Positive Support Practitioner

Due to our ongoing growth here at Potens, we have a brand-new role available for a Positive Support Practitioner to join our North Wales team.

Do you have the passion to change the lives of the people we support? Do you believe everyone can live active and rewarding lives? If so, we want to hear from you!

What we will give you:

• Salary: £24,000 per annum, increases with development and completing relevant courses.
• Full time - 40 hours per week contract available.
• A car allowance
• An extra day paid holiday for your Birthday.
• Contributory pension scheme
• Confidential, supportive Employee Assistance Programme, accessible 24/7
• Paid comprehensive learning and development opportunities so we can invest in your future – including internal leadership competency sessions and recognised qualifications (level 2 to level 5 NVQ in Health & Social Care).
• Access to attractive and exclusive employee benefits including savings on shopping, leisure, and household expenses.
• A generous referral scheme.

What you’ll be doing

• Focus on ‘the person’ and provide person centered holistic assessments to create favorable environments; decreasing stress triggers and assisting ‘the person’ to develop and maintain a good quality of life.
• Provide support and complex needs advice, guidance, support planning and training to the services where there are challenges to quality of life and service delivery.
• Support the development of the PBS framework and work alongside PBS team members based nationally throughout the UK.
• Write professional reports for services, management, and external professionals upon request.
• Collaborate with the person receiving support, staff, family members and other professionals in designing a positive behaviour support plan that has been informed by assessments.
• To facilitate deliver and attend person centred PBS workshops covering a range of PBS topics, and to undertake an annual accreditation of competency.

Who you are:

• Able to work independently, multitask, organise, and prioritise work to suit the people we support.
• Exceptional at building relationships and influencing at all levels, internal and external.
• Ability to execute and deliver, whilst keeping a positive attitude under pressure
• Quick learner, hands on, willing to be flexible in tasks and activities.

Who we are:

We are a national provider of health, social and education services with over 30 years’ experience. Our employees are the driving force behind the fantastic care and support being delivered to hundreds of adults and children across the UK. Our teams are purposeful, positive, and progressive. They work hard to empower the people we support to have a voice, achieve their goals, and change their lives. We are always looking for committed, pro-active and passionate people to join us and create even more opportunities for the people we support. Join our team and have the satisfaction of knowing you’ve changed someone’s life and, in return for your hard work and passion we can give you real meaning and purpose in your work.

Safeguarding

Potens is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of the people we support throughout our facilities. All applicants will be subject to robust pre-employment checks prior to appointment; including but not exhaustive; enhanced DBS, and a minimum of two satisfactory references. Our checks will be service and role specific and can be discussed pre application if required. . To view our policy on recruitment of ex-offenders please see full details Potens-Recruitment-Ex-Offenders-Policy.doc (live.com)

Diversity

We champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our teams representing the communities and people we support. Here at Potens, you’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself, irrespective of your race, nationality, age, gender, diverse abilities, or sexual orientation.  Everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live independently, healthier, happier lives and doing our part to make a better working environment where all feel welcome and supported.

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