PBS Practitioner

PBS Practitioner | Herts & Bucks | Up to £45,000 | Permanent, Full-Time

Are you a Positive Behaviour Support practitioner who wants to shape how an entire organisation thinks, works and supports people, not just write the plans?

Sentra Care is partnering with a specialist learning disabilities supported living provider to recruit an experienced PBS Practitioner on a permanent, full-time basis, working across sites in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, with a salary of up to £45,000. This role is about culture as much as casework. You will lead the training, implementation and day-to-day practice of PBS values across the provider’s supported living services, so that person-centred, proactive support becomes the standard way their care delivery teams work, every shift and every day. Working side by side with support staff, service managers, clinical colleagues and families, you will turn PBS from a framework on paper into consistent, lived practice that reduces restrictive practices and helps people live fuller, more independent lives in their own homes.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver a structured PBS training programme for support staff, from induction through to ongoing refresher and development sessions.
• Lead the implementation of PBS values and approaches across the supported living services, embedding them into standard operating procedures, shift routines and everyday ways of working.
• Work alongside frontline teams in people’s homes, modelling proactive strategies, active support and de-escalation in real situations so learning translates directly into practice.
• Carry out functional behaviour assessments and develop clear, practical behaviour support plans that staff can confidently follow.
• Monitor practice quality through observations, incident data and behavioural metrics, using findings to target coaching and refine training.
• Champion the reduction and elimination of restrictive practices, supporting service managers to build accountability and consistency across teams.
• Act as the go-to PBS lead for support teams, families and wider stakeholders, ensuring a shared, consistent approach across all support strategies.

Required Skills & Experience

• Current, active employment in a PBS Practitioner, Behaviour Support Practitioner or specialised Positive Behaviour Support role.
• Proven experience delivering PBS training or coaching to care and support staff, with the confidence to lead sessions and influence practice.
• Demonstrated ability to carry out functional assessments and design practical, individualised behaviour support plans.
• In-depth understanding of proactive, active and reactive approaches rooted in established PBS values.
• Ability to work in multiple services and teams

Nice-to-have

• Recognised PBS qualifications or certification
• Experience leading culture change or rolling out a PBS framework across multiple services or teams.
• Background supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism or complex support needs in supported living settings.
• Familiarity with RRN-certified training approaches and restrictive practice reduction initiatives.

What’s on Offer / Why Join

• Salary of up to £45,000, depending on experience.
• A permanent, full-time role with a specialist provider where you will have genuine influence over how PBS is practised across their services.
• The chance to build and own a training and implementation programme, rather than inherit a fixed one.
• A values-driven organisation focused on supporting people to live independently in their own homes, where you will see the direct impact of your work as staff confidence grows, restrictions reduce and the people supported gain greater autonomy and a better quality of life.

If you’re ready to make PBS part of everyday support, not just a policy, apply now or get in touch with Sentra Care for a confidential conversation about the role.