PBS Practitioner

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: PBS Practitioner
• Job Location: Shire Hall
• Salary: £28,900 - £32,020 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Fixed Term
• Duration: Two years
• Closing Date: 23/04/2023
• Job Requisition Number: 6072
• 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) 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!

Gloucestershire County Council Adult Social Care are holding a series of recruitment events in 2023 to share details of our many rewarding local jobs. Our events aim to inspire anyone who is thinking about a new challenge or a change of career to join our amazing Adults teams in 2023.

Please visit our Recruitment Events webpage. If you need any further information, please email our Adults Recruitment Team today!

Our short video will give you an idea of what it's like to work in our Adult Social Care Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) team.

Adult Social Care Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Team - YouTube

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 Practitioner works in partnership with individuals to understand their life circumstances including physical and emotional needs, with the aim of developing physical and social environments that are supportive and capable of meeting people’s needs. The PBS Practitioner achieves this by working in partnership with other health and social care teams across Gloucestershire.

To find out more about working in Gloucestershire, visit our “Meet the Teams” webpage here.

About You:

As a PBS 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 utilise your professional judgement to undertake Functional Assessments and to develop BSP’s. You will contribute to the development of the service and be able to work as part of a team and on your own initiative. You will embrace new ways of thinking and working as well as take up opportunities for professional and self-development. For further information on the role please see the attached Job Description.

As a PBS 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 professional Diploma in Positive Behavioural Support (QCF4)
• 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

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.
• Cycle to Work scheme
• 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

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.

Additional Information:

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

PBS Practitioner - Job Profile

This Position is subject to a 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 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.