Overview
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We have a rewarding opportunity to recruit four Positive Behaviour Support Workers (PBS) to join our new and expanding service supporting children and young people with autism and learning disabilities. The role would be supporting families across Manchester. Working therapeutically within a person-centred PBS model, the role focuses on enabling young people to access education and community activities, and enabling families to have a better quality of life. The service is based in Wythenshawe, Manchester; however you will work across Manchester supporting several families.
The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Starting salary is £24,700 per annum (£12.67 per hour) based on 37.5 hours per week. Weekend shifts paid at 25% extra per hour. Sleep-in shifts paid at £100.80 per sleep.
As a specialist service there is a comprehensive package of training and support within the Trusts Learning & Development Team or externally with our professional partners (which include social services and CAMHS).
The Role Includes
* Travelling throughout the Manchester local authority area, you will visit a variety of settings that meet the young person’s needs.
* Provide a caring, safe, secure and accepting environment that meets the physical, health, social needs and rights of the young people.
* Assist with the assessments of need and formulation of plans which includes working in partnership with other agencies.
* Maximise educational opportunities and achievements for the young people looked after within the unit by assisting in identifying, establishing, and supporting educational provision and contributing to educational reviews.
* Undertake individual work that is designed to meet the young persons needs as identified within the care plan, enabling them to reach full their potential.
* Under close supervision take responsibility for key working a caseload of families.
What can you bring to the service
We are looking for Positive Behaviour Support workers with strong values and an enthusiastic approach, to support young people and their families. Do you have the skill set to support young people with a diagnosis of autism, supporting them within the community and achieving positive outcomes? Do you have the skills to support families with Positive Behaviour Support strategies within their family environment. Are you able to work independently or as part of a team, maintaining and encouraging open and honest lines of communication? Can you undertake the full range of tasks, in a well-planned way that respects and values children and their families?
Benefits Include
* Annual Leave: 27 days holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years
* Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, an initial contribution of 4% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service
* Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave
* Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
* Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card
* Proud to be a real living wage employer
* Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
* Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
* Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday
* Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support and free weekly yoga session
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home
Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself). This role will involve regulated activity. This service is regulated by Ofsted therefore all employees must be over the age of 22 years at the time of joining the service. We may remove this advert should we find the successful candidate prior to the closing date, therefore early applications are encouraged. We currently do not provide sponsorship but we welcome applications from those who have the right to work in the UK. We are a Real Living Wage employer. Together Trust has committed to paying all staff salaries above the government minimum wage. By officially registering as a Living Wage employer, we are showing our commitment to our employees now and in the future. In order to comply with apprenticeship funding rules, it is a requirement that the successful applicant must have the right to work in the UK without additional approval for more than 20 hours each week throughout the year and have an eligible residency status for the purposes of the apprenticeship funding rules.
Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people and positively encourage applications from those with lived experience. If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential, please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will support you.
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