The vacancy arises within a local authority Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) team in Cambridgeshire, delivering an intensive support service to young people with learning disabilities who display behaviours that challenge.

The PBS team is an intensive clinical service for young people with learning disabilities and severe behaviours that challenge which place them at risk of exclusion, hospitalisation or a move to an out of county 52-week placement. The PBS team utilise the PBS framework to deliver a range of evidence-based interventions that encourage a holistic and person-centred approach across home, school, short breaks and community settings with a focus on improving quality of life and keeping young people connected to their local community.

For any questions please contact Sam.Grange-Hall@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

What will you be doing?

You will be working collaboratively with young people, their families and professional networks to achieve an evidence-based understanding of need and deliver interventions required to achieve sound quality of life.

You will provide clinical expertise within the PBS Framework to improve outcomes for children/young people with learning disabilities who are at risk of exclusion as a result of behaviour that challenges.

You will provide specialist assessment and interventions using the PBS Framework. This will include functional behaviour assessments and development/implementation of PBS Plans.

You will provide consultation and clinical expertise to social work colleagues, health and education professionals and others as appropriate.

This role has no line management responsibilities.

For the duration of the post, the team will receive consultation from a Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) / UKBA (cert).

The service operates Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. This role is 30 hours per week, with the working pattern to be agreed in line with service needs. Flexi-working patterns and hybrid working from home are available.

About you

Successful candidates will have a core undergraduate qualification/profession in a relevant clinical profession such as, Positive Behaviour Support, Applied Behaviour Analysis, Psychology, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Analysis and Intervention in Learning Disability, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and/or other relevant fields.

You will have full registration with the relevant professional body to your qualification/profession e.g. BACB, UKSBA, HCPC and/or BPS. Successful candidates will be expected to maintain registration during their role.

Additional trainings in one or more key evidence-based approaches would be desirable. For example, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Social Communication, Emotional Regulation, and Transactional Support (SCERTS), Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH) Talking Mats, Intensive Interaction, Makaton, Attention Autism.

Our benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.