- Annual salary + Super + Salary Packaging + 5 weeks leave + 2 Wellness days + other Benefits
- Full-time, permanent role
- Work from our Margaret River or Bunbury office
What is Therapy Focus?
Therapy Focus are a non-for-profit, community service organisation who are specialists in individual therapy. We have a team of clinicians and administrative support staff, who work collaboratively to develop comprehensive, individualised therapy plans to meet the needs and goals of our customers.
The Therapy Focus team is fun, focused and committed to our purpose of supporting people to achieve great things. We offer a genuine, trusting work environment with a hands-on senior management team, offering you support and guidance every step of the way.
We are in an exciting growth phase, and as a result we are looking for a Behaviour Support Practitioner to join our Lower Southwest team. It is a full-time, permanent role, and you can work from our Margaret River or Bunbury office.
Be curious. Let’s see where Therapy Focus can take you….
What’s the role?
The role will provide positive behaviour support services to children and adults that meet the highest quality possible within Therapy Focus standards of delivery.
To meet service delivery requirements in consultation with the Team Leader Positive Behaviour Support & Senior Manager Mental Health & Wellbeing.
Demonstrate clinical excellence and best practice in supporting people with behaviours of concern, upholding their human rights, holistically improving their quality of life while maintaining customer and stakeholder relationships.
To ensure all activities are effectively and efficiently carried out in accordance with the purpose and values, finance, and service delivery outcome measures.
What’s required?
Mandatory
- Relevant tertiary qualification
- A passion for working with people with disability and specifically supporting behaviours of concern.
- Suitability (or provisional suitability) through the NDIS Quality & Safeguarding Commission.
- Current knowledge of clinical best practice and restrictive practices.
- Strong organisation and prioritisation skills to manage workload.
- Strong communication skills to raise and discuss sensitive topics.
- Demonstrated ability to work well with a team.
Desirable
- 6 months experience working within a positive behaviour support framework and with people who exhibit behaviours of concern.
- Experience working as a support worker for people with disability.
At the core, Therapy Focus’ philosophy aims to celebrate difference in all that we do.
Therapy Focus encourages our colleagues to bring their whole selves to work and for every individual to know that this is accepted. Awareness, we believe, is brought about by sharing.
This statement is written to declare that Therapy Focus values the sense of belonging and the respecting of the differences and diversity amongst us and that we aim to adopt this view as a custom in the workplace.
At Therapy Focus we believe every person’s journey should be extraordinary. Our guiding principles of stronger together, make today count, keep it simple, be courageous, make it personal and be exceptional are helping us transform the way therapy is delivered. And we are inviting you to join us on this journey.
What next?
Apply now by attaching your CV and a cover letter outlining your interest in the role and your preferred location. Should you wish to discuss the opportunity in further detail, please contact Vikki Tavelli – Talent Acquisition Lead on 0448 338 986