Core Behaviour Support Practitioner

Journey Connect; Townsville City; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop provided

Phone provided

Kilometres reimbursed

Hybrid / work from home

Professional development allowance

Job summary

Journey Connect in Queensland is seeking a qualified Behaviour Support Practitioner to perform functional behaviour assessments, analyse data and develop interim and comprehensive behaviour support plans.

You will collaborate with families, schools, support coordinators and clinicians, coaching teams to implement strategies while using our practice technology for notes, data and compliance. The role offers hybrid work arrangements and a focus on reducing restrictive practices where applicable.

Qualifications

• NDIS Commission suitability as a behaviour support practitioner.
• Bachelor-level qualification in psychology, occupational therapy, social work, speech pathology, education/teaching, early childhood, nursing or related discipline.
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check or willingness to obtain before start.
• Current First Aid and CPR or willingness to obtain before start.
• Full Australian driving licence and access to a reliable vehicle (kilometres reimbursed).
• Right to work in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Complete functional behaviour assessments and behaviour data analysis.
• Develop interim and comprehensive behaviour support plans.
• Work on restrictive practice reduction where it applies.
• Consult with families, schools, support coordinators and other clinicians; coach support teams to implement strategies.
• Use our practice technology for notes, data and compliance.

Skills

NDIS Worker Screening Check

First Aid & CPR

Full Australian Driving Licence

Right to Work in Australia

Education

Bachelor-level qualification in psychology/OT/social work/education or related field

Tools

Practice technology for notes/data/compliance

Job description

For practitioners the NDIS Commission already considers suitable. You will complete functional behaviour assessments, interim and comprehensive plans, data review, stakeholder work, support-team coaching and restrictive practice reduction where it applies — with supervision you can actually get.

What you will do

• Complete functional behaviour assessments and behaviour data analysis
• Develop interim and comprehensive behaviour support plans
• Work on restrictive practice reduction where it applies
• Consult with families, schools, support coordinators and other clinicians, and coach support teams to implement strategies properly
• Use our purpose-built practice technology for notes, data and compliance

What we are looking for

• Considered suitable by the NDIS Commission as a behaviour support practitioner
• A relevant base qualification: a completed bachelor-level qualification (or higher) in psychology, occupational therapy, social work, speech pathology, education / teaching, early childhood, nursing, or another clearly relevant human services or disability-related discipline
• A current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willingness to obtain one before you start
• Current First Aid and CPR, or willingness to obtain before you start
• A full Australian driving licence and access to a reliable vehicle (kilometres are reimbursed)
• The right to work in Australia

What you get

• Salary: $85,000–$100,000 + super, the same in every location
• 25 billable (KPI) hours in a 38-hour week.
• $1,500 professional development allowance
• $2,000 supervision allowance
• Internal and external supervision from Advanced and Specialist behaviour support practitioners
• Hybrid / work from home, with local participant, school and stakeholder work
• Laptop and phone supplied; kilometres reimbursed
• Full-time or part-time