Manager - Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)

Sea Change Health Professionals Pty Ltd; Wollongong City Council; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sea Change Health Professionals Pty Ltd in Wollongong, NSW, seeks an experienced PBS Manager to lead and develop a growing PBS team, shaping service delivery and clinical practice. You will provide operational leadership, mentoring, and strategic input to drive outcomes for participants.

The role emphasizes developing clinicians, managing remote teams, and maintaining high-quality, person-centered services within a supportive leadership framework.

Qualifications

• An experienced PBS practitioner with demonstrated leadership and management experience.
• Passionate about developing clinicians and building HAPPY and high-performing teams.
• Confident leading remote teams.
• A strong communicator who builds positive relationships with clinicians and stakeholders.
• Organised, proactive and solutions-focused.
• Committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred services.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational leadership and support to practitioners.
• Coach, mentor and develop the team to achieve excellent results and professional growth.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and retention of Practitioners as the team expands.
• Monitor utilisation, caseloads, quality and performance to ensure sustainable workloads and excellent client outcomes.
• Provide clinical guidance and facilitate regular supervision and professional development.
• Work collaboratively with the local team to continually improve service delivery.

Skills

Leadership

People development

Remote team leadership

Communication

Education

Behaviour Support Practitioner qualification

Job description

Sea Change Health Professionals – Wollongong NSW

The Opportunity

Join our growing leadership team in a NEW role designed for an experienced PBS Practitioner who is passionate about developing others, driving service excellence and leading a high-performing team.

We're looking for an experienced Behaviour Support Practitioner to provide operational and clinical leadership to our PBS team. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the growth and direction of our PBS team while supporting practitioners to deliver exceptional outcomes for participants.

Working closely with a great leadership team, including other discipline specific managers, you'll oversee practice quality, support service delivery, mentor and develop your team, and contribute to strategic initiatives that strengthen our PBS services.

The Role

As the PBS Manager, you'll lead and support the team by:

Providing day-to-day operational leadership and support to practitioners.

Coaching, mentoring and developing the team to achieve excellent results and professional growth.

Supporting recruitment, onboarding and retention of Practitioners as our team expands.

Monitoring utilisation, caseloads, quality and performance to ensure sustainable workloads and excellent client outcomes.

Providing clinical guidance and facilitating regular supervision and professional development.

Working collaboratively with local team to continually improve service delivery.

What You'll Find at Sea Change

Lead a Growing Team

Play a key role in shaping the future of PBS within a growing allied health organisation, with genuine influence over service development and team growth.

Work From Home Flexibility

Enjoy the flexibility of a flexible leadership role while remaining connected to your team through regular collaboration, technology and strong organisational support.

Professional Growth

Join a leadership team committed to investing in its people through ongoing leadership development, professional education and career progression opportunities.

About You

We're looking for a leader who is:

An experienced PBS practitioner with demonstrated leadership and management experience.

Passionate about developing clinicians and building HAPPY and high-performing teams.

Confident leading remote teams

A strong communicator who builds positive relationships with clinicians and stakeholders.

Organised, proactive and solutions-focused.

Committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred services.

Why Sea Change?

We believe great leaders create great clinicians. We provide the systems, flexibility and support that allow our leaders to focus on developing people, driving quality and delivering exceptional client outcomes.

If you're an experienced Behaviour Support Practitioner ready for your next leadership role where you can influence strategy, mentor others and help shape the future of a growing organisation, we'd love to hear from you.