Behaviour Support Practitioner - Brisbane West

Avina; Ipswich City; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Localised caseloads

Hybrid working

Graceville clinic access

Clinical supervision

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Shadowing opportunities

Professional development

Leadership pathways

National clinical network

Job summary

Avina is seeking a Behaviour Support Practitioner to join our team across Brisbane West, Ipswich and Toowoomba regions. You will deliver Positive Behaviour Support within diverse settings, including homes, schools, and community environments, with telehealth options where appropriate.

You’ll be part of a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, have flexible, person‑centred autonomy over your week, and access strong clinical supervision and a supportive national network.

Qualifications

• Current NDIS Commission suitability at Core level or above.
• Experience delivering Positive Behaviour Support within the NDIS.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A flexible, collaborative and person-centred approach.
• NDIS Worker Screening Check and Working With Children Check, or willingness to obtain.
• Full working rights in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-informed, person-centred Positive Behaviour Support.
• Conduct functional behaviour assessments and develop Behaviour Support Plans.
• Support participants, families and support teams to implement meaningful strategies.
• Work across home, school, community and telehealth settings.
• Collaborate with OT, Speech Pathology, Psychology and other multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Manage your own schedule with flexibility and autonomy.
• Participate in clinical supervision, peer collaboration and professional development.

Skills

NDIS suitability

Positive Behaviour Support

Communication skills

Collaboration

Independent work

Driver's licence

Job description

• Brisbane West, Ipswich, Springfield + Toowoomba
• Localised caseload + flexible community working
• Graceville clinic access + strong MDT support

• Brisbane West, Ipswich, Springfield + Toowoomba
• Localised caseload + flexible community working
• Graceville clinic access + strong MDT support

At Avina, we're a national allied health and behaviour support organisation with 400+ clinicians supporting communities across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

We deliver Positive Behaviour Support, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Psychology, Physiotherapy and other allied health services across the lifespan.

Our values guide how we work:

Progressive | Curious | Respectful | Collaborative | Informed | Purposeful

About the Role We’re looking for a Behaviour Support Practitioner to join our team across Brisbane West, Ipswich and through to Toowoomba.

Depending on where you’re based, your caseload could include areas such as Graceville, Indooroopilly, Jindalee, Springfield, Ripley, Ipswich, Gatton, Lockyer Valley, Toowoomba and surrounding communities.

This is a broad service region, but you won’t be expected to travel across all of it. Wherever possible, we’ll build your caseload around where you live, helping keep travel practical and giving you genuine flexibility over your working week.

You’ll work primarily across participants' homes, schools and community environments, with telehealth options where appropriate. Clinicians closer to Brisbane can also access our Graceville clinic for appointments, focused work and team connection.

We’re open to Proficient, Advanced and Specialist Practitioners who are currently considered suitable by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.

Flexibility Without Working Alone Our team is spread across a large geographical area, so we’ve built connection into how we work.

You’ll be part of a multidisciplinary team of 11 clinicians, with access to OT, Speech Pathology, Psychology and other allied health colleagues across a wide range of clinical experience.

The team connects through monthly MDT meetings, Teams channels, 1:1 support, clinical supervision and peer supervision groups, alongside face-to-face catch-ups where possible.

New clinicians can also access shadowing and reverse shadowing opportunities, helping you build relationships, learn from your peers and settle into your caseload.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Deliver evidence-informed, person-centred Positive Behaviour Support
• Conduct functional behaviour assessments and develop Behaviour Support Plans
• Support participants, families and support teams to implement meaningful strategies
• Work across home, school, community and telehealth settings
• Collaborate with OT, Speech Pathology, Psychology and other multidisciplinary colleagues
• Manage your own schedule with flexibility and autonomy
• Participate in clinical supervision, peer collaboration and professional development

What We Offer

• Localised caseloads across Brisbane West, Ipswich, Darling Downs and Toowoomba
• Flexible community and hybrid working
• Optional access to our Graceville clinic
• Structured clinical and operational supervision
• Multidisciplinary collaboration and peer support
• Shadowing, peer learning and Communities of Practice
• Achievable KPIs supporting sustainable workloads
• Professional development and opportunities to build specialist skills
• Genuine senior, supervisory and leadership pathways
• The support of a local team plus Avina's wider national clinical network

What You’ll Bring

• Current NDIS Commission suitability at Core level or above
• Experience delivering Positive Behaviour Support within the NDIS
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• A flexible, collaborative and person-centred approach
• Confidence working independently while staying connected with your wider team
• NDIS Worker Screening Check and Working With Children Check, or willingness to obtain
• Driver's licence and reliable vehicle for community work
• Full working rights in Australia

If you’re looking for a BSP role where you can work closer to home, have genuine autonomy over your week and still have a multidisciplinary team behind you, we’d love to hear from you.