Behaviour Support Practitioner

SAL Consulting; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Work from home for admin/reporting

Travel allowance for community work

Extra paid annual leave ( NES )

Job summary

SAL Consulting Group is a national organisation delivering comprehensive behaviour support and allied services across Australia. We work with children, young people, adults and families within disability, mental health and protective services, emphasising trauma-informed and system-wide approaches.

We are seeking a highly motivated Behaviour Support Practitioner to join a multidisciplinary clinical team. The role supports community-based interventions, consultations, and evidence-based practice

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level or higher qualification relevant to behaviour support.
• AHPRA registration is required for Psychologists.
• Experience or interest in working with people with intellectual disabilities, mental health presentations or complex trauma histories.
• Ability to deliver a broad range of assessments including behavioural, clinical, psychological and multidisciplinary.
• Experience providing therapy and intervention across age spans.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive behavioural, clinical and multidisciplinary assessments.
• Prepare and deliver high-quality behaviour support plans and assessment reports.
• Provide behaviour support for children and adults with complex disability and mental health needs.
• Deliver therapy and direct treatment across age groups.
• Collaborate with care teams, families and systems to implement interventions.
• Contribute to clinical support, reflective practice and team training.
• Participate in regular PD days and personal PD planning.
• Travel regularly within the Perth metro area and regionally as required.

Skills

Collaboration

Curiosity

Clinical skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Tertiary qualification in behaviour support (e.g. Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Education)

AHPRA registration for Psychologists

Tools

NDIS PBS Capability Framework assessment tools

Current Australian Driver’s Licence

Job description

SAL Consulting is an organisation with a focus on working with complex individuals, systems and organisations throughout Australia. Our team of consultants provide various types of support and interventions to children and young people; people with a disability; and people who have mental health support needs, their families, and the organisations and government departments that support them. This includes:

• Clinical Support,
• Behaviour Support,
• Clinical Supervision,
• A range of assessments,
• Therapy,
• Health and Allied Health Services,
• Training and Organisational Practice and Professional Development.

Our team create strong, collaborative relationships with individuals and organisations through communication and working together as this plays an integral part in SAL Consulting's practice and ethos. SAL Consulting is a leader in the field of neurodevelopment, attachment and a trauma-informed (NATI ©) practice, an accredited provider of Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) through the Child Trauma Academy in the USA, an accredited NDIS Provider, and a Registered Training Organisation.

Our work includes working with a diverse population, including providing support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families.

We’re looking for a Behaviour Support Practitioner to join our multidisciplinary clinical team. This role is open to practitioners from a range of disciplines – including Psychologists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, and Educators. We are particularly interested in hearing from Psychologists looking to apply their clinical skills in a community-based, systems-focused setting.

We are looking for someone who is genuinely motivated to create meaningful, lasting change in people’s lives. You’ll work alongside care teams, families, and the systems that support them to implement real, evidence-based interventions in real-world settings.

If you’re a practitioner who has been wondering whether there’s more than the therapy room and whether you could apply your assessment, intervention design, and therapeutic skills more broadly, more systemically, and more collaboratively – this role was built for you.

About SAL Consulting

SAL Consulting Group is an organisation with a focus on working with complex individuals, systems and organisations across Australia. We work with children, young people and adults; people with a disability; people who have mental health support needs, people who have experienced trauma, their families, and the organisations and government departments that support them.

We provide a range of services, including Clinical / Behaviour Support, Psychology Services, Clinical Supervision, Therapy, Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Cultural Consultancy, Training and Organisational Practice and Professional Development.

SAL Consulting is committed to building diverse, inclusive teams. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Conducting a comprehensive range of assessments – behavioural, clinical, psychological, and multidisciplinary – and identifying appropriate interventions and service models
• Preparing and delivering high-quality behaviour support plans and discipline-specific assessment reports
• Providing behaviour support for children and adults with complex disability, psychosocial support needs, mental health presentations, and trauma histories
• Delivering discipline-specific therapy and direct treatment across the age span
• Working collaboratively with care teams, families, and the systems around an individual – going beyond the report to support genuine implementation
• Contributing to clinical support, reflective practice, and training activities within teams and organisations
• Participating in monthly internal professional development days and your own individualised PD plan
• The position will requireregular travel around the Perthmetro area and occasional regional travel.

