Package Description

Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

Salary: £38,000 
Car Allowance: £3,600 P/A
Location: Wales (Cardiff or Swansea)
Hours: 37.5 
Work pattern: Home based and travel throughout the UK as required.

Keys Group is looking for a passionate PBS professional to support our strategic goals by embedding Positive Behaviour Support across services. The role focuses on reducing restrictive practices through proactive, person-centred strategies that improve quality of life and deliver positive, sustainable outcomes for the people we support.

Responsibilities:

• Keep the voice of the child, young person or adult central to all PBS practice. 
• Support teams to reduce restrictive practices through proactive, person‑centred strategies that improve quality of life. 
• Build effective partnerships with colleagues, families and external professionals to achieve positive outcomes. 
• Champion PBS and EPIC values, ensuring governance and best‑practice standards are met. 
• Provide practice leadership, mentoring and training to PBS Coaches and teams, including support with Functional Behaviour Assessments and PBS plans.
• Contribute to organisational learning through peer networks, reflective practice and outcome capture.

Essential Criteria:

• Recognised Positive Behaviour Support qualification (e.g. CAPBS Coaches Award)
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a PBS Practitioner or coaching role
• Experience delivering training and coaching teams
• Proven impact in improving quality of life and reducing restrictive practices
• Strong communication skills with the ability to adapt to different audiences
• Good analytical skills with experience using data to inform practice
• High standard of written communication, including reports and action plans
• Self‑motivated with a commitment to high standards
• Full UK driving licence, access to a car, and ability to travel across the UK, including occasional overnight stays

Desirable Criteria:

• Qualification in Health and Social Care Management 
• Qualification in Education and Training
• Degree level qualification in a health or social care field and/or significant relevant experience.

Keys Group