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PBS Support Worker -Rosewood

Positive Behaviour Support WorkerLocation: ROSEWOOD Cornford Lane, Pembury, KentHours of Work: 1 x Full-Time (40 hours per week) or 2 x Part timers (20 hours per week)

Shift work- rolling 2 weekly rota, which will include Earlies, lates and weekends.

Hourly Rate: £13.32 per hour.

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/positive-behaviour-support-pbs

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Equal Opportunity/Accessibility and Accommodations Statement:
As a Disability Confident employer, Aspens Charities is committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for individuals with disabilities. We actively promote the recruitment, retention, and career development of people with disabilities, recognising the invaluable contributions they make to our organisation. We are dedicated to ensuring an accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any accommodations during the application or interview process, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Aspens’ mission is to provide high-quality care and support to individuals on the autism spectrum and with learning disabilities; meeting their needs and aspirations and empowering them to learn and grow through an integrated network of services across the South-East.

We provide support and care to children, families and adults across Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Brighton and Hove, Surrey and the London Borough of Bexley. Our services include registered care homes; supported living; community outreach; day services, including pathways to employment; children and young people’s groups and support; specialist support; and free online support for families and carers across the South-East.

About the Role:

At Aspens, a highly regarded charity, we work across Kent and Sussex; supporting individuals with autistic spectrum conditions, learning disabilities and physical disabilities. We offer residential care, supporting living, day activities and a fantastic community outreach programme.

Working closely with people we support a key part of your role. Within our PBS services we need to ensure that there is a high level on understanding of each individual’s needs. Allowing us to ensure they are living the most independent and active life possible. Some of the people we support have specific guidelines in place that need to be followed, this allows them to understand their day and develop independent living skills, with limited distress to the individual.

Within our Aspens PBS services, we ensure that the PWS have access to the community, ensuring their personal wants and needs are met. As support workers, we need to ensure that the residents are fulfilling activities of their choice. This could be from going swimming or bike riding to completing their food shopping or visiting a castle. There are a variety of activities that the PWS and their support worker could be involved in.

Here at Aspens, we ensure that all staff members are competent in their roles. This includes training on and off of site, such as NAPPI. This training ensures that confidence is remained throughout behaviours that challenge- shouting, hitting, grabbing, throwing objects. We also allow staff to complete L3 accredited PBS qualifications, to help understand why behaviours could be presenting in a manor. Supervision is also completed regularly with your line manager; this allows everyone to discuss both strengths and area of improvement throughout the role. All of these ensures staff to remain confident throughout their role, allowing constant interaction with PWS.

We are currently seeking a dedicated PBS Support Worker to join our fantastic staff team.

Due to the nature of the people we support, there are times when behaviours of concern do arise and so it is vital that you are able to stay calm in a challenging situation whilst remaining positive and professional.
Aspens offer career progression alongside vocational qualifications, we encourage staff development and aim to promote from within the organisation where we can.

What you can expect from us:

We will support you with regular access to, and supervision with, a Positive Behaviour Support Specialist as well as with your line manager, and the opportunity to complete a L3 accredited PBS qualification.

A PBS Support Worker should be:

Able to work with the PBS team to create and follow behavioural management strategies

Able to source and establish an activity planner.

Experienced in de-escalating difficult situations in a calm, positive and proactive way

Physically fit

Not be afraid to try new things

Resilient

Able to actively support, promoting independence

As a member of our team, you should have:

Experience of working with people with a learning disability and/or Autism

Experience of working with people who may display behaviours of concern. A willingness to learn new skills and receive feedback through regular observations and coaching sessions from our PBS Specialist team.

Confirmation of registration of a level 3 PBS qualification,

A willingness to complete PBS qualifications – this requires at least L2 English and Maths

Must have a driving licence and be able to drive a company vehicle

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive Paid Trainingand opportunities for career progression, including recognised qualifications in health and social care
• Paid DBS Check
• Flexible Work Arrangementswith the option to take on additional bank shifts
• Annual Leave(including Bank Holidays) pro-rated based on your hours, with additional leave accrued with length of service
• Nest PensionandDeath in Service Benefit
• Access to a Dedicated Employee Assistance ProgrammeandMental Health First Aiders
• 20% Discountat Aspens High Street Stores for all staff
• Discounted Menuat the Bluebell Café (Pembury) for employees
• Refer a Friend Scheme– earn up to £250 for every successful referral
• Employee recognition programmes, including ‘Employee of the Month’

We’re looking for passionate individuals to help us ensure that every person we support lives a fulfilling life with dignity and independence.
Apply now and one of our team members will reach out to discuss the role further.
If shortlisted, we will contact you directly to schedule an interview. We strive to respond to all applicants; however, if you have not received a response within a reasonable timeframe, please feel free to contact us for a status update or feedback (where available). After the interview, you will be notified of the outcome. If successful, you’ll receive a formal offer in writing. Upon acceptance, we’ll guide you through the onboarding process, providing you with all the details you need.

 

Please note, any offer of employment will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks (which we will arrange on your behalf if you don’t already have one) and satisfactory employment references.

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