Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

Ability WA; City Of Stirling; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $18,550

Flexible work arrangements and work‑at

Wellness days

Up to 12 weeks purchased leave

Leave loading

Parental leave and return-to-work”

Fleet vehicles and mileage reimburse

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Ability WA is seeking a PBS Practitioner to join a highly regarded team in Coolbinia, WA. This permanent role offers flexibility to work across hub locations and from home, with quality supervision and strong governance to support your practice.

You will conduct functional assessments, develop person-centred plans, and collaborate with families and multidisciplinary teams to ensure best-practice PBS delivery.

Qualifications

• NDIS Behaviour Support Practitioner registration (or ability to obtain suitability).
• Experience as a PBS Practitioner or Allied Health professional transitioning into PBS.
• Professional registration or association membership relevant to your discipline.
• Experience supporting people with disability and complex needs.
• Strong clinical reasoning, communication and report writing skills.
• The right to work in Australia.
• Willingness to obtain checks: NDIS Worker Screening, Police Clearance, Working with Children Check, Driver's Licence and First Aid.

Responsibilities

• Engage in functional behavioral assessments across community and supported accommodation.
• Write meaningful, person-centred behaviour support plans and support their implementation.
• Provide PBS consultation and advice across internal and external services.
• Support NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission compliance related to restrictive practices.
• Deliver education and training on PBS best-practice topics.
• Mentor team members where appropriate.

Job description

Looking for a PBS role where you'll be supported to do your best work and extend your impact beyond a traditional caseload?

Join a Positive Behaviour Support team recognised as "outstanding" and "a leader in this space" in our 2025 NDIS audit.

Whether you're an experienced PBS Practitioner seeking a supportive and well-established team, or an Allied Health professional looking to transition into PBS, you'll benefit from quality supervision, robust systems and processes, opportunities to contribute to PBS consultative work, and regular collaboration with a multidisciplinary Allied Health team.

For Allied Health professionals, there may also be the opportunity to work in a split role, allowing you to maintain and further develop your discipline-specific skills while building your PBS experience.

Permanent Position, full-time or part-time opportunities

Based in Coolbinia, with flexibility to work across our hub locations and from home

Salary aligned with qualifications and experience

Why Join Our PBS Team?

• Recognised as a leading PBS team in the sector, with a values-driven, best practice approach
• Leadership opportunities providing clinical supervision and PBS consultative work
• Experienced supervision and clinical support from advanced PBS practitioners
• Regular collaboration with our multidisciplinary Allied Health team
• Robust systems, tools and resources that support quality practice
• Balanced caseloads and tailored allocations matched to your skills
• Strong quality governance team to support you with compliance requirements

About the Role

As a PBS Practitioner, you'll work alongside customers and their support networks to engage in functional behavioral assessments; write meaningful, person-centred behaviour support plans; support implementation of the plans; and complete reviews when needed.

You’ll:

• Work across community and supported accommodation settings
• Collaborate with customers, families, multidisciplinary teams and community supports
• Provide PBS consultation and advice across internal and external services
• Support NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission compliance requirements relating to regulated restrictive practices
• Deliver education and training on best-practice topics related to PBS
• Mentor team members where appropriate

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Current NDIS Commission registration as a Behaviour Support Practitioner (Proficient to Advanced is desirable), or the ability to obtain suitability
• Experience as a PBS Practitioner, or substantial Allied Health experience with an interest in transitioning into PBS
• Professional registration or association membership relevant to your discipline (where applicable)
• Experience supporting people with disability and complex needs
• Strong clinical reasoning, communication and report writing skills
• The right to work in Australia

You’ll also be willing to obtain required checks including NDIS Worker Screening, Police Clearance, Working with Children Check, Driver's Licence and First Aid.

Why Ability WA?

In addition to joining a highly regarded PBS team, you’ll enjoy:

• Salary packaging up to $18,550
• Flexible work arrangements and work-from-home options
• 3 wellness days each year (pro-rata)
• Up to 12 weeks purchased leave
• Leave loading
• Paid parental leave and return-to-work bonuses
• Access to fleet vehicles and mileage reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

Ability WA is committed to empowering all people to realise their abilities and thrive in their communities. We embrace the unique strengths of every person within our organisation and welcome people of all backgrounds, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, ethnicities and cultures as we continue to grow our diverse workforce.