At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and support staff in creating positive environments for children with complex needs.
- Company: Witherslack Group, a leading provider in special education and care.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, 35 days holiday, medical cover, and wellbeing tools.
- Other info: Join a diverse team committed to inclusion and personal growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in young people's lives while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Experience in Special Educational Needs and knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support required.
The predicted salary is between 38257 - 42771 £ per year.
For children with complex, challenging needs, the level of care and education must go above and beyond. That’s what drives us, here at Witherslack Group. As a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Lead you will focus on supporting staff teams to create capable environments where our young people can thrive. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.
As a PBS lead, you will be assisting with the development, organisation, and delivery of a high-quality Positive Behaviour Support approach allowing children to develop the skills they need to enjoy the best quality of life possible. Co-production will be a key part of your role, working in partnership with children and their families to identify any individual support needs, challenges impacting on their quality of life and develop effective individualised plans.
As a practice leader, you will ensure our staff teams benefit from the delivery of person-centred PBS training, the role modelling of good practice and coaching relating to individualised plans.
Located in the rural community of Westbury, The Eaves is a tranquil setting that offers young people an environment to live, learn and grow. This beautiful site brings together education, care and therapeutic support for our young people, providing the perfect backdrop to realise their full potential. We primarily support young people with ADHD, ASD, SLCN and SEMH and have recently been rated Good by Ofsted.
We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us, you’ll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:
- Salary: £38,257 - £42,771 (Dependent upon experience)
- Training: A full induction and on-the-job training
- Holiday: 35 days holiday including bank holidays
- Progression: Opportunity to complete continued professional development through our annual performance review process.
- Flexible benefits package: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance.
- Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance.
- Medical cover for costs like optician's or dentist appointments and a host of high-street discounts.
- Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities.
- Recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time.
- Contributory pension scheme – matched up to 5%.
Our young people have very diverse backgrounds and all have different needs. Our workforce reflects diversity so our teams can engage, encourage, and inspire them to be themselves. We are looking for:
- A minimum of three years’ experience supporting individuals with Special Educational Needs
- A relevant qualification (SEN/Health & Social Care)
- In-depth knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
- Understanding of individual behaviour support plans, young person risk assessments and targeted support
- Experience of identifying and delivering training needs
- Extensive experience of working in partnership with young people and their families
- Ability to support others to understand behaviours and collaborate to create and implement proactive strategies
- Highly organised and ready to take the initiative
We genuinely care about our young people (and each other) so honesty and empathy is a must.
At Witherslack Group, inclusion is part of who we are. We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, valued and that they truly belong. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. We are proud to be recognised as an inclusive employer and are committed to making our recruitment and workplace practices inclusive and accessible.
The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
Positive Behaviour Support Lead in Westbury employer: Witherslack Group
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