About Mansfield Autism Statewide Services
Mansfield Autism works alongside families, education settings and service providers to offer a wide range of services. Our services are designed as a ‘wrap around’ model, so that each service complements and enhances the quality of care we provide our clients. All our services are underpinned by the importance of engaging families and the benefits of exercise, healthy eating, increased independence and developing good sleeping and hygiene. Our goal is to instill understanding, confidence and determination in our clients and their families to create the best possible outcomes.
Mansfield Autism Practitioners (MAPS)
Autism Practitioners are all assessed against the Capability framework and registered as Behaviour Support Practitioners through the NDIS quality and safeguards commission. The MAP is a hands on intensive, and individualised support.
About the role:
We are currently recruiting for Mansfield Autism Practitioners (MAP) located across Victoria. To be a MAP you will have tertiary qualifications in one of the following fields: Teaching, Speech pathology, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Early Childhood Teaching, or Developmental Educator.
The Mansfield Autism Practitioner Service aims to provide unique in-home support for individuals and families, and this involves:
- Assisting families to identify their child’s strengths and to build on these.
- Helping parents to set realistic, functional and measurable goals for their child/children.
- Setting up practical programmes in the home and providing support to work towards them.
- Coaching parents in best practice strategies in a hands-on approach
- Working collaboratively with all services and supports involved with the client
- Working within the parameters of the NDIS.
- Providing the families with information on Autism and other services available to them.
- Creating individualised positive Behaviour Support Plans (BSP’s), implementing BSP’s with the whole team supporting our clients to ensure consistency across all environments.
About you:
- Are you excited by the idea of unique and innovative programs designed to meet the individual needs of children and families?
- Do you want a job with the flexibility to work across all environments including the family home?
- Do you value a family focused approach?
- Do you value observation, and reflective practice?
- Do you value open, honest communication?
- Would you describe yourself as calm, flexible, responsive to change, and empathetic?
- Do you crave working in a supportive work environment and team?
- Do you have the lifestyle that allows for travel and time away from home?
If you answered yes to the above, then Mansfield Autism Statewide Services is the organisation for you!!
A role with great flexibility, competitive salary, car, phone, laptop, not for profit salary packaging and 12 weeks leave a year. We provide an Intensive individualised induction program with opportunities to shadow experienced Autism Practitioners in their everyday role.
You will be joining us at an exciting time of growth and innovative development in the Autism field.
A week in the life of a MAP – https://autismmansfield.org.au/map-life/