Behaviour Support Practitioner - Proficient, Advanced/Specialist

Ability Consultants; Sydney; Remote; AUD 114,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Mentoring

Leadership opportunities

Superannuation

Job summary

Ability Consultants is seeking a Behaviour Support Practitioner to join our innovative and supportive team in Australia. You will work with NDIS participants, write and implement plans, and mentor others while contributing to person-centred, evidence-based practice.

The role offers flexible hours with a competitive hourly rate and opportunities for leadership within a skilled team. Contractors can work from home and deliver support in-person or via telepractice, with ongoing training and

Qualifications

• Passionate about creating freedom and social connection for people with disability.
• Value mutual respect, empathy and collaboration.
• Experience or qualification in psychology, ABA, speech therapy, education, social work or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Meet with NDIS participants to understand goals and needs.
• Collaborate with families, schools, medical and allied health providers.
• Gather data through assessments, observations and interviews.
• Write and implement behaviour support plans and provide coaching.
• Support clients of all ages with diverse disabilities and needs.
• Attend training on positive behaviour support, human rights, trauma and safety.
• Weekly 1-1s with mentor and optional peer supervision sessions.
• As a contractor, opportunity to work from home as needed.
• Support clients in-person and via telepractice.

Skills

Empathy

Collaboration

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Tertiary qualifications or experience in related fields

Job description

• $100+ per hour, with superannuation paid in addition

Benefit from professional guidance as you progress as a Behaviour Support Practitioner in an innovative, growing and supportive team.

• Flexible hours up to full time, work-life balance, competitive hourly rate + super
• Valuable 1-1 mentoring, learning & development opportunities from day 1
• Leadership opportunities in a highly skilled and diverse team

About You

• You’re passionate about creating freedom and social connection for people with disability.
• You value mutual respect, empathy and collaboration.
• You have tertiary qualifications and/or experience in any of the following: psychology, ABA, speech therapy, occupational therapy, counselling, criminology, disability, education, mental health, music therapy, psychotherapy, special education, social work, sociology or related fields.
• You have previously mentored core practitioners or have a goal to do so
• If you live in regional or remote areas, you have already established networking contacts

You will also need:

• a privately insured vehicle and a valid driver’s licence;
• an NDIS Worker Screening Check;
• Working with Children Check;
• ABN;
• Professional indemnity and public liability insurance.

About Us

• We create freedom and social connection for people with disability by providing easy access to positive behaviour support.
• We deliver life-changing, person-centred support anchored by evidence-based practice.
• We support our diverse 100+ team with training, mentoring and opportunities for growth.

About your new role

• Meet with NDIS participants to gain an empathetic understanding of their goals, wants and needs.
• Collaborate with their support teams including families, schools, medical and allied health providers, accommodation providers and support workers.
• Gather data through assessments, observations and interviews.
• Write and implement behaviour support plans, providing training and coaching to NDIS participants and the important people in their life.
• Choose your clients; we support participants of all ages, with diverse disabilities and needs.
• Enhance your skills with training, covering positive behaviour support, human rights, trauma, restrictive practices, safety, telePBS, functions and formulations and more.
• Elevate your clinical practice through weekly 1-1s with your mentor, optional peer supervision sessions, fortnightly live training sessions and self-paced online learning.
• As a contractor, you'll have the opportunity to work from home at a time that suits you.
• Support clients in-person and/or through telepractice.

What does a day in the life of a PBS practitioner look like?

No day is ever the same! One morning you could be out on the road, delivering support with clients and in the afternoon carrying out observations of a client at their day program, group home or school. Another day might involve working from home, providing support by videoconference, writing up Behaviour Support Plans and completing clinical notes.