About us

We are a collaborative team looking for experienced behaviour support practitioners to join us and help support our clients across Melbourne and Geelong.    

This role is offered on a FT / PT basis with work available flexibly Monday to Friday.  We offer a supportive work environment, including access to external supervision and training opportunities. 

We are a non-ABA practice and our clinicians have a range of backgrounds and experiences that we bring to the team.

Qualifications & experience

• Qualification and registration in a relevant professional stream; psychology, behaviour analysis, social work, counselling, occupational therapy, or nursing.
• Experience in behaviour assessment, conducting functional behavioural analysis and the development of behaviour support plans.
• Experience working with people who have a disability and their support networks.
• The ability to engage and quickly build rapport with a variety of people
• An understanding of the legislation surrounding restrictive practices in NDIS context and the responsibilities of behaviour support practitioners.
• Current experience and registration as an NDIS Behaviour Support Practitioner at proficient level or above (self assessment pending formal registration is fine).
• The ability to create high standard written documents within timeframes
• The ability to meet statutory requirements including NDIS Worker Check.

Tasks & responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients and their support teams to identify behaviours;
• Assess clients with challenging behaviours / behaviours of protest to identify patterns of behaviour;
• Develop behaviour support plans and reports that are of a high standard and provide value for clients and their support teams;
• Interview clients, review records, conduct assessments;
• Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress with respect to their behavioural and NDIS goals;
• Work with clients and their support teams to develop capacity and understanding of positive behaviour support principles;
• Develop behaviour support plans that are based on the principles of positive behaviour support practice.
• Work as part of a small team to deliver great customer experience and outcomes.

Benefits

• Flexible working conditions
• Work as part of a team focused on outcomes not just ‘getting people through the door.
• Collaborative approach and the opportunity to explore different therapeutic techniques and approaches within a positive behaviour support framework.
• External clinical supervision available
• Excellent pay