Behaviour Support Practitioner

Ability Action Australia; Coniston; Hybrid; AUD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Referral bonuses

Extra leave purchase options

Corporate discounts

Flexible hours

Job summary

Ability Action Australia’s Nowra team seeks a Behaviour Support Practitioner to support NDIS participants and their families. You will assess needs, develop and deliver evidence-based plans within a complex care environment and work within a multidisciplinary team to achieve meaningful outcomes.

You will offer family and carer engagement, manage a varied caseload and receive weekly supervision, mentoring from senior clinicians, and opportunities for professional development across Ability Action

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in an allied health profession.
• Experience writing reports for participants or clients.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage a varied caseload.
• Proactive, self-motivated approach focused on outcomes.
• Genuine passion for working in the disability sector.

Responsibilities

• Support NDIS participants and families to identify needs via assessment and planning.
• Lead assessment, development and delivery of evidence-based support plans.
• Drive meaningful goals using a positive behaviour support framework and reduce restrictive practices.
• Ensure plans reflect participants' goals, strengths and priorities.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team and mentor less experienced staff.

Skills

Report writing

Caseload management

Organisational skills

Proactive mindset

Passion for disability sector

Education

Allied health degree

Job description

Company Description

Welcome to Ability Action Australia!

We are one of the largest providers to the NDIS, supporting over 10,000 participants every year with the care they need, when and where it is needed. We have a multi-disciplinary team approach, building a quality support service around the needs and goals of our participants and their family.

Help us help others

with life changing support that can improve their independence, access, development, health and wellbeing, and function.

Job Description

#AAA Nowra team is seeking a Behaviour Support Practitioner of all experience and suitability levels. Whether you are just starting your Behaviour Support career or have suitability levels Core, Proficient or Advanced, this is an opportunity to make a real impact, take ownership of your work, and continue building your capability in a supportive environment.

If you enjoy solving complex challenges and seeing tangible progress in your work, you’ll thrive here.

In this role you will:

• Supporting NDIS participants, along with their families and carers, to identify their needs through assessment and person-centred planning
• Owning the assessment, development and delivery of evidence-based support plans within a complex support environment
• Driving meaningful goals and measurable outcomes, using a positive behaviour support framework and a commitment to eliminating restrictive practices
• Ensuring plans reflect each participant’s goals, strengths and what matters most to them
• Building the capability, confidence and understanding of those supporting participants in their day-to-day lives
• Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including mentoring less experienced practitioners

Qualifications

• A degree qualification as an allied health professional
• Experience in report writing
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied caseload
• A proactive, self-motivated approach, with a drive to improve outcomes and test new ideas
• A genuine passion for working in the disability sector

What's in it for you?

• Ownership and impact, manage your own caseload and see the direct difference your work makes over time
• Great benefits including salary packaging, referral bonuses, extra leave purchase options and corporate discounts
• True flexibility to choose the hours and days that suit your lifestyle
• Competitive package with industry-leading salary, kilometre reimbursement, laptop, smartphone, PD allowance and performance rewards
• Balanced work style combining work from home, community visits and access to office and clinic spaces
• Genuine support with weekly supervision, dedicated mentors and senior clinician guidance
• Career growth through tailored training, professional development and pathways across Ability Action Australia and MedHealth

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 4,000 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.

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

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