This is a unique opportunity to progress your BSP Career working within a supportive multidisciplinary team consisting of Psychologists, Speech pathologists and Occupational Therapists. In this role you will be working with clients and their families and caregivers both in the community setting and in our clinic spaces.

About Us

We Care is a growing community-based organisation committed to contributing to improving the lives of people living with mental health difficulties, and/or a disability, in the community, providing services to children, young people and adults in the Maitland, Newcastle, Hunter and Tweed region. 

We are a provider of specialist Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Allied Health services and are committed to supporting individuals living with mental health difficulties, and/or a disability to meet their individual goals and to be able to access social and economic inclusion within their community.

Responsibilities

• Working with clients with a range of presenting needs including complex care, intellectual disabilities, communication difficulties, mental health and behaviours of concern
• Undertaking comprehensive functional behaviour assessments
• Developing individualised, client-centred behaviour support plan recommendations, and working within a multidisciplinary team to implement such recommendations.
• Reviewing and updating comprehensive behaviour support plans
• Training and supporting colleagues, providers and families to implement behaviour support plans and related strategies.
• Promoting provider, family and other caregiver involvement through individual and group caregiver and provider training
• Understanding of restricted practices and the role of the Quality and Safeguards Commission
• Maintain clinical standards of recordkeeping and reviewing of clinical work.

Skills and Experience

• Previous experience in Positive Behaviour Support and providing behaviour support for children and adults with a range of developmental and/or other disabilities OR capacity to develop skills.
• Demonstrated experience with positive behaviour support practices and conducting functional behaviour assessments OR capacity to develop skills.
• Degree qualified in Allied Health, Counselling, Psychology, or related discipline.
• Demonstrated applied understanding of relevant policy and legislation relating to Behaviour Support and Restrictive Practices
• An understanding of working with NDIS funded clients OR willingness to acquire an understanding.

Why join us?

• Salary sacrificing option.
• Professional Development and Clinical Supervision
• Flexibility and Balance – We can offer both full time and part-time hours with flexible modes of delivery.
• Work vehicle available for appointments
• Administrative Support 

Our Culture 

We Care NSW is committed to the following core principles:

• We Care provide services to individuals living with a disability because we care,
• We Deliver on our word, we do what we say, we arrive on time, we go above and beyond what is expected of us,
• We Believe in our staff and are committed to their development and wellbeing.

How to Apply

If you have the skills, experience and passion to be successful, we want to hear from you!

Please click the “APPLY” button and attach your resume and cover letter.

You are required to address each of the selection criteria in you covering letter in addition to your resume.  For further enquiries and/or a copy of the position description please call 02 4013 6079 or email [email protected]

**We Care NSW encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people living with a disability and women**