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Positive Behaviour Support Worker
Positive Behaviour Support Worker (Complex Care)
Location: Ashford, Kent
Salary: £14.06 per hour (£27,500 per annum) – full time (37.5 hours per week), temporary (3-month fixed-term contract with possibility of extension)
Key Offerings:
- Health Cash Plan
- 34 days leave, rising to 39 days (includes bank holidays and "me day")
- Instant pay access with Stream
- 800+ discounts (shops, holidays, days out, tech, etc.)
- Payment for Care Certificate (if not already completed)
About the Opportunity
- Brilliant confident, positive, and open-minded people required to join the Transforming Care team.
- Support a non-verbal gentleman customer with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
- Focus on fun and energetic teamwork while maintaining a calm and understanding approach.
- Work includes:
- Garden time
- Community excursions (drives, walks)
- Engagement in physical activities
Key Aspects of Our Customer’s Communication
- Non-verbal, but understands many words/phrases due to slow processing.
- Uses:
- Makaton (sign language system)
- Object of reference
- Most used signs: "yes" and "thank you"
- PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System)
- Body language (high sensitivity)
- Responds well to humour (e.g., playful falling, tickles).
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Your Responsibilities
- Support with daily living, personal care, and choices—customer’s needs always come first.
- Collaborate with:
- Team
- Clinical colleagues
- Families
- Create and follow personalised support plans.
- Recognise and foster strengths and abilities at the customer’s pace.
- Use Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) to promote independence and social inclusion.
- Monitor health/mood changes and act promptly to ensure safety.
Why Join Us?
More than a job—a valued place to make a real daily difference.
- Exceptional training
- Supportive, friendly work environment
- Featured in: "UK’s Great Places to Work!"
Essential Requirements
- Experience in Complex Care setting, preferably with:
- Level 2 Diploma in Adult Health & Social Care (or commitment to pursue it).
- Prior roles as a Support Worker (focus on complex needs or behaviours of distress).
- Ability to adopt a flexible, person-centred approach (recognise individual uniqueness).
- Solid positive risk management skills (ensuring safety and wellbeing).
- Understanding of Makaton (not mandatory but advantageous).
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Who We Are
Diversity & Inclusion: Home Group thrives on authenticity, wellbeing, and support for diverse backgrounds.
Practical Considerations
- Need to use technology for:
- Updating support plans
- Communication with colleagues
- Completing online learning
- Induction & ongoing support included.
- Enhanced DBS check covered by employer.
For Reasonable Adjustments: Email recruitment@homegroup.org.uk
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See full PBS Support Worker Job Description for details. (Click "APPLY NOW" below.)
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