Senior Behaviour Support Practitioner

Avina; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Phone provided

Laptop provided

Tablet provided

Travel reimbursement per kilometre

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Avina’s Elizabeth Vale clinic is seeking an experienced Senior Behaviour Support Practitioner to mentor others, manage a complex caseload across clinic, home, school and community settings within about 30 minutes of Elizabeth Vale.

Join a connected nine‑clinician team; you will lead clinical mentoring, supervise case discussions and shared learning, and contribute to quality practice while staying connected to direct clinical work.

Qualifications

• Current NDIS Commission suitability at Proficient level or above.
• Significant experience delivering Positive Behaviour Support within the NDIS.
• Experience managing complex presentations and developing Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plans.
• NDIS Worker Screening Check and Working With Children Check (or willingness to obtain).

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-informed Positive Behaviour Support across clinic and community settings.
• Manage a varied and complex caseload with Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plans and restrictive practice requirements.
• Provide mentoring, clinical supervision and support to developing practitioners.
• Contribute to case discussions, peer learning and Communities of Practice.
• Collaborate with participants, families and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Support quality clinical practice and capability across the team.
• Continue developing clinical and leadership skills.

Skills

Mentoring

Clinical supervision

Stakeholder engagement

NDS knowledge

Education

NDIS Commission suitability (Proficient)

Job description

• Established, connected multidisciplinary team
• Elizabeth Vale clinic + flexible community work

• Mentor & develop Behaviour Support practitioners
• Established, connected multidisciplinary team
• Elizabeth Vale clinic + flexible community work

We deliver Positive Behaviour Support, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Physiotherapy, Psychology and Dietetics across the lifespan, with a focus on meaningful, person-centred support.

Our values guide how we work:

Progressive | Curious | Respectful | Collaborative | Informed | Purposeful

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced Senior Behaviour Support Practitioner to join our established multidisciplinary team based from our Elizabeth Vale clinic.

This is an opportunity to continue doing meaningful clinical work while taking a more active role in mentoring, supporting and developing other practitioners.

You’ll manage a varied and more complex caseload across clinic, home, school and community settings, generally supporting participants within approximately 30 minutes of Elizabeth Vale and across surrounding northern Adelaide communities.

You’ll also bring your experience to the broader team through clinical mentoring, supervision, case discussions and shared learning, helping less experienced practitioners build their confidence and capability.

A Team You’ll Actually Feel Part Of

Our Elizabeth Vale team is made up of 9 clinicians and has built a culture they describe as kind, fun and determined.

It’s a genuinely connected multidisciplinary environment where clinicians regularly bounce ideas off each other, collaborate around shared participants and celebrate the wins together.

You’ll work alongside OT and Speech Pathology colleagues with experience across feeding, communication, emotional and sensory regulation and home modifications, giving you access to different clinical perspectives when working through more complex presentations.

The team connects through weekly meetings, Communities of Practice, multidisciplinary discussions and regular supervision, alongside morning teas, lunches and plenty of office banter.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Deliver evidence-informed Positive Behaviour Support across clinic and community settings


• Manage a varied and complex caseload, including Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plans and restrictive practice requirements


• Conduct functional behaviour assessments and develop high-quality Behaviour Support Plans


• Provide mentoring, clinical supervision and support to developing practitioners


• Contribute your experience to case discussions, peer learning and Communities of Practice


• Collaborate with participants, families, support teams and multidisciplinary colleagues


• Support quality clinical practice and capability across the broader team


• Continue developing your own clinical and leadership skills

Why Join Avina?

• Genuine senior clinical opportunity – mentor others while maintaining your own practice


• An established Elizabeth Vale clinic and multidisciplinary team


• Regular clinical supervision and strong peer support


• Opportunities to contribute to the development of other Behaviour Support Practitioners


• Flexible working arrangements and autonomy over your day


• Internal PD that contributes towards registration requirements


• Multidisciplinary learning and Communities of Practice


• Equipment provided, including phone, laptop and tablet


• Travel reimbursement per kilometre


• Achievable KPIs designed to support sustainable workloads


• Ongoing clinical, leadership and career development opportunities


• The resources of a national organisation with a genuinely connected local team

For those interested, there may also be opportunities to support regional South Australian communities through FIFO/DIDO arrangements, with travel and accommodation covered by Avina.

What You’ll Bring

• Current NDIS Commission suitability at Proficient level or above


• Significant experience delivering Positive Behaviour Support within the NDIS


• Experience managing complex presentations, Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plans and restrictive practice requirements


• Experience mentoring, supervising or supporting developing practitioners is highly regarded


• Strong clinical judgement, communication and stakeholder engagement skills


• A collaborative, person-centred and evidence-informed approach


• NDIS Worker Screening Check and Working With Children Check, or willingness to obtain


• Driver's licence and reliable vehicle for community work


• Full working rights in Australia

If you're an experienced Behaviour Support Practitioner who wants to stay connected to clinical practice while having greater influence, mentoring others and helping shape quality practice, we'd love to hear from you.