Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

Job Title:             Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner 

Salary:                 £32,000

Hours:                 36 hour per week

Location:            Colindale, North West London

Closing Date:      3rd December 2025

Kisharon Langdon UK has an exciting opportunity for a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner to join their growing team in Colindale, North West London.

Who we are

Kisharon Langdon are a charity offering a wider breadth of services of enhanced quality, enabling us to better support people with a learning disability and autistic people and their families.  From nursery and school to further education, through to employment opportunities and supported living, Kisharon Langdon will enable people with a learning disability and autistic people to thrive and realise their ambitions and aspirations. 

Whilst we support the Jewish community, we celebrate and benefit from the diversity of the communities in which we are based and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

The Role

Kisharon Langdon Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Practitioner is a newly created role that works in close partnership with our operational teams including managers, team leaders and direct support workers teams to develop, deliver and review Positive Behaviour Support plans for people using our services.

Key Responsibilities

To assess needs and abilities of the people we are supporting in collaboration with the staff teams, in order to devise person centred Active Support Plans and PBS plans for people who express their needs with behaviours that challenge.

To support staff teams in conducting regular assessments to tailor support to people’s likes, preferences and wishes, and to know how to motivate them to

To be involved in person-led planning discussions with the people Kisharon Langdon supports and their families, to identify the way they want to live their lives, their wishes, their dreams and their fears and devise concrete and realistic actions plans to achieve their goals.

To conduct Functional Behaviour Assessments of behaviours that challenge, foundation of function-based PBS plan development.

To review and analyse incident reports, discuss an understanding of the factors that seem to have played a role in the distress experienced, and suggest strategies to proactively prevent such incidents in the future and devise reactive management strategies in case of re-occurrence.

Use and promote the use of relevant accurate data to inform decision making around

About You

Recognised management qualification or experience

Coaching qualification or programme e. Bild, APT, Redstone

Functional Behaviour Assessment training

Level 5 Professional Diploma in PBS

Experience of working with clients with complex needs, Autism, Behaviours of Concern and Mental Health needs

Thorough knowledge of best practice and any legislation and regulatory requirements

Knowledgeable of values and ethical principles and how to apply these within professional practice

What we offer

21 days holiday which increases with length of service, plus bank holidays and Major Jewish holidays

Pension scheme - (NatWest Cushion)

Blue light card - access to more than 15,000 discounts from large national & local retailers

Eyecare benefits – via Vision Express

Long service recognition and reward & employer referral bonus

Season ticket loan and Bike2Work scheme

Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme with free access to independent advice, support and counselling on a wide range of issues

Development and career progression opportunities

How to apply

Please apply online today with your CV and short cover letter detailing your suitability for the role via the "Apply now" link below. 

Please Note: We reserve the right depending on the number of applications received, to shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

We cannot offer Certificate of Sponsorship at this time, all applicants will need to be able to demonstrate the ability to work in the UK as part of the recruitment process.

This post is subject to an Enhance Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.