At Ambitious about Autism, we are currently looking for a Senior Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Specialist to join our team.

We are looking for an empathetic and adaptable individual, who thrives under pressure and has a natural ability to solve challenges. You will also need physical and emotional resilience to work with young people with a primary diagnosis of Autism, some of whom have other complex needs.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring practitioners within your team implement the charity's model of PBS service delivery and follow agreed processes and practices
• Supporting your team members to work positively and creatively with the settings, building capacity to improve outcomes for students
• Training, motivating and practically supporting staff teams, parents and other professionals to be confident and skilled in meeting the needs of children and young people with complex behavioural needs
• Undertaking and reviewing risk assessments of behaviours that challenge and producing and reviewing corresponding PBS plans that promote proactive and early intervention and skill development that reduce the need for physical intervention
• Contributing to efficient, integrated support, working closely with other professionals to pool knowledge, skills and resources across disciplines
• Liaising with parents/carers to provide support and guidance and to inform and further develop intervention programmes
• Demonstrating integrity and sensitivity
• Being open and flexible in developing methods of practice in line with best practice

We are looking for someone who has:

• Board certified behavioural analyst qualification or Masters level training in Positive Behavioural Support
• Experience of implementing a range of impactful specialist behavioural assessment and interventions with children and young people with autism, learning disability and behaviours that challenge
• Skill in the use of complex methods of functional assessment and intervention
• Ability and skills to build and maintain positive relationships with children and young people, professionals and parents/carers

This role can be based at our Conel site or West Themes College site, depending on the location of the applicant.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a forward-thinking organisation with the interests and wellbeing of autistic children and young people at its core.

We are committed to CPD, where you can access a wide range of training and development opportunities to support your personal and professional development. Other benefits include a generous holiday allowance, access to our Employee Assistance Programme, a wide range of wellbeing activities and a free Perkbox subscription offering benefits of particular services at a discounted rate.

If you would like to get in touch for an informal chat please contact Stephen Vickers, Recruitment Manager – svickers@ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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