Behaviour Support Practitioner

MedHealth; City of Wyndham; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking allied health practice as a Behaviour Support Practitioner. This role offers the chance to make a real impact on the lives of NDIS participants by delivering evidence-based support. You'll work within a supportive team culture that values your contributions and promotes professional growth. Enjoy a generous salary package, flexible work arrangements, and opportunities for personal development. If you're passionate about helping others and want to be part of a dynamic team, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Health and Wellbeing subsidy

Salary packaging options

Professional development program

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• Registration with the NDIS Commission as a Behaviour Support Practitioner is essential.
• Ability to work positively in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Support clients to identify needs through assessment and person-centred planning.
• Develop and evaluate evidence-based support plans.

Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Assessment Skills

Team Collaboration

Report Writing

Education

Degree in Behavioural Science or related field

Tools

Computer Software

Job description

Company Description

Outcomes Connect Australia is an allied health practice committed to delivering best-practice, outcome-focused services. We are renowned for the exceptional support we provide and our commitment to ensuring our participants achieve their goals!

Our Positive Behaviour Support Model encompasses the multidisciplinary expertise of Behaviour Support Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Pathologists to understand the drivers of behaviours from communication, sensory, and environmental perspectives.

Job Description

An opening has become available for an experienced Behaviour Support Practitioner living in Werribee or nearby to join our professional and friendly team.

Thanks to our commitment to service excellence, demand for our services continues to grow. We require an experienced Behaviour Support Practitioner with a strong commitment to delivering evidence-based, functional behavioural outcomes.

As a Behaviour Support Practitioner, you will...

1. Support our clients (NDIS participants), along with their families and/or carers, to identify their needs through assessment and person-centred planning.
2. Identify meaningful goals and practical strategies utilizing The Positive Behaviour Support Capability Framework, with a commitment to eliminate restrictive practices, in the home and community.
3. Develop, deliver, and evaluate evidence-based support plans within a complex support space.
4. Ensure individual plans reflect our clients' goals, passions, and strengths.
5. Build the knowledge, capacity, and strengths of those who support our clients - family, carers, friends, etc.

Why Join Us?

• Fantastic team culture - a fun, supportive, and quality-focused team which works together to achieve goals.
• Generous salary package - above award rates, rewards for outstanding work, great benefits (e.g., $600 annual Health and Wellbeing subsidy), access to salary packaging options, and the latest technology to ensure you succeed.
• Personal and professional growth - supporting your ongoing professional development and enabling you to do the work you’re most inspired by through our professional development program, fortnightly PD sessions, and weekly supervision with your Team Lead.
• Work-life balance - flexible work arrangements to plan your work to best suit your lifestyle while also meeting the needs of your team and clients.

About you

• Current suitability (i.e., registration) with the NDIS Commission as a Behaviour Support Practitioner is essential.
• Demonstrated ability to work positively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Outstanding communication, influencing, and interpersonal skills.
• Confident computer skills.
• Flawless writing skills.
• Current Driver’s Licence and own reliable vehicle.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualifications relevant to providing supports to people with behaviours of concern are highly preferred.

Additional Information

If you are interested in a role with our supportive team, please submit your application online or contact me - Clare Neal - at 0436 465 647 or [e-mail] with any queries.

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 people across Australia represents a diverse array of life experiences, skills, and perspectives. We value all these differences.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disabilities, including mental health conditions, from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers, and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.