Positive Behavioral Support Team Leader

The Cedar Foundation is seeking to recruit the following staff members:

The Positive Behaviour Team Leader will provide leadership to a team of Positive Behaviour Support Workers. They will be responsible for ensuring all current and newly referred individuals receive high quality, person centred support. They will provide direct support to service users and to staff to ensure best practice is promoted and person centred support is evident and will uphold the organisation’s values of commitment, excellence, diversity, accountability and respect.

The Positive Behaviour Team Leaders will ensure their own actions and behaviour complies with Cedar’s policy and procedures as well as statutory regulations and quality standards.

Hours:                                  37.5 hours per week

Contract:                             Permanent

Location:                             Johnston Way SLS – Lisburn

Salary/Hourly Rate:            3 point scale commencing on £21,378 per annum pro rata / £11.11

Essential Criteria:

• Numerate and literate to keep records, handle clients finances, maintain records and write reports.
• Maths & English GCSE C or above or equivalent
• NVQ/QCF 3 (Health & Social Care) or equivalent
• Can demonstrate previous experience of supporting people with learning disabilities.
• Two years’ previous experience in providing support/care.
• Experience of working in partnership with service users, families, health care professionals, carers, advocates and other agencies.
• Good working knowledge of IT, specifically Microsoft Word & Outlook.

Benefits

• Starting on 20 days annual leave pro rata plus Cedar recognises 12 statutory days
• Cedar offer an enhanced auto-enrolment pension scheme consisting of 5% employee contribution and 4% employer contribution.
• Occupational Sick Pay Scheme
• Investor in People Champion with commitment to development of the staff team through training and learning opportunities
• Staff recognition & reward incentives aligned to high standards of performance
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Cashback health scheme
• Special offers at over 600 leading high street and online retailers.

                                                                                               Closing Date: 18th August 2019

                                                          THE CEDAR FOUNDATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

ACCESS NI

Successful candidates will be appointed following satisfactory Access NI and other pre-employment checks. This Post is subject to an Enhanced Access NI check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from working with The Cedar Foundation. This will depend on the nature of the position, together with the circumstances and background of your offences or other information contained on a disclosure certificate.