Specialist Pathways & Scope

• Diverse caseload: Work across NDIS, out-of-home care, child protection and family preservation, homelessness, youth services, and women’s services
• Specialist pathways: Develop expertise in forensic behaviour support, early childhood intervention, or NMT-informed practice
• Interstate & remote projects: Opportunities to travel and work regionally or interstate are available to our practitioners
• Beyond behaviour support: Clinical support, reflective practice, training and organisational consulting, therapy and assessment – your scope grows with you
• Work from home: Administration and report writing can be completed from home, with flexibility built into how we work

Who We’re Looking For

We want practitioners who are curious, collaborative, and motivated by making a real difference. At SAL Consulting we value people who think broadly about their skills, take ownership of their development, and are genuinely energised by complexity.

• Tertiary qualification relevant to behaviour support (e.g. Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Education). AHPRA registration is required for applicants applying as Psychologists.
• NDIS PBS Capability Framework assessment: Obtained, or eligible and willing to obtain, assessment against the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission’s Positive Behaviour Support Capability Framework (required for all disciplines)
• Experience or genuine interest in working with people with intellectual disabilities, mental health presentations, and/or complex trauma histories
• Experience or interest in providing a broad range of assessments, including behavioural, clinical, psychological, multidisciplinary, and risk assessment
• Experience or interest in delivering therapy and intervention across the age span, working with people with disabilities and with cognitive impairment, and confidence across a range of modalities.

Highly Regarded

• Experience or interest in working with individuals who have had contact with the juvenile or criminal justice system
• Experience providing clinical supervision to less experienced practitioners
• Familiarity with NMT, trauma-informed frameworks, or systemic intervention approaches

Mandatory Requirements

• Current Australian Driver’s Licence
• Current Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening (or the ability to obtain these prior to commencement)

Team Feedback

Here’s some things we’ve heard from our team about the experience of working at SAL Consulting:

“SAL applies the same values to its staff that we use in our work with clients. NATI approach to people in general. We walk the talk.”

“Appreciate the variety and complexity of cases. Lots of opportunity for practice development and work diversity.”

“I love the supervision structure with clear support for clinical evidence-based practice.”

“Great team culture + supportive supervisors”

“I’ve worked other places. I even left SAL and came back because the support is just that much better. I’m never leaving!”

What We Offer

• Flexible working hours and a genuinely family-friendly culture
• Work from home for administration and report writing
• Travel allowance included in remuneration for community-based work
• Extra week of paid annual leave (on top of the standard 4 weeks annual leave as set out in NES)
• Access to the Flare benefits platform with discounts at Woolworths, Coles, JB Hi-Fi, Rebel, Airbnb, Fitness First and many more
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), access to confidential psychological support and counselling
• A role with genuine purpose and the scope to shape your own career direction
• Ongoing professional development and a genuine commitment to growing our team members
• Opportunity to receive support and supervision to complete Clinical Psychology, Forensic Psychology or Educational Developmental Psychology endorsement if eligible.

Supervision & Professional Development

We invest more in supervision and professional development than almost anyone else in the sector. Our team consistently tells us our approach to supervision and PD sets us apart.

• Individualised professional development plans, tailored to your goals and interests
• Monthly internal PD days that are structured, meaningful, and grounded in current evidence
• In-house supervision tailored to your frequency needs and practice level
• Discipline-specific communities of practice including internal peer groups for ongoing learning and connection
• A robust induction program drawing on 30 years of scientist-practitioner model behaviour support practice
• An internal Behaviour Support Practitioner Development Program for holistic, ongoing capability growth
• Supervision support to pursue Psychology endorsement (Clinical, Forensic, or Educational & Developmental) where eligible
• Every practice leader and supervisor at SAL maintains their own direct client caseload – so your supervision comes from people who are still in the work