Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner in Lancaster

Beaumont College is a very special place.

We provide highly personalised pathways for special school leavers, and we support them in the journey to become adults, and to live independent and fulfilling lives as far as possible.

Our main college is located in Lancaster and offers students opportunities to attend as day students or as residential students.

Residents can be 52 weeks (full year), or term time only, and residential options include 4 nights, 5 nights or 7 nights.

About You

About The Role

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

The PBS Practitioner is responsible for delivering high‑quality, person‑centred Positive Behaviour Support to individuals across all Salutem Care and Education locations.

The role involves leading functional assessments, co‑designing person‑centred PBS plans, and building staff capability through coaching and training.

The practitioner is committed to reducing restrictive practices while promoting safety, dignity, participation, and skill development.

Improving the quality of life for the people we support is central to this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote Positive Behaviour Support in Salutem locations, contributing to ensuring high standards of professional, effective and person-centred care delivery to the individuals we support.
• Conduct functional assessments to understand why behaviours occur and identify unmet needs, environmental triggers, or communication barriers.
• Develop personalised Positive Behaviour Support Plans (PBSPs) that are proactive, strengths‑based, and aligned with the individual’s goals, preferences, and support needs.
• Work directly with the individual, their family, and wider support network to implement strategies that promote skill development, emotional regulation, and meaningful engagement.
• Coach and train staff teams to confidently use PBS approaches, ensuring consistent, compassionate practice.
• Monitor and review behaviour data to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and update plans accordingly.
• Promote a reduction in restrictive practices, ensuring support is safe, ethical, and aligned with best‑practice frameworks and legislation.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including psychology, social care, education, and health professionals to deliver holistic, joined‑up support.
• Champion a person‑centred culture that prioritises dignity, autonomy, and quality of life.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Positive Behaviour Support
• Ensure that the principles of Positive Behavioural Support framework is an integral part of service delivery in across Salutem locations.
• Carry a caseload and hold caseload responsibility as designated and with support from your line manager.
• Assessment & Formulation
• Complete functional behaviour assessments independently or with support from a qualified peer (e. g., ABC, scatterplots, MAS, CAI; observations; interviews) to identify functions of behaviour and unmet needs.
• Develop clear formulations assessments independently or with support from a qualified peer linking setting events, triggers, skills, reinforcement, and environmental factors.
• Facilitate PBS consultation with locations and staff teams using agreed tools e. g., SBARD.
• Assess risk proportionately and create risk management strategies without defaulting to restriction.
• Planning and Intervention
• Co‑produce personalised PBS Plans with the person, family, and staff teams, aligned to personal outcomes and communication needs.
• Design proactive, preventative support strategies: environmental adjustments, strengthsbased routines, communication supports (e. g., AAC), and skill‑building (coping, self‑advocacy, independence).
• Ensure any reactive strategies are ethical, least restrictive, time-limited, and reviewed.
• Support the implementation of Positive Behavioural Support Plans and interventions, update existing PBS plans and intervention programmes.
• Integrate trauma‑informed, autism‑affirming, and neurodiversity-affirming practices where relevant.
• Implementation & Capacity Building
• Deliver practical coaching “in the moment” and structured training to staff teams.
• Support teams in implementation of agreed PBS plans and behavioural strategies via direct and indirect support.
• Model the use of data to drive decisions; support teams to record, review, and act on behaviour and quality-of-life metrics.
• Work directly with individuals, we support who present with behaviours that may be viewed as challenging offering practice leadership to staff teams.
• Work alongside practice leaders with teams to implement plans and strategies.
• Facilitate multi‑disciplinary working (e. g., psychology, SLT, OT, education, social care, nursing, psychiatry).
• Be part of collaborative assessment process including compiling service needs assessments, matching tools.
• Support transition and admission planning of new individuals to Salutem locations.
• Support placement stability, crisis planning and community inclusion.
• Monitoring, Review & Reporting
• Monitor the implementation of PBS plans and review their effectiveness.
• Carry out direct and indirect observations of practice.
• Support the teams in developing skills to monitor and evaluate outcomes for the individuals we support.
• Review plans at agreed intervals or after incidents; update interventions and risk plans accordingly.
• Be part of ongoing review processes for people including attending MDT meetings, Core Team meetings and Salutem Team Meetings as required.
• Compile and present detailed reports for meetings about the individuals on your caseload.
• Produce clear, accessible reports and contribute to governance dashboards.
• Facilitate PBS Event Review Meetings, provide feedback and advice to staff teams attending and compile reports which are solution focussed.
• Chair or participate in Core Team Meetings for individuals we support.
• Keep clear records of all work undertaken in services.
• Reducing Restrictive Practice
• Promote reduction and elimination of restrictive practices (aligned with organisational policy and Restraint Reduction commitments).
• Support the implementation of Salutem Reducing Restrictive Practice (RRP) Pathway.
• Conduct RRP assessments alongside registered managers.
• Write summaries, advice on best practice and support the formulation Individualised Restraint Reduction Plans.
• Monitor and review the process at agreed intervals with the registered manager.
• Safeguarding, Quality & Compliance
• Uphold safeguarding duties and report concerns promptly in line with policy.
• Ensure practice aligns with relevant legal and best-practice frameworks (e. g., Human Rights, Mental Capacity & Best Interests, Equality Act, GDPR, Positive & Proactive Care/NICE-aligned PBS guidance).
• Comply with and ensure compliance with Salutem Policies & Procedures.
• Maintain professional boundaries, confidentiality, and accurate records.
• Professionalism & Culture
• Champion person‑centred culture, dignity, safety and rights.
• Participate in supervision, appraisal, reflective practice sessions, and contribute to service development.
• Undertake relevant academic qualifications relevant to the post in keeping with the PBS Alliance Framework.
• Be familiar and comply with all relevant guidance, policies, and legislation.
• Take responsibility of your own CPD associated with the job role (including Trauma informed Approaches, Active Support Training, Positive Behavioural Support Training and any other training as required by the post).
• Role-model compassionate, non-judgemental language and strengths-based approaches.
• Promote and maintain effective channels of communication between Salutem teams and departments to ensure consistency and continuity.
• Maintain and encourage good working relationships with staff, managers, other professionals and families involved in the delivery of care to individuals’ we support.
• Other
• Develop and deliver workshops and training associated with your role as directed by your line manager.
• Mentor and/or supervise less experienced colleagues as directed/delegated by your line manager.
• Carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, the title of the post and it's grading as requested by your line manager or his/her higher level of authority.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Our Core Values
• Supportive -
• We are

