Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families?
If you answered yes, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
Our All-Age Disability (0-25) Service is seeking a dedicated Positive Behaviour Support Worker to join our Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) team. This role offers a brilliant opportunity to be part of a close-knit team, that supports children, young people, and adults with disabilities to increase their independence and quality of life.
About the Role
As a Positive Behaviour Support Worker, you will work with parents and family carers to build their confidence and skills in implementing effective behaviour and communication strategies at home or in the community.
You’ll work directly with families to help reduce behaviours that challenge by collaborating with family support networks, conducting functional behaviour assessments, setting achievable goals, and designing personalised support plans.
About You
We are looking for candidates with experience working with children, young people, or adults who have learning disabilities and/or autism and may display behaviours that challenge. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as you’ll work closely with families and various professionals.
To succeed in this role, you’ll need:
- Knowledge of learning disabilities and autism and an understanding of how these impact behaviour and communication.
- Hands-on experience with Positive Behaviour Support or Applied Behaviour Analysis interventions.
- A genuine enthusiasm for working with individuals with disabilities and a passion for making a difference.
For a full list of qualifications and requirements, please see the job description and person specification attached at the end of this advert.
Why Join Us?
This role is more than a job; it’s a commitment to increasing quality of life through reducing the impact of behaviours that challenge while strengthening the skills and resilience of families, carers and staff. You’ll make a direct impact on people’s lives, helping to build strong and supportive communities.
If you’re ready to bring your expertise, compassion, and dedication to a role where your work truly matters, we’d love to hear from you.
Contact Information:
For an informal discussion about the job opportunity, please contact the hiring manager Alisha Fahey via email at alisha.fahey@southwark.gov.uk
Additional Details:
This role is a permanent full time, 36 hour per week position.
This post requires a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an Enhanced level.
Benefits and more information:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
Recruitment Timeline:
Advert close date: Sunday 1st December 2024
Shortlisting date/s: week commencing 2nd December 2024
Interview date/s: week commencing 9th December 2024
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
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