PBS Assistant Practitioner

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                            PBS Assistant Practitioner
• Job Location:                     Shire Hall 
• Salary:                               £27,269 - £28,624 per annum 
• Hours per Week:               37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                     22/01/2025 
• Job Requisition Number:   10582 
• This post is not open to job share

Are you passionate about working with people to promote independence and are dedicated to making a difference?

We are recruiting for a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Assistant Practitioner to take up a full-time role within our Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) team. Although located at Shire Hall in Gloucester, the role will entail work outside of normal working hours and at locations across the county, including in our Locality, Hospital and Learning Disabilities teams. If you are looking for your next career move within Adult Social Care, then we would love to hear from you!

About the role:

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is a person-centred approach for providing long-term support to people with learning disabilities and autism, including those with mental health conditions, who display, or may be at risk of developing, behaviours of concern. The PBS Assistant Practitioner works in partnership with PBS Practitioners and PBS Specialists to support with the development of Behaviour Support Plans (BSP’s) and Functional Assessments; this will include working with individuals, their families, carers and other professionals and organisations. The PBS Assistant Practitioner will also work across the county to develop knowledge around PBS frameworks.

To find out more about our PBS team, please, watch the video "Adult Social Care Positive Behaviour Support Team"

To find out more about Team Locations, please visit our “Meet the Teams” webpage.

About You:

As a PBS Assistant Practitioner, you will have the chance to make a real positive impact on people’s lives, utilising your excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with a range of stakeholders. Using your significant knowledge of the PBS framework and experience of working with vulnerable adults, you will support the development of BSP’s and contribute to the development of the service. You will be an active participant of your team supporting the development of others and be committed to your own professional and self-development.

As a PBS Assistant Practitioner, we understand the work you do on a daily basis and provide the support you need to make a difference to the people of Gloucestershire. To join us, you must:

• Have a NVQ4 or equivalent qualification in Health and Social Care or relevant experience
• Have working knowledge of the legislative and Positive Behaviour Support frameworks, theory, and practice; including the PBS competencies outlined by the PBS academy
• Be highly organised with a solution focused, logical and innovative approach to challenges
• Be able to prioritise, using a risk-based approach

Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about. Read more about our values on our website.

If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role.

About us:

Gloucestershire County Council Adult Social Care is on an exciting innovation journey working towards the Three Conversation approach, a model that re-emphasises focus on people, their strengths and the networks and community around them.

Our people do all they can to make the difference to the Gloucestershire community. Here are some of the benefits we offer in return for your hard work.

• Regular formal and informal support
• Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Accredited post-qualified training opportunities, enabling you to develop your skills
• Access to mandatory training and additional topical bi-annual workshops.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
• Annual leave up to 30.5 days after 5 years employment
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers
• Cycle to work Scheme
   

We’re closer than you think:

We are an easy commute from many locations, view our commuting times map to see what we mean. Start your journey today!

To join us, click “Apply” today!  You will also find links to the Job Profile and Guidance Notes below.

Applying:

Please write your application with consideration for the essential and desirable criteria in the Job Profile which you will find in the Additional Information section below. This should include examples of why you should be considered; and the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

Alternatively, for an informal discussion, please contact:

ASCrecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk to arrange a convenient time for a call back.

Note to internal applicants: To ensure best practice, vacancies are to be applied for within the Success Factors internal career site. Should you require support in setting up your internal profile, please visit Success Factors for guidance. Should you experience any issues logging in, please email ContactUs@gloucestershire.gov.uk or call 01452 425888 for support

Or click 'Apply'

Additional Information:

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:

Positive Behaviour Support Assistant Practitioner Job Profile

This Position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 calendar days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.