Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

Start Date: 18th August 2025

Salary: £30,309.16

Contract: 37 hours per week / 52 weeks per year

Closing Date: Wednesday 23rd July, 2025 at 11:59pm

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Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

To work within the Therapy Team to provide a wrap-around service of support that enables students to access education and acquire the most important skills that they need for their future lives. Gaining behavioural skills that will enable them to live inclusively in society, develop and maintain meaningful relationships and be able to access day activities, for example work and/or further learning. and in accordance with our organisational values:

Equality
Empowerment
Respect
Sustainability

Interview Date: 29th July 2025

All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. In line with our safeguarding practices, we are unable to accept CVs and ask that you complete the Homefield Application Form for your application to be considered.

Homefield College promotes equality and diversity and are a Disability Confident committed employer. All our employees are recruited on their merits, abilities, and suitability for the role, complying with all relevant legislation, recommendations and guidance.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expect all staff to share this commitment. All positions are subject to child protection screening, including checks with past employers, online and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring check.

Please note – Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than stated should we source a suitable candidate before the closing date. 

Job Description
Person Specification

Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner responsibilities:

Undertake functional behaviour assessments and assist the behaviour specialist with the complex assessments required.
Develop and contribute to the development of intervention plans with a focus on skill development.
Working with students and staff to develop interventions that are shared (with consent) with the students’ families/carers and groups.
Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of behavioural interventions in order to evidence progress reports and summaries.
Providing advice, education, information and training to students, staff, families, carers, on best practice behavioural interventions.
To support colleagues through coaching and training to develop their own practice.
To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes.
To work alongside the Behaviour Specialist to implement advanced behavioural strategies.
To update student records.
To attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings as requested.
To work with various staff teams to ensure maximum positive impact.
Liaising with other parties such as social worker, parents, outreach, psychiatrists etc.
Contributing positively to a high quality care, teaching and learning environment.
Analyse individual data to inform decision making and targeted intervention

General Responsibilities for all Staff:

Ensure that all beneficiaries are treated with dignity and respect.
Empower students and residents to maintain their personal independence and confidentiality.
Contribute positively to a high-quality teaching, learning and caring environment.
Comply with health & safety and safeguarding regulations.
Any other reasonable duties commensurate with role as required.

Education and Qualifications

Attribute	Criteria	Evidence
Positive Behaviour Support Level 5 or 6 qualification	Essential	Certificates
Level 2 or above English and Maths	Essential	Certificates
Meets the UKSBA registration as a behaviour assistant from 2026	Essential	Certificates

Experience, Knowledge and Abilities

Attribute	Criteria	Evidence
Experience of Functional Behaviour Assessments and writing Behavioural Support Plans	Essential	Application Form and Interview
Experience of working with people with learning disabilities, Autism and mental health difficulties	Essential	Application Form and Interview
Experience of working within a Multi-disciplinary Therapy team	Essential	Application Form and Interview
Experience of working in an education setting	Desirable	Application Form and Interview
Experience of working independently within a setting under the supervision of a behaviour specialist.	Desirable	Application Form and Interview
Experience of delivering training to staff teams.	Desirable	Application Form and Interview

Interpersonal Skills and Qualities

Attributes	Criteria	Evidence
Effective communication skills both written and verbal in order to write reports, deliver presentations and represent the organisation externally	Essential	Application Form and Interview
Ability to analyse and interpret individual and system wide data using it to inform decision making and targeted support	Essential	Application Form and Interview
Ability to manage conflicting priorities	Essential	Application Form and Interview
Ability to use office 365, and data recording systems	Essential	Application Form and Interview
Ensures that safeguarding of the students is prioritised.	Essential	Application Form and Interview
To be a reflective practitioner who uses acquired learning to ensure a consistent approach to maintaining high standards and ensuring mistakes are not repeated.	Essential	Application Form and Interview
Ability to work seamlessly within a team whilst maintaining objectivity to ensure unbiased assessments and interventions	Essential	Application Form and Interview

Note: This job description and person specification is not an exhaustive description – it is a guide and will be subject to review to meet the service/business needs.