Behaviour Support Practitioner. Permanent Full Time

Life Without Barriers; Townsville City; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility to work from home

Optional monthly rostered days off

Job summary

Life Without Barriers is seeking a Behaviour Support Practitioner for a permanent, full-time role covering Cairns and Townsville. The position offers the flexibility to work from home or from our offices, with travel to clients as required.

You will assess, design, implement and monitor behaviour support plans to achieve positive outcomes while meeting NDIS and safeguarding requirements. A strong allied health background and culturally sensitive approach are essential.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in allied health professions (e.g., Psychology, Speech Pathology, OT, Social Work) per NDIS PBS framework.
• Registered BSP through NDIS Capability Framework, proficient level or above.
• Current QLD driver's license.
• Experience delivering behaviour support services to people with disabilities.
• Culturally sensitive practices with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• Knowledge of safeguarding requirements under NDIS.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical knowledge and support to clients across Life Without Barriers disability programs and external providers.
• Complete assessments of risk and behaviours of concern (data collection/analysis).
• Design, deliver and monitor interventions to improve quality of life for people with a disability.
• Work within NDIA/NDIS requirements and state restricting practice authorisation rules.
• Provide training and support to staff, teachers, parents and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with family, staff, teachers and health professionals to achieve best outcomes.
• Join a national behaviour support team and learn from colleagues across the country.
• Regular supervision and professional development sessions; optional monthly rostered days off; flexibility to work from home.

Skills

Registered Behaviour Support Pract.

Driver's license

Behaviour support experience

Culturally sensitive approach

NDIS knowledge

Education

Allied health degree or equivalent

Job description

Behaviour Support Practitioner. Permanent Full Time - Cairns or Townsville

Job no: 507263
Employment type: Full Time
Location: Cairns & Far North, Townsville & Northern QLD
Categories: Disability

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.

Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support. With a focus on people, not profit, Life Without Barriers’ corporate services team partners with our direct support staff, clients, and their families to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better. If a truly inclusive, collaborative, and fast-paced work environment sounds like your next career move, this is an opening not to be missed.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the role

Permanent full-time Behaviour Support Practitioner position where you will be surrounded by support from a National Behaviour Intervention Support team, allowing you to effectively assess, design, evaluate and monitor behaviour support plans and interventions to provide positive outcomes for clients and reduce and eliminate restrictive practices wherever possible.

This role will cover Cairns and Townsville areas and provides flexibility to work from either home or one of our offices in these areas – wherever you work best. However, as you will hold a case load that includes travel to clients you will need to travel as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide clinical knowledge, expertise and support to clients in a range of Life Without Barriers Disability programs as well as external providers
• Complete assessments (including data collection and analysis) of risk and behaviours of concern
• Design, deliver and monitor interventions and strategies for the purpose of supporting people with a disability to achieve a greater quality of life, in those who present with behaviours of concern
• Work within the NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Commission requirements, the NDIA terms of business and any State Based Restrictive Practice Authorisation requirements
• Provide training and support to staff, teachers, parents and other relevant stakeholders in positive behaviour interventions, behaviour support plans, restrictive practices, risk and safety plans
• Collaborate with all relevant stakeholders (including family, staff, teachers and other health and allied health professionals) in order to ensure best outcomes for the clients

Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in allied health professions such as Psychology, Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or equivalent experience that meets the requirements of the NDIS Commission PBS Capability Framework
• Be a Registered Behaviour Support Practitioner through the NDIS Commission Capability Framework, preferably at proficient level or above
• Current QLD driver’s license
• Demonstrated experience (or relevant experience) in the delivery of behaviour support services to individuals with a range of disabilities
• Experience working in a culturally sensitive manner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and/or a willingness to work and train in culturally appropriate approaches
• Demonstrated working knowledge of the Safeguarding requirements of the National Disability Insurance Agency

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.

• Join a national behaviour support team, learning from and being supported by colleagues all over the country
• Regular in-house individual supervision and scheduled professional development sessions
• Optional Monthly rostered days off
• Flexibility to work from home

How to Apply

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.

Applications close midnight Monday the 16th of November

Advertised: 06 Nov 2026 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 16 Nov 2026 23:55 E. Australia Standard Time