*ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE*
Do you have a passion for promoting independence, Are you a team player, energetic, have a can do attitude, confident in your ability to encourage and engage with people, would you like to work for a stable loyal employer, with good staff retention rates?
HAPPY FUTURES POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT PRACTITIONERS ARE SOME OF THE BEST PAID & TRAINED WITHIN SCARBOROUGH & RYEDALE.
We improve the lives of children, young people and adults who live with a learning disability and/or autism who display behaviours of concern by using Positive Behaviour Support.
We are looking for enthusiastic, outgoing and supportive people to join our highly skilled teams.
Are you kind, friendly, outgoing, are you confident in your ability to encourage and engage with people?
Do you love to get the best out of someone….
Does this sound like your ideal job, to work with individuals who enjoy your company and like to have fun….apply now!
*30 hour per week contract available*
- £13.25 per hour
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING INDIVIDUALS:
- Provide direct support to individuals who exhibit complex and challenging behaviour.
- Provide companionship, emotional support to help individuals use techniques for managing their anxieties and behaviour through coping strategies.
- Manage the behaviour and to enable them to participate in a wide range of therapeutic and social activities.
- Be involved in the assessment and management of risk and follow risk assessments consistently.
- Have active listening skills and the ability to use positive, calm and clear communication.
- Support individuals to develop life skills which enables them to participate in a wide range of therapeutic and social activities.
- Record all incidents and contribute to team discussions around incident analysis and strategies.
- Work positively with other agencies, parents, Support Workers, and other services to ensure a quality provision of care for individuals.
- Maintain appropriate records relating to good practice, health, safety and statutory requirements.
- Support individuals with their personal finance arrangements and ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and company Policies and Procedures.
- Encourage health promotion, such as regular health checks, dentist and doctor’s appointments and health screening checks.
- Promote independence with daily activities, such as personal care, cooking, finance management where appropriate, and general housekeeping.
- Use positive behaviour to identify the cause of distress and respond in line with PBS plan.
About Happy Futures:
Happy Futures has been expanding for over 10 years and we achieved Outstanding from the Care Quality Commission. We are leading the way in the North of England in complex care for individuals with learning disabilities, mental health and complex needs. We are also specialists in autism and Positive Behaviour Management. Our focus is to ensure the individuals we support have happy futures. All our interviews are values based.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £13.25 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Scarborough: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- supported living: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person