Specialist Behaviour Support – Advanced/Specialist Practitioner

Yooralla; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 104,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Flexible and hybrid working

Professional development opportunities

Leadership opportunities

Job summary

Berry Street Yooralla is seeking an experienced Specialist Behaviour Support (SBS) Advanced/Specialist Practitioner to join our Allied Health team and help people with disability achieve meaningful outcomes.

You will deliver high-quality Positive Behaviour Support services using trauma-informed, rights-based approaches, mentor practitioners, and collaborate with families, carers and health, education and child services to shape best practice across the service.

Qualifications

• Registration as an Advanced or Specialist PBS Practitioner under NDIS PBS Capability Framework.
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• Current Working with Children Check.
• Current Australian Driver's Licence and access to a vehicle.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• International Police Check (where applicable).

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centred Positive Behaviour Support services to people with disability and complex needs.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and develop evidence-based behaviour support strategies.
• Support individuals, families and care teams to achieve positive and sustainable outcomes.
• Provide clinical supervision and mentoring to PBS Practitioners.
• Contribute to specialist initiatives and programs, including services for young people in out-of-home care and other complex cohorts.
• Deliver therapeutic interventions, skill development and capacity-building supports.
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and with key stakeholders across health, education, child and family services and community sectors.

Skills

PBS knowledge

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Clinical leadership

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Rights-based practice

Education

NDIS PBS Practitioner registration

Job description

• Salary Range: $104,079 to $131,501 + Super + Salary Packaging (dependent on experience)

Specialist Behaviour Support - Advanced/Specialist Practitioner

• Location: Melbourne, Wurundjeri Country
• Vacancy Type: Permanent Full-Time | Part-Time Considered
• Salary Range: $104,079 to $131,501 + Super + Salary Packaging (dependent on experience)

The Opportunity

At Berry Street Yooralla, we believe every person has the right to live the life they choose. We're seeking an experienced and passionate Specialist Behaviour Support (SBS) Advanced/Specialist Practitioner to join our Allied Health team and make a meaningful difference in the lives of people with disability.

In this rewarding role, you'll deliver high-quality Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) services using evidence-based, trauma-informed, neuro-affirming and rights-based approaches. You'll work alongside individuals, families, carers and support networks to improve quality of life, reduce behaviours of concern and build meaningful, lasting outcomes. You'll also have the opportunity to mentor practitioners, contribute to specialist programs and help shape best practice across the service.

About The Role

• Deliver person-centred Positive Behaviour Support services to people with disability and complex support needs.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and develop evidence-based behaviour support strategies.
• Support individuals, families and care teams to achieve positive and sustainable outcomes.
• Provide clinical supervision and mentoring to Core and Proficient PBS Practitioners.
• Contribute to specialist initiatives and programs, including services supporting young people in out-of-home care and other complex cohorts.
• Deliver therapeutic interventions, skill development and capacity-building supports.
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and with key stakeholders across health, education, child and family services and community sectors.
• Champion human rights, choice, control and inclusion in all aspects of practice.

What You Will Bring

We're looking for a practitioner who is passionate about delivering exceptional outcomes and building the capability of others.

You Will Have

• Extensive experience supporting people with disability and complex needs.
• Strong knowledge and experience in Positive Behaviour Support and other evidence-based intervention frameworks.
• Well-developed communication, advocacy and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience working across complex service systems including disability, mental health, child protection, family services, justice, housing or healthcare.
• Demonstrated ability to provide clinical leadership, supervision and mentoring.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a commitment to continuous improvement.
• A person-centred, strengths-based approach and genuine commitment to human rights and inclusion.
• The ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary environments and build positive relationships with diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Registration as an Advanced or Specialist Practitioner under the NDIS Positive Behaviour Support Capability Framework.
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• Current Working with Children Check.
• Current Australian Driver's Licence.
• Access to a reliable vehicle and willingness to travel as required.
• International Police Check and Disqualified Carer Check (where applicable).

What's on Offer?

• Supportive multidisciplinary team environment Regular supervision and opportunities for professional development
• Enjoy access to generous salary packaging benefits, allowing you to increase your take-home pay while making a meaningful difference in the lives of people with disability.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Ongoing professional development and leadership opportunities
• A collaborative and supportive multidisciplinary environment

Berry Street Yooralla acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands People as the Traditional Custodians of the lands across Victoria where our services are located, and pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past, present and future. Berry Street Yooralla is committed to honouring Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands Peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to Berry Street Yooralla and our society.

Berry Street Yooralla is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.