All about the Role 

The specialist clinician role for Positive Behaviour Support is a role within our Children with Disabilities and clinical service teams. The  PBS clinician will be responsible for undertaking brief or full functional assessments of behaviour, developing strong relationships with children, parents and carers in producing a PBS plan with recommendations. The interventions and review of said plan will be a key part of this role. Training others and establishing links with key stakeholders to further support the children in their home or other home setting will be key to the success of this role. 

All about our Team

The clinical service is a small team who provide clinical consultation to professionals and carers to support and help for children who are looked after, foster carers and parents who are caring for their child/ren who have disabilities. We work alongside families using a trauma and attachment focussed approach both indirectly and directly. We work both in the community and at the office and online, allowing for flexible working, however we broadly work between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. The team also offers training and supervision to our social care colleagues in fostering and corporate parenting teams and have a strong focus on self-care and wellbeing matters.

All about You

A BACB or HCPC registered and accredited professional that has access to specialist supervision, with experience in working within health or social care settings with children who have learning disabilities, and or autism/FASD, behaviours that challenge and also an enthusiastic approach in PBS, including lone working when needed. Great interpersonal and communication skills as well as the ability to produce assessments, reports and PBS plans in a timely manner that is responsive to the needs of the child and family.

All about our Benefits 
We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme… 

• Access to a range of benefits via Vivup, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes 
• Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)  
• Access to car lease scheme 
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances 
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings 
• Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth 
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day 
• Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network 
• Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards 

All about our Commitments 
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success. 

We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact pccrecruitment@peterborough.gov.uk  we will work with you to meet your needs. 

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.