Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Practitioner - Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset

• Location: Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset 
• Salary: £26,363.57 per annum, plus mileage
• Hours per week: 37.5 hours, including travel time
• Required: Previous experience working with Young people and Adults (16+) with learning disabilities and Autism.
• Full UK manual driving licence, access to a vehicle and a willingness to travel across the area .
• Sponsorship is not available for this position 

A meaningful career starts here. Empower people to develop the tools they need to thrive. 

As a Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) practitioner, you will help young people and adults (16+) with learning disabilities, Autism and sometimes other support needs to transform their lives. 

Using techniques built on the principles of inclusion, choice and participation, your support could be the difference between a locked door and an open path to independence. 

Who will I support?

You will work with young people (16+) and adults to provide support that will significantly improve their quality of life and avoid admission to a General Adolescent Unit. 

How will I make a difference?

• Your support will enable the people you support to stay in their current placements and access their communities
• You will take time to understand the lived experience of the person you’re supporting. You’ll help them build tools they will use for the rest of their lives to live great, independent lives
• You’ll also support their families, carers and other professionals to apply and embed these steps for long lasting impact

How will I develop?

If you do not already hold a BTEC Level 4 in Positive Behaviour Support you will be enrolled onto this course and supported throughout your studies while you work with us, on completion you will receive a salary increase. Salary increase on completion to £28,325.00

At Affinity Trust CYP Division, we invest in your professional growth. We fully fund everything required to maintain your UK SBA professional registration—including your annual UK SBA fee, DBS, safeguarding training and liability insurance. As a registered APD provider, we also support your ongoing development with a minimum of 6 APD provided in house each year, so you can focus on delivering outstanding practice while we fully support your professional career

Our Benefits

• Buy & sell annual leave
• Access pay as you earn via Stream -
• Wellbeing scheme
• Fully funded health plan via SimplyHealth (GP, dental, optical)
• Blue Light Card reimbursement
• Pension & Life Assurance

An enhanced DBS check is required (paid for by us).

Positive behaviour support changes lives – becoming a PBS Practitioner will change yours. 

Please note that we are actively shortlisting candidates throughout the duration of the advert and so may close this advert early if sufficient applications are received.

We’re committed to being Disability Confident and we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

If you require any assistance to find out about current vacancies, making an application, or need any recruitment related documentation in a more accessible format please send an e-mail to: View email address on joinus.affinitytrust.org

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