Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner (PBS)

Interim contract - initially 6 weeks contract

Travel throughout Yorkshire and Humberside area

Immediate start and DBS must be on the update system

Must be car driver with access to own transport

A well respected local charity providing care and support to people with learning disabilities are looking for an experienced PBS Practitioner to join the team and add support to cover sickness for an initial period of 6 weeks.

We are looking for an experienced, talented and passionate individual to take up the role of Positive Behavioural Practitioner

Positive behaviour support (PBS) is a person centred framework for providing long-term support to people with a learning disability, and/or autism, including those with mental health conditions, who have, or may be at risk of developing, behaviours that challenge.

The organisation provide PBS to both the people they support, and also provide training to external providers. This is an exciting opportunity which could lead to a longer assignment providing project based training externally.

As part of the PBS Delivery Training Team you will play a key role in ensuring your teams understand and adopt the values of PBS and its function within the organisation by providing behavioural assessment and functional analyses advice and guidance, to families, clinical support staff and other professionals.

A degree in Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry, Nursing or similar is desirable for this post.
Additional qualifications in Applied Behaviour Analysis, Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), Autism & Trauma would be advantageous.

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