Senior Behaviour Support Practitioner

SAL Consulting; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Work from home for administration

Travel allowance

Additional annual leave

EAP and PD support

Career development opportunities

Job summary

SAL Consulting is seeking a Senior Behaviour Support Practitioner to join our NSW multidisciplinary clinical team. You’ll deliver high-quality behaviour support across community, clinic, school and telehealth settings and mentor developing practitioners.

We support diverse clients through collaborative, trauma-informed practice. Join SAL Consulting to contribute to meaningful change, work within a flexible hybrid model, and advance your expertise in PBS, NMT, and NDIS-supported care across

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Psychology or a related discipline.
• Proficient level in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) framework as per NDIS Quality & Safeguards.
• Current Australian Driver's Licence; Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening.
• Minimum 5 years' experience as a Behaviour Support Practitioner; experience coaching/mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality behaviour support services across community, clinic, school and telehealth settings.
• Mentor developing practitioners and contribute to discipline growth.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support holistic, person-centred outcomes.
• Assist in assessments and interventions for diverse and complex needs.

Skills

5+ years experience

NDIS PBS framework

Driver's Licence (AUS)

Working with Children Check

NDIS Worker Screening

Coaching/mentoring

Funding environment experience

Education

Psychology or related discipline

Job description

SAL Consulting is an organisation with a focus on working with complex individuals, systems and organisations throughout Australia. Our team of consultants provide various types of support and interventions to children and young people;

people with a disability; and people who have mental health support needs, their families, and the organisations and government departments that support them. This includes:

• Clinical Support,
• Behaviour Support,
• Clinical Supervision,
• A range of assessments,
• Therapy,
• Health and Allied Health Services,
• Training and Organisational Practice and Professional Development.

Our team create strong, collaborative relationships with individuals and organisations through communication and working together as this plays an integral part in SAL Consulting's practice and ethos.

SAL Consulting is a leader in the field of neurodevelopment, attachment and a trauma-informed (NATI ©) practice, an accredited provider of Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) through the Child Trauma Academy in the USA,

an accredited NDIS Provider, and a Registered Training Organisation.

Our work includes working with a diverse population, including providing support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families.

We are always looking to add great people to our team - to see the current listing, please continue below. If you don't find a role listed in your area of interest, please send us an enquiry via [e-mail]

and we will get in touch with you to discuss possible opportunities.

We’re looking for a Senior Behaviour Support Practitioner to join our multidisciplinary clinical team in NSW, to help create meaningful change in people's lives.

Alongside a diverse and rewarding caseload,you'llcontribute to multidisciplinary practice and work with individuals,familiesand service systems to create meaningful and lasting change.We'llsupport you to deepen yourexpertiseand build a career around the work that matters most to you.

This Role May Be Perfect for You If...

• You'rean experienced Behaviour Support Practitioner
• You want to apply your skills at both an individual and systems level
• You thrive in multidisciplinary environments and enjoy working with complexity
• You'reinterested in helping shape future practice
• You’recreative, innovative and enjoythinking outside the box
• You enjoy mentoring and supporting developing practitioners
• You want genuine opportunities for growth,leadershipand specialisation

Why Join SAL Consulting?

At SAL Consulting, we work with children, young people and adults across disability, mental health,education,child protection,out of home care,justiceand forensic settings. We support individuals, families,organisationsand systems to create meaningful and sustainable change.

• Industry-leading supervision and mentoring
• Individualised professional development plans
• Monthly internal professional development days
• National communities of practice in a range of areas
• Opportunities to develop areas of expertise and interest
• Support from Leadership teams whoremainactively involved in clinical work
• Genuine career pathways and opportunities to add extra tools to your toolkit across psychology, behaviour support,trainingand practice development

Team Feedback

What Our Team Says About Working at SAL

We believe the experience of working at SAL is best described by the people who do it every day:

"SAL applies the same values to its staff that we use in our work with clients. NATI approach to people in general. We walk the talk."

"Appreciate the variety and complexity of cases. Lots of opportunity for practice development and work diversity."

"I love the supervision structure with clear support for clinical evidence-based practice."

"Great team culture + supportive supervisors."

"I've worked other places. I even left SAL and came back because the support is just that much better.I'mnever leaving!"

What This Means for You

When people join SAL, they often tell us they stay because they find:

• A genuinely supportive and collaborative culture
• Supervisors who are invested in their growth
• Interesting and diverse work that keeps them learning
• Opportunities to contribute and shape their career pathway
• A workplace that values relationships,wellbeingand long-term development

WhatYou’llBe Doing

Your work will include:

• Delivering high-quality services across community, clinic,schooland telehealth settings
• Providing assessment,interventionand consultation services to people with diverse and often complex needs
• Supporting individuals, families,carersand support teams to achieve meaningful outcomes
• Mentoring and coaching developing practitioners
• Contributing to discipline growth, clinicalinnovationand service development
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to support holistic and person-centred outcomes

Our work in Sydney is varied and providesa strong basein working with people with a range of underlying developmental and mental health related issues. Our Sydney team complete a range of assessments with diverse client populations, including Early childhood developmental, FASD, ASD, Psychosocial, Behavioural, Parenting capacity, Dementia, Forensic assessment. The use of assessments relating to learning difficulties, executive functioning, depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc. are also utilised asappropriate.

Our client groups are diverse, and whilelargely fundedthrough the NDIS, are inclusive of a wide range of presentations stemming from developmental trauma, developmental disability, neuro developmental disorders, traumatic brain injury, and mental health issues.

Who We're Looking For

• We'relooking for practitioners who are:
• Curious and reflective
• Collaborative and relationship-focused
• Motivated by making a genuine difference
• Energised by complexity and learning
• Interested in developing their skills and broadening theirexpertise
• Committed to a strong trauma-informed professional culture

What We Offer

• Flexible working hours and a genuinely family-friendly culture
• Work from home for administration and report writing
• Travel allowance included inremunerationfor community-based work
• Anadditionalweek of annual leave on top of the National Employment Standards entitlement
• Access to the Flare benefits platform with discounts across a wide range of retailers and services
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing confidential counselling and wellbeing support
• Genuine opportunities to shape your own career direction
• Ongoing professional development and investment in your growth
• Opportunities to further develop skills in behaviour support, training, forensics, earlychildhoodandNeurosequentialModel of Therapeutics (NMT)

Desired Skills and Experience

Mandatory Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Psychology or a related discipline (e.g.: Education; Habilitation; Social Work; etc.) relevant to the field of behaviour support
• Assessment against the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission's Positive Behaviour Support Capability Framework at the Proficient level or higher
• Current Australian Driver's Licence
• Current Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening, or the ability to obtain these prior to commencement
• Minimum 5 years' experience as aBehaviour Support Practitioner
• Experience working within at least one relevant funding environment (e.g. NDIS, education, child protection, health,justiceor related sectors)
• Experience coaching,mentoringor supporting developing practitioners

Highly Regarded

• Experience in working with people with intellectual disability, traumahistoriesand complex support needs
• Experience working collaboratively with families, supportnetworksand multidisciplinary teams to achieve outcomes in everyday environments

SAL Consulting is committed to building diverse and inclusive teams. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Questions?