Positive Behaviour Support jobs

Job Title: Behaviour Analyst

Location: Essex

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £45,000 - £49,000 dependent on experience

About ivolve Care & Support

We’re one of the largest adult social care providers in the UK today – and we plan to keep growing and benefiting more lives.

Our support is dynamic, person-centred and fulfilling, so people can enjoy a flourishing life. We deliver care and support with energy, passion and positivity.

Through our Residential, Supported Living and Complex Care services, we support people’s interests and inspire new ones. We do this through a mix of bigger planned activities and smaller everyday goals and tasks. We really understand each individual, so we create a person-centred plan to help them Strive every day.

Our Values

Our values reflect us all and they’re at the heart of everything we do. They set out our culture, the way we behave and the way we do things.

Our colleagues are passionate, kind and resilient and they go the extra mile for the people we support and each other. We have this expectation of all our colleagues. As a leader, you’ll embody our values in action and inspire and motivate your teams them to do the same.

Role Overview

• We are looking for a passionate and knowledgeable Behaviour Analyst to help us bring our positive support model, Strive, to life across our services.

• Strive is at the heart of how we deliver active care and support. It’s about being proactive, not reactive — understanding individual needs, planning and creating the right environments for people to develop skills, build independence and enjoy greater choice and control over their lives.

• If you’re passionate about Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), committed to evidence-based practice and motivated by helping people achieve their personal goals, this is an opportunity to make a genuine difference.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Behaviour Analyst, you will play an important role in embedding Strive across our services, working alongside our PBS Practitioners, operational colleagues and multidisciplinary teams to ensure the people we support receive high-quality, person-centred care.

You will use your specialist knowledge to influence practice, build confidence within our teams and ensure our approach focuses on understanding the person, promoting positive outcomes and reducing the need for restrictive practices.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Championing Strive: Supporting the implementation of our positive support model across services and ensuring proactive, person-centred approaches are embedded in everyday practice.
• Developing effective PBS plans: Designing and supporting the implementation of evidence-based Positive Behaviour Support plans and interventions that increase skills, promote independence and reduce behaviours of concern.
• Supporting our PBS Practitioners: Providing guidance, supervision and coaching to help our practitioners develop their knowledge, confidence and professional practice.
• Delivering training and development: Facilitating Active Support and PBS training, evaluating its impact and ensuring learning translates into improved practice and better outcomes.
• Driving positive change: Working in partnership with Regional Leadership Teams to improve the experiences of the people we support and our colleagues.
• Reducing restrictive practices: Working collaboratively with services to identify proactive alternatives, promote dignity and choice, and support people to live more fulfilling lives.
• Promoting best practice: Applying evidence-based approaches that enable people to achieve their person-centred goals and make meaningful progress.
• Building effective partnerships: Working with multidisciplinary teams and a range of stakeholders, bringing different perspectives together to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Key Skills and Experience:

You will be a confident and compassionate Behaviour Analyst who can combine technical expertise with a practical, collaborative approach. You’ll be comfortable supporting colleagues, influencing practice and helping teams understand how the right support can transform someone’s everyday experience.

Essential

• A Master’s degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis or Positive Behaviour Support.

• BCBA or UKBA(cert) certification.

• Registration with UK-SBA, or a willingness to register.

• At least one year’s experience working within social care.

• Demonstrable experience developing and implementing Positive Behaviour Support plans and interventions to build skills and reduce behaviours of concern.

• Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and balancing differing stakeholder views.

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence, coach and support others.

• A commitment to person-centred practice, evidence-based interventions and the reduction of restrictive practices.

Above all, you will share our belief that behaviour is meaningful, that understanding the individual is fundamental to effective support, and that everyone deserves the opportunity to thrive.

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