Behaviour Support Practitioner Ready Steady Achieve

JOB DESCRIPTION

Are you a teacher looking for a career change with flexibility and work life balance? Becoming a Behaviour Support Practitioner might be for you! 

 

About us: 
Ready Steady Achieve are a boutique Behaviour Support Provider that began with a simple idea: better quality service for people living with a disability.

We are committed to providing the highest quality support to the families and people we work with. 

Our Values: 

  • Empathy
  • Inclusion
  • Professionalism
  • Innovation

Benefits of the Role: 

  • Opportunity to work with a variety of different ages and support needs
  • Flexibility to distribute your work hours flexibly to suit your lifestyle
  • Competitive Hourly Rate
  • External and Internal Supervision provided, group training, and ongoing support provided
  • Mixture of working from home and on site (community, homes, day programs, hospital, aged care, residential care) 
  • The ability to work with people in a flexible way that suits their needs and makes a difference
  • Flexible Start Dates 

About the role: 

-Receive a referral for a participant that is allocated to you

-Conduct a Functional Behaviour Assessment (including open ended assessment, observations, data collections) and determine the function of behaviour 

-Develop a Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plan (including preventative strategies, skill building strategies/replacement behaviour strategies and reactive management strategies) 

-Train Stakeholders in your recommendations 

-Monitor the success with ongoing observations, modelling and data collection

About you: 

We are looking for staff who are passionate to provide proactive Positive Behaviour Support to people supporting those with a disability and to those living with a disability. Must be willing to commit to a minimum of 25 hours per week. 

Required 

  • Bachelor/Undergraduate degree in either Education/Teaching or Early Childhood, Applied Behaviour Analysis or Special Education 

Personal and Interpersonal Skills required: 

-be able to work independently and in a team

-good organisational skills

-good time management

-proactive 

-build relationships quickly and effectively 

-ability to show empathy and be empathic to those in need 

Desirable: 

  • Experience creating Behaviour Support Plans
  • Experience working with people who engage in behaviours of concern and living with a disability
  • Knowledge of NDIS Specialised Behaviour Support, writing Functional Assessments and developing comprehensive behaviour support plans
  • Master of Education (Applied Behaviour Analysis)

Training Provided: 

If not yet undertaken, Ready Steady Achieve will support staff to develop the required training to feel knowledgeable, supported and upskilled in the areas needed including: 

  • Induction
  • NDIS Worker Orientation Module and Infection Control
  • NDIS Self Assessment & Registration
  • Monash Positive Behaviour Support Short Course
  • Gradual Release of Responsibility -Shadowing and working together for the first few participants
  • Fortnightly internal supervision
  • Fortnightly external supervision
  • Monthly Group Supervision
  • BCBA supervision provided if required

Contractor Requirements by commencement date: 

  • Drivers license & Car
  • Laptop
  • Home office materials
  • ABN
  • NDIS worker screening + Professional indemnity and liability insurance
  • Working with Children’s Check

Pay rates: 

  • Between $90-$120 per hour depending on experience inclusive of Super plus GST
  • Rate increase after each successful performance review up to $120 per hour

Start Dates

-flexible start date based on your availability, however, looking for someone to be ready to begin in March, with training & registrations completed end of Jan/Feb

How to Apply
Do not miss out on this opportunity, click ‘Apply Now’ below. If you would prefer to have a confidential conversation about your career before applying, please call Kerrie 0423 665 100. You can also email Kerrie at [email protected]

JOB SUMMARY

Organisation

Ready Steady Achieve

Job Salary

Contract/Temp

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