Senior Behaviour Support Practitioner

Avina; City of Playford; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Avina in Elizabeth Vale is seeking an experienced Senior Behaviour Support Practitioner to lead a multidisciplinary team and continue delivering high-quality Positive Behaviour Support across clinic, home, school and community settings.

You will mentor and supervise less experienced practitioners, manage Complex Behaviour Support Plans, and contribute to case discussions while maintaining your own clinical practice.

Qualifications

• Current NDIS Commission suitability at Proficient level or above.
• Significant experience delivering Positive Behaviour Support within the NDIS.
• Experience managing complex presentations and Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plans.
• Mentoring or supervising developing practitioners is highly regarded.
• Strong clinical judgement, communication and stakeholder engagement.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based Positive Behaviour Support across clinic and community settings.
• Manage a varied and complex caseload, including Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plans.
• Conduct functional behaviour assessments and develop Behaviour Support Plans.
• Provide mentoring and clinical supervision to developing practitioners.
• Contribute to case discussions and Communities of Practice.

Skills

Positive Behaviour Support

Mentoring

Stakeholder engagement

Clinical judgement

NDIS suitability

Communication

Team collaboration

Job description

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.