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Recruiting Now!
Are you looking for meaningful work?  - Why not join us as a Support Worker, or Waking Night Support Worker, permanently or on a temporary basis.  

Despite the current situation with COVID - 19 we are continuing to recruit new team members to join us as Support Workers or Waking Night Support Workers in small homes across Cornwall.  We provide 24/7 support for people with autism and learning disabilities.  


What is autism?
Autism is a lifelong condition (not an illness) that affects how a person communicates with and relates to other people, and how they experience the world around them.  People with autism have strengths and weaknesses in the same way as anyone else.  
What is the company ethos?
Our mission is ‘empowering people to achieve a lifestyle they’re proud of’.   Our team’s focus on helping people ‘get the right lifestyle’ has been behind countless personal achievements; people doing things they thought were out of reach or not possible.  What seem like small step…

Meet Green Light's First Mental Health First Aider 

We are delighted to announce that Heather Sanders, our Group Quality Manager, has successfully completed a Mental Health First Aid course with Mental Health First Aid England. Heather is now qualified to provide Mental Health First Aid support to colleagues who may be experiencing mental distress.  

The course provided an in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect well being, as well as practical skills to spot triggers and signs of a range of mental health issues.  

First Aid of this type offers a non-judgemental and confidential source of support to assist and signpost people to appropriate professional support.

Find out more about Mental Health First Aid on the Mental Health First Aid England Website https://mhfaengland.org/

New Behaviour Analyst Internship Role Created for 2020

Autism Care Provider Green Light PBS Ltd. is creating a Behaviour Analyst Internship role for students of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA).ABA is the study of behaviour and learning; applied to help people develop skills and improve quality of life.Although some special schools use ABA, Green Light is one of only a handful of adult autism care providers in the UK who now employ Board Certified Behaviour Analysts to understand and support people.  The Internship role aims to bridge the gap between study and practice for people at the start of their careers in Applied Behaviour Analysis, or Positive Behaviour Support.
Successful applicants will be closely supervised by Green Light’s Behaviour Analysts Ioanna Konstantinidou and Stephen Buckley to assess needs, develop and implement support plans and monitor progress towards goals, alongside our dedicated teams in Green Light’s homes in Cornwall.  Relocation supportis being provided t…

I came to Cornwall to work for Green Light PBS Ltd. in November 2017.  At the time I knew absolutely nowhere in Britain.  I was very excited to be going to work there!
I can still remember the call I got to let me know that Green Light was interested in interviewing me.  During that call, I heard a lot about how Green Light was incorporating ABA into its approach toward supporting individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.  It sounded very exciting and like a great opportunity.
At this time, I had just finished a year’s contract working for a company that were using a non-applied behaviour analysis orientated positive behaviour support (PBS) model in the North West of Ireland.  I was sad to be leaving the North West of Ireland as it’s a beautiful place and the company had offered to extend my contract an additional six months. But I really wanted to work in a residential care service that used ABA tools as part of its approach to PBS.  As far as I can gather, this isn’t really wide…

Green Light's Senior Team welcomes Group Quality Manager Heather Sanders
Senior team members welcoming Heather Sanders who recently joined Green Light as ‘Group Quality Manager’.  Heather joined Green Light from her previous role as an Inspector for the industry watchdog and regulator the Care Quality Commission.  
Heather’s skills and experience will ensure that as we grow our managers receive the guidance and practical support they need to provide a great service to the people we support.  
Heather has already started to provide training and updates on sector news to managers and with her support, we hope to see teams start to achieve the ‘outstanding’ ratings they deserve.  
Heather will be sharing articles, updates and sector news from her Green Light twitter account @GLHeather

‘Difficult behaviours are messages which can tell us important things about a person and the quality of his or her life’ David Pitonyak Building on the success of their first in-house behaviour analyst, Green Light recently appointed a second behaviour analyst to help understand these messages and the support needed for a decent quality of life.

Stephen Buckley, who grew up in County Cork and studied an MSc in Applied Behaviour Science at Trinity College in Dublin, is working alongside Tizard Centre trained behaviour analyst, Ioanna Konstantinidou to create tailored programmes of support for individuals with autism and other conditions increasing the risk of the person displaying ‘challenging behaviour.’ Behaviour that is detrimental to their safety or ability to have a decent quality of life.



Green Light’s director, Jo Pyrah said “Many of the people that we support have long histories of being failed or let down by services. More often than not, this is due to people failing t…

Ex-service personnel looking for a new career are ideally suited to the care industry, says Marcel Ballinger, a former Royal Marine who recently joined Green Light. He’s no stranger to danger having spent 15 years with various units touring countries including Afghanistan, Iraq and Sierra Leone. “People think that ex-military personnel are cold and hard-faced but I’m very passionate and caring. War operations are not just about fighting it’s about winning the hearts and minds of the local communities and finding commonality and building trust.”
Marcel left 30 Commando RM Plymouth in 2012 and was working as a bodyguard for the British Embassy in Baghdad when a chance encounter with a spider saw him return home to Cornwall for good. “I was bitten on the ankle and ended up in the American hospital. It was touch and go for a while as the poison spread through my leg. They threatened to amputate but thankfully I made a full recovery, it made me realise what was important in my life, my son…