Job Description

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Specialist: Homes not HospitalsHours:Full time 35 hours. Part time considered across two posts

• Must have the ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of people and homes

Location: Greater ManchesterHome based working option available,

• Must be visible and present on a regular basis in our homes and office spaces

Closing date: 30th April.

• Suitable candidates will be interviewed before closing date

In 2024, our Homes not Hospitals operational and PBS team enabled three people to leave secure settings and move to place they now call home in Greater Manchester. Three people who draw on support who had been away from their families and without a home for a combined total of forty-five years. They have all celebrated Christmas's and birthdays in their new homes and continue to flourish in ways that many people feared they never would.Being ambitious is in our DNA and across 2025 and beyond we will be supporting more people to leave secure settings and providing specialist high quality trauma informed Compassion First PBS support to prevent admission and re-admission. Our team is expanding and we are looking for an, experienced and qualified and operationally experienced PBS Specialist to join our team in Greater ManchesterThis is absolutely the role to be in if you want to make a significant difference in people's lives and support our mission to ensure everyone has a place to call home, where they can live a gloriously ordinary life away from a secure setting.You must be currently or recently in a PBS lead or specialist role and have a minimum of 2 years' experience of working at that level. You must also have a minimum of a Level 5 in PBSThe role requires close working and decision making with our operational colleagues, therefore the right person must be able to demonstrate or ideally also have an operational background.You must be a driver with your own transport, as you will be travelling within the area.For an informal chat, please feel free to contact Sarah Kilby. PBS and Complex Support Manager07837802501#IND1About usMacIntyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism.We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since. We celebrate and develop everyone's unique gifts, talents and contributions.Our VisionFor all people with a learning disability to live a life that makes sense to them.Our MissionWe will support a sense of wellbeing through a celebration of each person's unique gifts, talents and contributions, the quality of our relationships and ensuring the promotion of real opportunities to connect with others.Our purposeTo achieve excellence in everything we do.MacIntyre's xe2x80x9cprimary purposexe2x80x9d is to make a positive contribution to the lives of children and adults with disabilities. We make this contribution by ensuring that all our interactions are great, that our knowledge and skills represent excellence and that we support people to develop purposeful and warm relationships. Our xe2x80x9csecondary purposexe2x80x9d is to have a positive influence in our local communities and on our sector by connecting well, nurturing partnerships and demonstrating best practice.Our DNAMacIntyre has a particular way of working with people and because it is so important to all our activities we call it our DNA. It is a combination of our values and the way that we put those values into actions that is unique to MacIntyre. Through our , the promotion of and , we aim to support every person to live a life that makes sense to them, with a level and style of support of their choosing.Pay and RewardsWe provide a range of benefits to reward and thank our staff which includes:

• Six weeks' annual leave including statutory public holidays
• Workplace Pension scheme - MacIntyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees
• MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
• Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost)
• MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period)
• Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents
• MacIntyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff
• MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more
• You will qualify for a Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff.
• Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre)

Safer Recruitment and Diversity statementMacIntyre safeguards and promotes the welfare of the children, young people and adults we support. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining.MacIntyre is committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion among our workforce. We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and the people we support. As part of this commitment, our accessibility toolbar allows you a number of options: read adverts in another language (including Welsh for our Services located in Wales), change the font to Open Dyslexia, change the colours, and many others. Just click the button marked xe2x80x9cAccessibilityxe2x80x9d at the top of the screen.

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