a range of assessments and to individual
  • Positive Behaviour Support plans
  • Ability to identify problems and risks and take corrective actions
  • Ability to participate in a range of meetings including multi-agency
  • meetings
  • Ability to manage own workloads

Other Specific Requirements

Essential

  • Good knowledge of business software i.e. Microsoft Office/365
  • (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Sharepoint, OneDrive) and the
  • ability to use in-house systems
  • Committed to equal opportunities and diversity
  • Available to work flexible hours
  • To hold a UK driving licence with access to vehicle for some travelling
  • within the area and occasionally wider afield

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

Affinity Trust

Address

Affinity Trust

Lincoln

LN1 1XG


Employer's website

https://www.affinitytrust.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Affinity Trust

Address

Affinity Trust

Lincoln

LN1 1XG


Employer's website

https://www.affinitytrust.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Affinity Trust

recruitment@affinitytrust.org

01844267816

Details

Date posted

21 August 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£35,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

L0112-24-0020

Job locations

Affinity Trust

Lincoln

LN1 1XG


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