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Job description

Each Positive Behaviour Support Worker will work as part of a dedicated team to provide a consistent high quality support service within a caring environment, ensuring that both service users and staff are treated with dignity and respect. Through a key worker system and use of advanced positive behaviour methodologies, PBS Workers will be responsible for implementing individual programmes of support. .

Responsibilities

• To work in partnership with the Positive Behaviour Support Leads, Service Management, the Multi-Disciplinary Team
• To be responsible for reporting to the Positive Behaviour Support Leads, MDT and Management the outcomes or progress made by the Service user
• To demonstrate an ability to understand what service users are communicating about their needs and preferences and responding appropriately
• To develop an understanding of the theoretical basis of PBS and apply it to a range of work procedures and practices in order to have a positive outcome for the service user
• To exercise professional judgement in assessing options when faced with an immediate need to assess and address complex and challenging behaviours
• To remain calm and composed in an aggressive or potentially violent situation and be able to understand and deploy the prescribed physical techniques appropriately as required
• To act in the best interests of the Service User at all times, including taking timely action and raising an alert if the service users well-being is jeopardised
• To provide personal care to service users appropriate to their level of need and capability

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• QCF / NVQ / RQF 3 in Health & Social Care Or Willing to complete RQF 3 on successful completion of probationary period in the timescales set by the organisation
• 1 year's paid experience providing care and support to individuals with Autism, learning disabilities, complex needs and/or behaviours that may challenge
• Good interpersonal skills Good oral and written communication skills Excellent organisational skills Able to fulfil the requirements of the role Good computer skills
• Ability to make low-medium level decisions within clearly defined parameters as defined by PBS Lead & Management
• Can put forward suggestions and recommendations to Positive Behaviour Support Lead regarding areas of improvements within scheme and also suggestions for variations within service users care plans

Further Information

Working in Lisburn Supported Living Service can be an incredibly challenging but equally rewarding role. It is a supported living setting that facilitates a bespoke placement for individuals with complex needs that includes, mental ill health, learning disability, and autism coupled with behaviours that may challenge. Using the principles of positive behaviour support, as part of a team we have been able to actively support and positively improve the lives of the individuals we support. The service user is at the centre of everything that we do, ensuring that all care and activities are personally centred to them, this may include personal care, support with meals and numerous activities such as community outings. Due to the support that our service users require, there is a high staffing ratio of 3:1 in their home or 4:1 in the community. Working in partnership with a number of commissioning Trusts, our team gather and collate data to implement bespoke PBS plans to improve the lives of the individuals we support. You will be champions in the positive behaviour support approach, and Praxis Care will support you to attain competence through formal qualifications and experience and expect that you contribute to the dissemination of understanding of PBS across the organisation. As an organisation of excellence, Praxis Care will continuously evolve and improve practice, undertaking research to support its aim to be a world leader in this field.