Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

Group; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax‑adv

Meals & entertainment allowance $2,650

Exclusive discounts on shopping, dine,

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Elvara is seeking an experienced Behaviour Support Practitioner based in Rockhampton to join one of Queensland’s largest Allied Health teams. You will be based in our Rockhampton office, with occasional travel to the Gladstone area.

We welcome both full-time and part-time applicants (minimum four days per week). You will contribute to evidence-based practice and clinical excellence while delivering PBS assessments, plans, and data reports, with supervision, mentoring and opportunities for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in allied health or social and behavioural sciences.
• Hold a current QLD driver’s licence.
• Hold a current paid blue card (WWC) and paid yellow card (NDIS Worker Screening) or be willing to obtain.
• Willingness to travel in the Rockhampton and Gladstone area.

Responsibilities

• Learning the daily role of a practitioner: assessments, PBS plans, data analysis and reporting.
• Assist core and proficient practitioners in plan implementation.
• Weekly supervision and training to increase knowledge.

Skills

Evidence-based practice

Clinical excellence

Team collaboration

Education

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

Job description

This is a new opportunity for an experienced Behaviour Support Practitioner based in Rockhampton! You will be based in our Rockhampton office and will be required to travel up to a couple of times a month to the Gladstone area. We are open to FT or PT (min 4 days a week).

Your new role:

Be part of one of Queensland’s largest and most vibrant Allied Health teams – a dynamic hub driven by clinical excellence, evidence-based practices, and a strong culture of peer support. Join us in our unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients while advancing your professional growth in a collaborative and energetic environment.

Why should I apply?

• Financial incentives for study and registration (let us pay for your study!)
• Supervision toward registration and membership – your everyday work counts as supervised fieldwork.
• Group and 1:1 clinical mentoring
• Established pathways for a long-term, rewarding career
• Opportunities to undertake and present research – get your first publication while working with us!

About you

• You will have a passion for evidence-based practice and excellence in clinical practice!
• You have a thirst for knowledge, an energy for learning, and a willingness to contribute to the learning of your peers.
• You are excited by outstanding clinical practice and seeing this translate to the personal development of your clients. You have a positive attitude, energy to burn, and love working as part of a high-functioning team.

What will I be doing?

• Learning the daily role of a practitioner: conducting assessments, writing PBS plans, analysing behavioural data, and writing behavioural data reports, assisting in conducting training, and implementing plan strategies.
• Assisting core and proficient practitioners in the implementation of plans.
• Weekly supervision and training to increase knowledge as a behaviour support practitioner.

Essential requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in allied health or social and behavioural sciences – we have roles for graduates who are planning their next move, or those seeking 4+2 or 5+1 registration.
• Hold a current QLD driver’s licence.
• Hold a current paid blue card (Working With Children Check) and paid yellow card (NDIS Worker Screening Clearance) or be willing to obtain one.
• Willingness to travel in the Rockhampton and Gladstone

Why Join Us?

• Maximise your take-home pay with up to $15,900 tax-free plus $2,650 for meals and entertainment through salary packaging
• Access exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, travel and everyday expenses
• Enjoy a supportive team culture with ongoing training and development
• Access confidential wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program

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.

Wherever you are in your clinical journey, we have a job for you and highly attractive salary and benefits to match!

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.