Supportive by promoting opportunities for everyone so they can reach their full potential.

• Ambitious -
• We are very

Ambitious to provide the best possible outcomes for the people who use our services.

• Loyal -
• We are

Loyal because we put the people that we support and our staff at the centre of everything we do, and we deliver on our promises.

We are also committed to ensuring that our services are meeting the needs of all stakeholders.

• Unique -
• We are

Unique because we are ambitious and innovative about the diversity of the services that we provide without compromising quality.

• Transparent -
• We are

Transparent by being open, honest and fostering a culture of mutual respect.

We promote a culture where we learn by our experiences, and we are committed to doing things better and setting the highest standards in what we do.

• Engaging -
• We are

Engaging because we work in partnership with the people that we support, our staff and all our stakeholders.

• Meaningful -
• We encourage everyone to experience a

Meaningful life by being aspirational and by offering opportunities.

• Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
• Area

Essential

Desirable

• Evidence
• Professional Qualifications
• Level 1 and Level 2 Practitioner
• Safeguarding training appropriate to role (Adults and/or Children, as applicable).
• Relevant Social Care qualifications
• Willingness to complete PBS qualification
• Level 2 Practitioner
• PBS qualification or equivalent (relevant degree e. g., Psychology, Behavioural Science, Education, Health & Social Care)
• Post Graduate qualification in relevant area (Applied Behaviour Analysis, PBS, or related field.)
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Teaching Qualification
• Training in traumainformed care, autismaffirming practice, deescalation approaches, and/or RRN-certified training.
• Positive Behaviour Management Pro trainerqualification
• Application Interview
• Certificates
• Knowledge and Skills
• Level1 and Level 2 Practitioner
• Awareness of legislation and national guidance in relation to PBS (e. g. RRP, autism, MCA, DOLS &LPS)
• Experience of work-based mentoring • Professional leadership experience.
• Application Interview
• Understanding of communication support (including AAC) and sensory/environmental considerations.
• Ability to translate complex behavioural concepts into practical, compassionate guidance.
• Excellent report writing, presentation, and data literacy (Excel/Sheets, basic analytics).
• High-level interpersonal skills: empathy, collaboration, and confidence to challenge practice appropriately.
• Analytical thinking
• Level 2 Practitioner
• Familiarity with NICE-aligned PBS frameworks, Positive & Proactive Care principles, and RRN standards.
• Systemic approaches to intervention.
• Knowledge of functional analysis, antecedent strategies, teaching skills.
• Analytical thinking - interpretation and utilising data to inform practice and intervention.
• Sound knowledge of safeguarding, capacity/consent, and rightsbased approaches.
• Previous experience of developing and delivering training.
• Have good IT skills and be able to deliver a Power Point presentation.

Experience

• Level1 and Level 2 Practitioner
• Experience working with PBS approaches.
• Direct experience supporting autistic people and/or people with learning disabilities who display behaviours of concern.
• Residential, supported living, or education settings experience.
• Level 2 Practitioner
• 2 years PBS delivery
• Managing own caseload
• Working within multi‑disciplinary and family-partnership models.
• Incident analysis, debriefing, and reflective practice facilitation.
• Understanding and delivering restrictive practice reduction initiatives.
• Audit, governance, and service improvement projects.
• Demonstrable experience completing functional assessments and writing PBS plans.
• Application Interview
• References
• Coaching/training staff teams and embedding consistent practice.
• Using data to inform decisions and demonstrate outcomes.
• Working with individuals with mental healthneeds.
• Personal
• Qualities
• Level1 and Level 2 Practitioner
• Motivated and committed.
• Confident with engaging diverse groups of people.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good report writing skills.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Person‑centred, respectful, and strengths based.
• Reflective, curious, and learning oriented.
• Values-led: dignity, autonomy, equity, inclusion.
• Calm under pressure; prioritises safety without over‑reliance on restriction.
• Advocates for the person’s voice and goals in all decision-making.
• Level 2 Practitioner
• Ability to work autonomously and under pressure.
• Ability to prioritise workload and effectively manage your time.
• Interview
• Other
• Level1 and Level 2 Practitioner
• To work flexibly.
• To be able to travel across different services.
• To participate in physical intervention training.
• Full UK driving licence (if role requires travel).
• Application Interview