Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

Positive Behavior Support Development Lead

Location: Remote with a requirement to travel

Job Type: Full time (40hrs PW)

Salary: Up to £40,000 + Car allowance

Reports to: PBS Lead and Director of Quality

About the service

Swanton Care & Community is a national provider of care and support with a diverse range of services. The people we support have complex needs, they may have autism, learning disabilities, mental health issues or need rehab in a specialist nursing service. We believe that with the right support everyone can achieve greater independence and fulfilling lives, as each person we support is at the heart of all services we provide.

Role overview:

We are seeking a passionate and dynamic PBS Development Lead to join our team within a national high-quality care provider providing support across England, Scotland and Wales. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker, qualified PBS Practitioner with significant experience in delivering training or a qualified trainer or training manager with excellent knowledge of positive behaviour support and 3 + years experience delivering care and support under a PBS framework.

Roles and responsibilities for this role will include coordination, delivery, design and management of specialist training courses. This candidate will also hold responsibility for our compliance to meet the RRN Training standards across the business. To include taking the lead on restraint reduction planning, prescribing and reviewing physical interventions in partnership with the PBS Lead. This role works closely with the PBS Lead to implement the organisational PBS Strategy, embedding through systems and processes.

Key responsibilities:

Accountable for ongoing training compliance against the Restraint Reduction Network Training Standards, achieved by;

• Being responsive to any developments of these standards and any other relevant frameworks and legislation
• Co-ordinating training sessions to meet business compliance needs, including managing and maintaining training calendars for all physical intervention courses
• Monitor, provide data and report on organisational use of Restrictive Practice and Physical Intervention training compliance
• Provide advice, guidance and mentorship to internal trainers
• Maintaining an up-to-date training needs analysis across the business
• Monitoring the quality of training delivery
• Advocate for restraint reduction and lead on reducing restrictive practice in line with the PBS Strategy through;
• Design and delivery of specialist training courses including but not limited to; Active Support, Autism, PACE, Trauma informed Care, PBS and Practice Leadership
• Ensure any restraints or restrictive practices have been prescribed and are safe, proportionate and least restrictive as per the RRN guidance
• Developing operational frameworks and curriculum design to map against RRN standards
• Support learners through subject specific qualifications including PBS Diplomas
• Provide practical coaching and support to staff around physical interventions in collaboration with the PBS lead and Practitioners
• Support operational teams to write and review personalized restraint reduction plans where restrictive practice is prescribed
• Promoting best practice through company-wide communication channels
• Support the PBS lead to embed PBS values in to all systems and processes

Qualifications and Experience:

Education:

• Essential: Level 3 Award in Education and Training or equivalent/above
• Desirable: Level 4 or 5 Diploma in PBS or above
• Experience:

Extensive experience delivering care within a PBS Framework or as a PBS practitioner. Experience in delivering training is essential, preferably with coordination and management of training

Knowledge: In- depth knowledge of support needs of people with Autism, learning disabilities and mental health disorders. Sound understanding of specialist subjects including PBS, Active Support, Practice /leadership, Mental Capacity and the restraint reduction network training standards.

Skills:

• Proven leadership and coaching skills
• Digital skills
• Enthusiastic, passionate and confident training delivery
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to develop effective training programmes
• Ability to motivate and influence others
• Good time management skills and ability to prioritize workload

Attributes:

• Attention to detail
• Strategic thinker
• High level of integrity and professionalism
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong organisational skills
• Willingness to undertake travel, including overnight stays.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunity for professional development and training
• Flexible working arrangements
• Supportive and inclusive work environment

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Proven leadership and coaching skills
• Digital skills
• Enthusiastic, passionate and confident training delivery
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to develop effective training programmes
• Ability to motivate and influence others
• Good time management skills and ability to prioritize workload

Desirable

• Attention to detail
• Strategic thinker
• High level of integrity and professionalism
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong organisational skills
• Willingness to undertake travel, including overnight stays.

Knowledge

Essential

• In- depth knowledge of support needs of people with Autism, learning disabilities and mental health disorders. Sound understanding of specialist subjects including PBS, Active Support, Practice/leadership, Mental Capacity and the restraint reduction network training standards.

Qualifications

Essential

• Level 3 Award in Education and Training or equivalent/above.

Desirable

• Level 4 or 5 Diploma in PBS or above.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience delivering care within a PBS Framework or as a PBS practitioner.
• Experience in delivering training is essential, preferably with coordination and management of training.

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

Swanton Care & Community Ltd

Address

Swanton Care & Community

Siskin Drive

Middlemarch Business Park

Coventry

CV3 4FJ

Employer's website

https://www.swantoncare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)