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Assistant Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Practitioner - Maternity - Special Needs Position

Parkwood Hall Co-operative Academy, Swanley

  • Ref:KCC207-7164-162T
  • Posted:05/12/2025
  • Pay:NJC scale 5 £25,417 £29,838,
  • Start Date:Spring term 2026
  • App Close Date:19/12/2025 at 09:00
  • Interviews:TBC

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Working within our Trans-Disciplinary Team (TDT) the Assistant PBS Practitioner will support the Lead PBS Practitioner in delivering high quality PBS across Parkwood Hall Cooperative Academy (PHCA) and the residential services. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who have just completed their MSc in PBS or ABA and want to develop their practical knowledge and skills whilst working in a fast-paced dynamic environment under the supervision of an experienced Lead PBS Practitioner.

  • High level of communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive, or difficult.
  • Ability to communicate sensitive information to students, carers and
  • An understanding of the impact of behaviours that challenge
  • An ability to make autonomous clinical judgements involving highly complex facts and
  • Up to date knowledge of policies and procedures and clinical issues relating to specific client

Practical computing skills including the use of databases and spreadsheets.

We are looking for a candidate who is compelled by what is ethical and committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of the young people we are supporting. Due to the nature of the PBS team and the fast-paced environment it works within, you will be able to work independently, as well as part of a team and demonstrate excellent time management and organisational skills. The candidate will understand the requirement to be operational in the school, willing to support the staff when needed. They will be dedicated to making the school a centre of excellence for Positive Behaviour Support.

Information about the school

We are a specialist day school for children and young people aged 8-19 who have moderate to severe learning difficulties and autism. Many of our pupils have additional needs including ADHD, Downs Syndrome and language difficulties. All our pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans so all our referrals come via different local authorities across London and the South East, including Kent. We are extremely fortunate in having an amazing site where the children can access our seventy-eight acres of green and woodlands. We have a Forest School on site as well as purpose-built playground areas and sports areas. Our music and performing arts form an important part of our offer: we have a steel band as well as a Makaton Choir. Our Cooperative Values are important to us especially honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. They underpin the way we do things at Parkwood Hall. We are committed to providing a learning environment and learning pathway that enables all our pupils to achieve the best they can and help prepare them for adult life so they can live as independent a life as possible. We have created our own bespoke curriculum which is differentiated to each pupil’s individual learning needs. We aim to make our curriculum engaging, relevant and exciting. The school is zoned in areas to accommodate Learning Pathway One which provides a pre-formal curriculum and Learning Pathway Two which provides a formal curriculum environment. The school also has a sixth form zone for post 16 students where the curriculum is about preparing for adult life with pupils focusing on core skills and independent living skills as well as work related learning. We have a highly skilled team of professionals including teachers, teaching assistants, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and school nurse. Our team work together positively to enable the absolute best outcomes for our pupils, who always remain at the heart of all we do.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Zoe moore
  • Address:Parkwood Hall, Beechenlea Lane, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DR
  • Telephone: 01322 664441
  • Email: contact@parkwoodhall.co.uk

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.