Interim PBS Practice Lead

Role Description

Interim PBS Practice Lead – Make Every Day Matter!

Location: Sittingbourne, Herne Bay and Birchington, Kent

Salary: £28,000 per annum, plus benefits

Hours: 37.5 per week

Contract: 3-month Fixed Term Contract

Driving Licence: Manual UK licence essential

Visa Sponsor ships: Not available

An exciting, new opportunity has arisen for a passionate and dedicated Practice Lead to work in our supported living homes in Kent, and to help the people we support to live, love, thrive and belong. You do not need to have a formal PBS qualification, and this may be a pathway to a formal qualification in the future. We are looking for someone with an interest to learn more about positive behaviour support and have some experience with working with people who display behaviours that challenge.

• Highly competitive salary
• Pension
• Good management support
• Career development

• Strong English communication skills (spoken & written) and ability to produce written reports
• Be resilient, confident and ready to take on any challenge
• Confident engaging with diverse groups of people, family members and multi-disciplinary agencies
• Experience in assisting with managing and assessments of new people to support
• A valid manual UK driving licence
• The legal right to live and work in the UK
• Experience working directly with people who have learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions, multi-sensory impairments and challenging behaviours

Candidates will receive clinical supervision as part of this role, which can include UKBA(cert) supervision if required. If candidates are currently undertaking a bachelor’s or master’s degree in an associated subject (e.g., PBS, ABA, psychology), support will be available.

• Assist the service manager to ensure that everyone receives high quality support, the people we support and the team supporting them. Including staff clinical supervisions, training new team members and supporting the team to complete support plans and risk assessments.
• Support the implementation of PBS across an identified home.
• Uphold and ensure a trauma-informed approach throughout your work and encourage this in the work of those around you.
• Support the Behaviour Consultant with assessments and delivering interventions; ensuring both clinical and operational effectiveness for the people we support and their teams.
• Deliver PROACT-SCIPr-UK® training to our support teams.
• Support the business development team with new referrals.
• Work with the families of the people we support to continue to build open, honest, and transparent working relationships.

Make a Real Difference Every Day

At Kent Positive Behaviour & Kent Support Services, we’re more than a home, we’re a place where adults with autism, learning disabilities and complex needs are supported to live life to the fullest.

Our purpose-built homes deliver truly personalised support, led by teams who are more than support workers, they’re champions. Positive, compassionate and consistent, they bring energy, heart and belief into everything they do.

You’ll support people with:

• Autism and learning disabilities
• Mental health needs
• Physical and sensory disabilities
• Complex and challenging behaviours

If you’re looking for a role where you don’t just work, you thrive. Hit apply and let’s make a difference together.

Why work for us?

At See Ability, we value your growth and well-being just as much as the support you provide, we can offer you:

• Recognition & Rewards: From excellence awards to long service recognition, your hard work won’t go unnoticed.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy up to 36 days of holiday with long service, flexible working options, and time off for life events.
• Financial Benefits: Discounts, cashback, pension schemes, and more, to help your money go further.
• Wellbeing Support: Access to a 24/7 employee assistance program, life assurance and sick pay.
• Refer a Friend: Receive £600 (Support Workers to Senior Support Worker only)
• Free Breakfast Club: Start your day right with a complimentary breakfast at our home, available every morning (January to March). It’s a great way to fuel up,…