Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

7 months ago

Melbourne, Australia Melba Support Services Full time

Are you ready to be part of a team that's committed to empowering people with a disability to live a fabulous life?

Melba Support Services is actively seeking a passionate and dedicated Registered Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner to join our dynamic Human Rights and Practice Innovation team on a Full-Time Ongoing basis. The best part? You can work from anywhere in Victoria, as long as you are ready to be mobile and travel as needed.

At Melba, we believe in 'The Melba Way' - a commitment to delivering services underpinned by Human Rights and person-centred practice. Our approach ensures that every action is guided by a desire to enhance the lives of people living with disability.

As a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner, you'll play a crucial role in upholding the human rights of the people we support and providing trauma-informed support.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Manage a clinical case load to ensure a person-centred/driven and trauma informed approach focusing on the protection, maintenance, and upholding of human rights of people who use behaviours of protest/concern.
- Develop positive behaviour support plans based on robust functional behaviour assessments and focused on enhancing people’s quality of life and facilitate the implementation of plans to reduce and eliminate the use of restrictive practices over time.
- Ensure that where restrictive practices are identified they are used only if necessary and are the least restrictive option.
- Provide supervision to other practitioners.

**About You**

We are looking for someone who is currently registered and has a deep commitment and understanding of providing positive behaviour support.
- Registered as a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission with Disability Services or Education experience.
- Working knowledge of the Disability Act 2006 (Vic) and the NDIS Quality and Safeguarding framework, as relevant to the use and reporting of restrictive practices.
- Experience supporting people who use behaviours of protest/concern as a form of communication, using the principles of active support and positive behaviour support.
- Demonstrated ability to provide advice, support, coaching, and mentoring to staff in person centred active support and positive behaviour support through a trauma informed lens.
- Experience developing a range of support plans/protocols, informed by data-driven functional behaviour assessments.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders including peers, employees, external organisations, funding bodies and government agencies.
- High level written and verbal communication skills.
- High level organisational and time management skills with a proven ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and work autonomously.
- Tertiary qualification in relevant field.

**You will also bring with you or be willing to obtain**:

- NDIS Worker screening Check
- Working with Children Check
- Evidence of COVID 19 vaccination status, including booster
- Transport and Victorian Drivers License

**Why Join us?**
- Flexible working - be located where you need to be to perform the duties of this role - office, home, service locations or the person’s home, education/ workplace and/or social environments. Requirements to be in the office based in Scoresby include once a fortnight for team meetings and once a month for community of practice meetings. There may be additional times you are required to be in the office i.e. to attend training sessions or to connect with team members.
- Join a well-connected and collaborative culture making an impact in a purpose driven organisation.
- Not for Profit Salary Packaging benefits plus meals and entertainment allowance.
- Attractive bonus incentive scheme.
- All work related travel KM’s are reimbursed.

**About Us**

We are an established, values-based not for profit organisation providing disability support services for close to 50 years. Our valued services include Accommodation, Participation & Learning, Respite Care & Employment, Volunteering and Skill Building.

With over 1400 employees we are a collaborative team dedicated to working together. We create an environment where you can bring your full selves to work each day and deeply rooted in our culture is a feeling of respect, work-life balance and flexibility.
- At Melba, we value Diversity and Inclusion and encourage those with a disability, individuals within the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals from mature-aged populations, and members of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities to consider joining our community._

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