The ORS Positive Behaviour Support division are looking for an experienced Team Leader to lead and support a team of Behaviour Support Practitioners in Maitland. You will bring your NDIS knowledge and experience to support a team of skilled, enthusiastic and passionate Provisional Psychologists and Positive Behaviour Support Practitioners. In addition to leading the team of practitioners, you will also maintain a reduced case load.

ORS employs over 500 people around Australia, with more than 260 in the behaviour support division. This role will form part of the senior leadership team in Behaviour Support, and will report directly to the State Manager. You will have the opportunity to develop, extend and deepen your leadership skills in a friendly, well supported national team and an organisation that values your growth, passion and skills.

Your responsibilities as a Team Leader will include:

• Consulting and providing positive behavioural support services to people with disability and their service providers/families, in line with an individual’s NDIS plan and goals.
• Develop effective positive behaviour support plans that incorporate useful and cutting edge strategies and interventions.
• Provide services across different environments including homes, schools, community programs, workplaces, telehealth and/or ORS offices
• Liaise and network with other allied health professionals and support workers to achieve positive client outcomes through a holistic and supportive approach
• Provide support and guidance to other staff regarding identification, authorisation and reporting of restrictive practices

Work Life Balance

The ORS executive team really believes in the benefits of a healthy work life balance. Many of us have families and lead busy lives outside of work so we know how important it is for our staff to maintain a balanced lifestyle. For this reason we:

• Provide the resources for our staff to be able to work from home
• Give you ownership of your own calendar so you can book appointments to suit your schedule
• Provide suburban office locations with free onsite & local parking
• Give you the ability to work part time or reduced hours

Learning and Development

At ORS we truly value the clinical and professional development of our staff. That is why we have a team of Learning and Development Managers on staff who all possess many years clinical experience in all area’s of Psychology, extensive background in university lecturing, and impressive qualifications. You will be able to connect with these experts in one on one and group training sessions, plus have the ability to pick up the phone at any time to ask their advice. 

A few requirements:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in Behaviour Support (desirable).
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a leadership position within an allied health organisation (desirable)
• Suitable qualifications to undertake behaviour support assessments (i.e. Psychology or Education)
• Experience working as a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner with NDIS participants
• Experience working with individuals with Autism Spectrum disorder, Intellectual Disability and other complex diagnoses
• NDIS registration as a Behaviour Support Practitioner (or the ability to become registered)
• Experience using CBT, DBT, person-centred and trauma-informed approaches and behaviour assessments
• A car and licence
• A National Police Clearance and Working With Children/Working with Vulnerable People Check (or willingness to obtain one before commencement)

A bit about us:

ORS is one of the largest and fastest growing national allied health and workplace rehabilitation providers in Australia, and has a proven track record and reputation for providing high quality evidence-based and client centred services for almost 30 years! We love attracting talented, ambitious, and driven individuals who are looking for an opportunity to grow with and contribute to a growing business that cares about its people and their ideas. We live by strong company values and brand promises to ensure that we continue to be the best at what we do!

We currently employ over 500 employees across 14 office locations around Australia. We have significant growth expected in 2022 and more office locations are being added each month!

For more information on what is like to work at ORS, please visit our website or follow us on social media. You will see why our workforce has grown 1200% in 4 years!

If this sounds like the job for you, don’t miss this opportunity and apply now!

If you do not have an updated CV, you can contact Michelle Renel on 0474 690 328 for a confidential discussion or email [email protected] or add Michelle on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-renel-22b03817a/

The ORS Group is a multicultural, diverse, supportive and flexible employer, specifically encouraging applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, working parents, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities.