Positive Behaviour Support Clinical Assistant
Salary: £25,418 per annum (£13 per hour)
Location: Isle of Wight with some expected travel to other regions
Type of Contract: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours)
About the role
The PBS Clinical Assistant will be a key member of the clinical team to support the implementation of PBS across the organisation. They will work closely with the people we support and their support team to ensure competency in PBS and quality of PBS plans.
The role PBS Clinical Assistant will be to work flexibly across the IOW region with some support across other regions as required. The role will be supporting to embed our values and culture within the support we provide. It is a very varied role which may include the following;
• Supporting a person to move into their new home with a carefully planned transition period
• Supporting a person when they are experiencing significant levels of distress and their support
is finding this challenging
• Driving improvements in the quality of the support we provide
• Providing direct coaching and mentoring to our team members through role modelling and
assessing the competency of others
• Undertaking clinical assessment (Functional Behaviour Assessments, sleep assessments,
activities of daily living skills (ADLS) assessments etc) and implementing evidence based
clinical interventions under the close supervision of our PBS clinical team
• Completing cultures checklists and mediator analysis
Building strong rapport and professional working relationships with the people we support will be central to the role, and role modelling to other team members on how to build trusting relationships is essential. The PBS Clinical Assistant will also need to build strong relationships with all our team members and work in partnership with other professionals. Clear, positive, and professional communication is essential to achieving this.
The PBS Clinical Assistant will also be responsible for supporting supervised consultancy work for families with personal budgets or other organisations to support their delivery of PBS.
Why work for us
• Work for a small not for profit organisation where the focus is the people we support
• Be listened to and have your direct experience and expertise valued
• Have support from an experienced management and clinical team
• Be celebrated for accomplishing goals with the individual you support
• Have training opportunities that enhance your career development
• 29 days annual leave (pro rata), rising to 30 days annual leave (pro rata) as of the 1st
of April, Following your 1-year anniversary with PBS4
• Access to Level 2 and Level 3 training
• Apply for support with learning to drive
• Access to Blue Light Card Scheme and Discounts for Carers
• Access to Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• DBS check paid for
• Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme via ‘Health Assured’
• Access to Key Worker benefits and our employee recognition scheme
• Refer a friend and get £300 for every successful person you refer
About you
• Experience of working with people with learning disabilities, autism and behaviours
that may challenge
• BSc Psychology – desirable
• Passing grade in a science or social science (A Level) / Merit (BTEC/CTEC/Access)
or equivalent (e.g. International Baccalaureate 104-120 points) – essential
• GCSE A*- C or 9-4 pass in English Language and Mathematics is required (certified
alternatives, such as Functional Skills level 2 will be considered)- essential
• Some existing and developing knowledge and skills in Positive Behaviour Support
• Experience of working in the care industry
• You should be caring, understanding, resilient, open, honest, and trustworthy
About PBS4
People with learning disabilities should have the same right to an ordinary life as anyone else. They need support from people like you to help them achieve this. If you are passionate about helping people to achieve the life they deserve and thrive of seeing others succeed, then a career with PBS4 is the career for you. We value experience in supporting others and individuals who share our values.
We want to create new ways of working, led by passion and drive for doing what is right, and promote innovation from our teams. Join us on our mission to disrupt social care!
