Behaviour Support Practitioner

• Full-time
• State: NSW
• Job Status: Full Time

We are a national NDIS provider, delivering Allied Health support in over 300 locations across Australia to thousands of participants in the community with Occupational & Speech Therapy, Behaviour Support, Psychology, Exercise Physiology & Physiotherapy services.

Employment Type: 4 x days PW or Full Time
Remuneration: $ Negotiable on experience
Location: Office + WFH

Ability Action Australia's Western Sydney team are looking for experienced Behaviour Support Practitioners who have current suitability at the Proficient level, as confirmed by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.

Successful candidates will be providing supports to NDIS participants living in the Penrith Region.

What we offer you:

• Benefits – Professional Development allowance, staff referral scheme, option to purchase additional leave… just to name a few
• Flexibility – You can select the hours and days - full-time or part-time - which work best for your life
• Excellent remuneration – Industry leading salary + kilometre reimbursement + laptop + smartphone + Performance with Purpose Reward and Recognition Program + salary packaging options
• Work-life balance – Combine the convenience of working from home with the social interaction of working in the community plus the support of office and clinic hours
• Career progression – Access to ongoing training tailored to your interests and long-term goals combined with professional development opportunities with Ability Action Australia and our parent company MedHealth
• Passionate and uplifting culture – You will be part of a purpose and values driven team focused on delivering outstanding service to our NDIS participants

Responsibilities will include:

• Assisting NDIS participants, along with their families and/or carers, to identify their needs through assessment and person-centred planning
• Evaluating, developing and delivering evidence-based support plans within a complex support space
• Developing meaningful goals and practical strategies utilising a positive behaviour support framework, and with a commitment to eliminate restrictive practices, in the home and community
• Ensuring individual plans reflect our NDIS participants' goals, passions and strengths
• Building the knowledge, capacity and strengths of those who support participants in their lives - family, carers, friends, etc.
• Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including mentoring less experienced Behaviour Support Practitioners
• Acting as an advocate and role model for best practice

To be considered suitable you will have:

• Current suitability - confirmed by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission - at the Proficient level as a Behaviour Support Practitioner
• Completed a degree level qualification as an allied health professional
• Excellent time management and organisational skills to manage a varied caseload
• Proactive attitude, motivated by improvement and the opportunity to test and learn from new ideas
• Genuine passion for working in the disability sector

To be successful in this role, you will be solution focused, highly organised and possess exceptional people skills.

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.