Job Introduction
We are Eden Futures, a Supported Living Social Care Provider. Most of the people we support are autistic or have a learning disability or a mental illness. Many have experienced trauma, and lots communicate distress in ways we don’t always immediately understand. To help us connect, we embrace the ethos of Positive Behaviour Support.
To help people live the life they want because others have heard and understood what they have to say, we are expanding the Specialist Support Team and are looking for an experienced Positive Behaviour Support Development Practitioner.
This is a hybrid role with travel being an important component and an operational support function. Potential applicants are encouraged to look at our website for a better undertsanding of the geographical footprint of the business. Successful candidates will be required to have an Enhanced DBS check prior to commencing employment.
Main Responsibility
- Work collaboratively with internal and external professionals (e.g., Psychology, Psychiatry, ICB, IST/ICATT, CPN, OT, RC, Social Worker, MAYBO Team, Mental Health Lead, Challenging Behaviour Foundation, National Autistic Society) to promote the rights of service users.
- In partnership with the leadership team and Support Workers, generate Positive Behaviour Support Plans for service users and ensure the ongoing review of the appropriateness to their needs.
- Assist in the assessments and transition for any potential service users using appropriate Company documentation.
- Develop, with our operational colleagues, innovative and person-centred services based on the ethos of Positive Behaviour Support.
- Promote the National Strategy Group Challenging Behaviour Charter and Restraint Reduction Training Standards by demonstrating our commitment to endorsing the rights of individuals whose distress communication has been described as challenging and reducing the use of restrictive practice.
- Work alongside other organisational functions for the benefit of those in receipt of support.
- Promote and input into the development of a reflective organisational culture that learns from experience and draws on this learning to improve outcomes for service users.
- Recognise difficulties in others and work with them to identify solutions and develop appropriate strategies
- Support co-production by involving service users in their care and support
- Cultivate a shared understanding of the function of behaviour and develop strategies which help the person develop an alternative method of communicating to achieve the same purpose.
- Have excellent organisational skills to manage a caseload and plan intervention, coaching and liaison effectively given the often-unpredictable nature of demand.
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of practice and interventions to promote and support services which are consistent and sustainable.
- Ensure outcome data relating to distress communication events is collected, analysed and reviewed in a timely manner
- Deliver CPD sessions to teams when required
A full list of duties is contained in the attached job description/person specification.
The Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will
- Have experience of providing support to people utilising the framework of PBS
- Have a full driving licence and access to own vehicle (Car Allowance Included)
- Be prepared to travel as required for service visits and meetings
- Aligned to our values; Brave; Caring and Compassionate; Honest; Positive; Professional and Responsive.
- Understands the importance of identifying strategies that reduce or prevent the use of restrictive practices.
- Have the knowledge, skills, understanding and experience of reviewing direct and indirect data to inform functional behaviour assessments.
- Have the ability to overcome barriers and embrace opportunities to explore creative thinking.
About the Company
Eden Futures is about enabling people to live fulfilling lives in whatever circumstances people choose. We are a Supported Living Social Care Provider that support people to be as independent as possible to achieve what they want to with their lives.
Our overall aim as an organisation is to provide a high-quality service that empowers Service Users to lead normal lives, and to be the provider of choice.
We are proud to have the Advanced (Gold) Investors in People (IIP) standard, which put us in the top 2% of organisations internationally that are part of IIP!
