Behaviour Support Specialist (Basic Grade)
Location: Nationwide, with a focus on Kildare, Dublin, Laois
Type of contract: Permanent, full-time: 40 hours per week
Hours of work: Monday to Friday (hybrid role)
Lead with purpose. Grow with impact.
Reward & benefits
- Competitive package
- Company pension
- Healthcare Insurance
- Comprehensive training & development supports
- Resilience Rewards employee discounts, e.g. discounted Health Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme 24/7
- Resilience4Me Health and Well-being Forum
- Earn with our paid Refer-a-Friend scheme (Ts & Cs apply)
The Role
This role is at the heart of what we do. As a Behaviour Support Specialist at Resilience Healthcare, you’ll deliver high-quality, person-centred Positive Behaviour Support to the people we support — helping them live life on their own terms, in their communities, in the way they choose.
You’ll be a core part of our Clinical Services Team — working autonomously and collaboratively, bringing evidence-based strategies and real expertise in ASD, ID and PWS. You’ll coach, train and partner with staff, families and the wider MDT to build Positive Behaviour Support Plans that are genuinely tailored to the individual. The impact of this work is real and it’s visible every day.
Why Join Resilience Healthcare
Work that matters
Every role contributes to creating choice, dignity, and opportunity for people with disabilities. Your support will directly impact the quality of life of those we support.
Growth with purpose
We are on an ambitious growth journey — aiming to support 3x more people while delivering 10x the positive impact. As we grow, so will your opportunities.
Support you can rely on
- Strong operational and leadership backing
- A culture built on trust, openness, and accountability
What We’re Looking For
Experience
- At least one year in a full-time PBS Specialist role within a disability organisation, supporting children and/or adults.
- Proven ability to carry out Comprehensive Behavioural Assessments and develop Multi-element Behaviour Support Plans autonomously.
- Experience designing and delivering training for staff and families — both internal and external audiences.
- Comfortable working both as part of an inter-disciplinary team and independently.
- Direct experience supporting adults and/or children with intellectual disability.
- Strong communicator — clear, direct and confident with individuals, teams and families.
Exposure
- Familiarity with the National Strategy on Progressing Disability Services.
- Knowledge of Designated Centres legislation and relevant HIQA National Standards.
- Sound clinical knowledge and awareness of emerging trends in ASD and Intellectual Disability.
- Awareness of health service developments nationally and internationally (Desirable).
- Full clean driving licence and use of own vehicle.
Education
- BCBA certification or equivalent (Essential).
- A qualification in a relevant profession — psychology, therapy, nursing or similar (Essential).
- Membership of a professional body such as BCBA or equivalent (Essential).
Key Responsibilities
Customer and User Obsessed
- Walk in the shoes of the people we support. Carry out comprehensive behaviour assessments that genuinely involve the service user, their family, staff and anyone else who matters to them.
- Build and implement behaviour support plans and crisis intervention plans that are tailored, evidence-based and built in collaboration with the people who know the individual best.
- Attend Mental Health clinics and contribute meaningfully to medication assessment and monitoring within the context of positive behaviour support.
- Own your caseload. Manage it well, prioritise clearly, and keep your documentation accurate and up to date.
- Carry out clinical audits that lead to real improvements in quality of life — not just tick-box compliance.
Realising Potential
- Spot the training gaps. Design and deliver training, workshops and discussion forums that build real capability in positive behaviour support across the organisation.
- Focus on Learnings that lead to Insights that people can Action (LIA) — for staff, for families, and for the people we support.
Know Yourself to Know Each Other
- Identify support workers with the right strengths to become Behaviour Champions and invest in their development through direct supervision and coaching.
- Engage in clinical supervision. Know your strengths, work on your development areas, and bring your best self to the team.
Keep Everybody and Everything Safe and Secure
- Know the policies, follow them, and speak up when something isn’t right. Safeguarding the people we support is everyone’s responsibility — not a box to tick.
- Report incidents, accidents and complaints immediately and in line with our Incident Management Policy. Don’t sit on it — act fast.
- Contribute to best practice policy development and keep our Quality and Safety management system moving forward.
Super Collaboration
- Work openly and actively across the Clinical Services team and the wider MDT. Share what you know, seek what you don’t, and keep everyone in the loop.
- Build strong relationships with families, community resources and external agencies. Inclusion isn’t a policy — it’s something you actively make happen.
- Support staff to handle difficult situations well — with confidence, cohesion and a willingness to challenge constructively when needed.
Live the Principles
- Our Family Principles aren’t on a wall for decoration. You know them, you live them, and you bring them into every interaction — with the people we support, with your colleagues, and with yourself.
- Respect confidentiality. Always. The people we support trust us with their lives — honour that.
- Embrace your Performance Appraisal as a genuine opportunity to grow — not a formality.
The Power of Possible
At Resilience Healthcare, we are committed to unlocking potential — for the people we support, and for the people who work with us.
If you’re ready to grow your career, and make a real impact — we’d love to hear from you.
Resilience is an equal opportunities employer
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