Positive Support Practitioner

Hours:37.5

Salary:£25,018.50 to £25,018.50 Annum

We’re looking for a Positive Support Practitioner to join our team supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs. You’ll help develop and deliver Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and recovery-focused approaches that improve wellbeing, independence, and quality of life.

This role is ideal for someone with care or support experience, who is passionate about PBS and person-centred practice. You will receive mentoring from senior colleagues and opportunities for further training.

A full UK driving licence and access to a car is essential as you will be visiting the offices in Bracknell and Southampton, and homes on a weekly basis.

• Individual and group work under the guidance of Senior Practitioners.
• Work with colleagues and external professionals to ensure joined-up, person centred support.
• Support the Senior Positive Support Practitioner in mentoring frontline staff teams.
• Promote the positive well‑being of the people who live in services by assisting in the provision of PBS for individuals supported by the organisation.
• Undertake assessments, observations, and behaviour reviews under supervision.
• Co‑produce PBS Plans and Wellness Recovery Action Plans with individuals, families and staff teams.
• Assist in the development of interventions aimed to reduce the intensity, frequency and potential of challenging behaviours.
• Collect and report data on behaviour and recovery outcomes and assist with monitoring of interventions and contribute to reflective practice and service delivery.
• Provide day to day guidance to staff teams on the use of PBS and recovery strategies.
• Attend and contribute to service meetings, reviews and multidisciplinary forums as appropriate.
• Participate in professional development, PBS qualifications, networking events, supervisions, and appraisals.
• Uphold high standards of PBS, safeguarding standards, organisational policies, and professional codes of conduct.

• Level 3 (or above) in Health & Social Care, Psychology, Nursing, Education, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Willingness to work towards PBS qualification (Level 4/5).
• Understanding of PBS principles, recovery-focused approaches, safeguarding, and social care standards.

• Degree-level qualification in Psychology, Health & Social Care, Nursing, or related discipline.
• Awareness of WRAP, trauma-informed care, Positive Behaviour Intervention Frameworks, functional assessments, co-production and strength-based practice.

• Supporting people with learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs.
• Implementation of PBS/Recovery approaches.
• Contributing to care planning, assessments or reviews.
• Contribution to service meetings or MDTs.
• Ability to build positive relationships and work collaboratively.
• Strong communication, observation and team-work skills.

• Co-producing support plans.
• Data analysis & digital literacy.
• Delivering training, workshops or group sessions.

• Person centred, values-led, reflective, resilient, and solution focused.
• Flexible, adaptable and committed to improving quality of life.
• Motivated to learn and open to feedback.
• Willingness to travel to different services.

• Learning Academy - Adult Care Worker Level 2 and Lead Adult Care Worker Level 3 qualifications for all staff
• Enhanced holiday entitlement - starting from 30 days inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Sick pay entitlement
• Employee Assistance Programme - comprehensive health and wellbeing support for staff
• Refer a friend scheme - enjoy a payment of £500 when you recruit a friend to Choice Care
• Choiceversary - staff receive vouchers of £75 after 5 years, £100 after 10 years and £150 after 15 years to celebrate their commitment to Choice Care
• Christmas bonus - vouchers for all staff members
• Life insurance
• Annual staff awards - this year each winner received £400 and we had over 30 winners in total
• Complex in‑house training - this includes our Advanced Management Development Programme for managers in the making and our Foundation Management…