Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

Multicap; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Registration supervision

Study support

Weekly supervision

Tax-free benefits

Novated leasing

Discounts

Research opportunities

Career progression

Job summary

Elvara is seeking a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner to join our Brisbane-based team in a permanent, full-time hybrid role. You will conduct assessments, develop PBS plans, and translate data into practical strategies while receiving strong supervision and opportunities for professional growth.

The position offers ethical practice, collaboration with senior clinicians, and pathways to advanced practice within one of Queensland’s largest Allied Health teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in allied health or social and behavioural sciences.
• Current QLD driver’s licence is required.
• Right to work in Australia.
• Hold a current paid blue card (Working With Children Check) and paid yellow card (NDIS Worker Screening) or be willing to obtain one.
• Registration with NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and develop high-quality Positive Behaviour Support plans.
• Analyse behavioural data and translate insights into practical strategies.
• Support ethical and effective implementation of behaviour support plans.
• Work closely with senior clinicians through regular supervision and mentoring.
• Participate in training, learning and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in allied health or social and behavioural sciences

Job description

Build meaningful Positive Behaviour Support practice in a team that genuinely supports your growth.

We’re offering a new permanent, full-time hybrid opportunity for a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner. We are seeking a Brisbane-based practitioner to join our team in a flexible role that includes face-to-face meetings with clients across the Brisbane and surrounding regions. Whether you’re an emerging clinician or building your PBS career, this role offers strong supervision, evidence-based practice and the chance to work alongside experienced clinicians in a collaborative, supportive environment.

Build meaningful Positive Behaviour Support practice in a team that genuinely supports your growth.

We’re offering a new permanent, full-time hybrid opportunity for a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner. We are seeking a Brisbane-based practitioner to join our team in a flexible role that includes face-to-face meetings with clients across the Brisbane and surrounding regions. Whether you’re an emerging clinician or building your PBS career, this role offers strong supervision, evidence-based practice and the chance to work alongside experienced clinicians in a collaborative, supportive environment.

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Supervision that counts toward registration and professional membership
• Financial support for study, training and registration
• Weekly supervision, group learning and 1:1 clinical mentoring
• Maximise your take-home pay with up to $15,900 tax-free and $2,650 for meals/entertainment, plus novated leasing options through NFP salary packaging
• Access exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, travel and more
• Clear pathways from emerging practitioner to advanced practice or leadership
• Opportunities to contribute to research and present your work
• Part of one of Queensland’s largest and most respected Allied Health teams

About the Role

In this role, you will:

• Conduct assessments and develop high-quality Positive Behaviour Support plans
• Analyse behavioural data and translate insights into practical strategies
• Support ethical and effective implementation of behaviour support plans
• Work closely with senior clinicians through regular supervision and mentoring
• Participate in training, learning and continuous improvement initiatives

  About You

  You’re passionate about ethical, evidence-based behaviour support and committed to delivering meaningful outcomes. You enjoy learning, value supervision, and thrive in a collaborative team environment.

  You bring:

  • A strong interest in Positive Behaviour Support and clinical excellence
  • Curiosity, initiative and a genuine desire to grow your practice
  • A positive, professional approach and strong communication skills

  What you need to apply

  • Completion of your bachelor’s degree in allied health or social and behavioural sciences
  • Hold a current QLD driver’s licence
  • Rights to work in Australia
  • Hold a current paid blue card (Working With Children Check) and paid yellow card (NDIS Worker Screening) or be willing to obtain one
  • Registration with NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

  Why Elvara?

  We are one of Queensland’s biggest Allied Health teams, specialising in the support of young people, people with mental illness, and people with an intellectual disability. We are building a dynamic hub of excellence in Clinical Practice, with supervisors and senior clinicians on staff to support and mentor you. You will be joining a team who have studied (or are currently studying!) the same coursework as you – we ‘get’ good clinical practice and know how to support emerging clinicians.

  “Elvara acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we all work, live, and play. We pay our respects to the Elders past and present and extend that respect to all First Nations Peoples. We reflect upon the millions of footprints that are embedded into the earth from our Ancestors, the pathways that were forged, the meaning they leave behind, and the continuation of the traditions through the next generations.”