At a Glance
- Tasks: Support students with special needs through Positive Behaviour Support strategies.
- Company: Join Orchard Hill College, an Outstanding Specialist College transforming lives.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, pension schemes, and employee wellbeing support.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities for progression and professional development.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of students while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Experience with SEN and knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support required.
The predicted salary is between 30332 - 37072 £ per year.
Salary: Outer London, NHS Band 5 (SP 19 – 24), £30,754.07 - £37,377.99 (FTE £34,427 - £41,842)
Location: (Working across sites)
Working Pattern: 36hrs per week, Term time +2
Orchard Hill College is an Outstanding Specialist College (Ofsted, April 2025) offering life-changing learning opportunities to young people and adults with a range of special education needs and/or disabilities. We operate vibrant community-based College Centres across London and Surrey, where committed specialist teams deliver a variety of programmes designed to meet the diverse needs of our students. Students who study with us have a wide range of needs including profound and multiple learning disabilities, communication and behavioural difficulties and specific medical needs. All students are individual, and their learning programme is designed to support and empower them to achieve their aspirations and goals, whilst developing skills to become more independent members of their community.
We are currently seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic PBS Practitioner to join our integrated services team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual passionate about education and making a real difference in the lives of our students.
Key Responsibilities:
- Promote and embed PBS values throughout college activities, fostering a proactive, person-centred approach to behaviour support.
- Conduct and contribute to Functional Behaviour Assessments (FBAs) in collaboration with the PBS Clinical Lead and the integrated therapy team.
- Design, implement, and monitor PBS plans and behavioural interventions that focus on improving quality of life and reducing behaviours of concern.
- Work to reduce and eliminate the use of unnecessary restrictive practices, using least-restrictive, preventative, and positive strategies.
- Support learners, families, and staff in understanding and applying PBS strategies, with a focus on inclusion, respect, and human rights.
- Ensure that all behaviour support planning is co-produced with learners and their families/caregivers, reflecting their values, preferences, and goals.
Key Requirements:
- Experience supporting individuals with SEN, learning disabilities, or autism in educational or care settings.
- Knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support, including behaviour assessment and intervention.
- Experience working collaboratively with families, therapists, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Compassionate, respectful, and learner-centred in approach.
- Skilled at building trust and meaningful partnerships with learners and their families.
Rewards & Benefits:
- Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
- Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
- Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Employee Car Lease Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme).
- Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme and Free Virtual GP Appointments.
- Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more).
- Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme).
Our Trust: The College is an Academy sponsor and established Orchard Hill College Academy Trust in 2013 which is home to 13 special schools. Together Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust provide for over 1500 pupils and students with SEN across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit our vacancies page.
Working together to transform lives is what we do and across the whole organisation we have a range of experts and practitioners who advocate for children and young people with SEND to ensure they receive the best possible opportunities to achieve their full potential.
As a large specialist education provider, we employ over 1500 people across our schools, college and central support team. There is a wide range of job roles available, ranging from teaching and therapy to business support roles and significant career progression opportunities.
It is an exciting time to be part of OHC, and we are keen to recruit talented people who can play a key role in realising our mission and who want to make a difference. In return, we offer training and development, competitive pay and benefits in a positive and inclusive working environment.
We are committed to promoting and advancing equality of opportunity by attracting and retaining the most diverse range of students, staff and partners.
Closing Date: 09/09/2026
Interviews will take place on: 16/09/2026
To help us manage applications effectively, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient suitable applications are received.
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