Behaviour Support Practitioner

**Job description**

**Our Mission**:
Unify Disability Services seeks to provide the best possible services and support to enhance the lives of people with disabilities and their families. We are committed to genuine and effective services which are individualised, responsive and delivered within a framework of respect for human rights.

**Our Vision**:
Unify Disability Services’ core belief is in the creation of a fairer and more equitable society for people with disabilities. Unify promotes the creation of an accessible and inclusive community which respects and values all its members. We are inspired to create services and supports which empower people with disabilities, further their independence and enhance their belonging within the community. Unify's vision is to create an inclusive world, and assist individuals with their behavioural, emotional and mental challenges.

This position IS suitable for provisional psychologists undertaking the 4+2 or 5+1 pathways to registration.

This role IS also suitable for fully registered psychologists.

Work from home position available

**About the role**:

- Provide indirect care assistance to each client in accordance with their NDIS plan and Behaviour Support Plan.
- Work in accordance with the work health and safety procedures and client right’s policies including privacy and confidentiality.
- Monitor the safety and well-being of the clients and report any concerns to the Manager.
- Provide 1:1 or small group training and support in response to individual client needs.
- Ensure completion of appropriate documentation. Relevant information on support provided is to be recorded in client notes and communication book as required.
- Undertaking relevant assessments to identify causal factors of challenging behaviour, while accounting and support individuals’ medical, psychosocial and/or mental health diagnoses.
- Establishing effective strategies and plans that address the behaviour and enhance the quality of life for the individual.
- Adhering to internal and external requirements to ensure all relevant legislative and associated guidelines are met.
- Implementing and analysing data in order to monitor the plan's effectiveness, review challenging behaviour and make any changes where required.
- Collect data, including the administration of assessments, report-writing, follow-up with stakeholders, attending care-team and NDIA-review meetings.

Furthermore, your responsibilities as a psychologist (provisional or registered) will include the following:

- Ensuring that assessments are completed to evaluate participant strengths/weaknesses, assist in diagnosis, monitor change and screen for psychopathological conditions or other impairments.
- Assist participants with managing their day-to-day life and assisting them to develop independence and strong emotion regulation practices.
- Engage in psychotherapy and other forms of face-to-face/telehealth therapies as a means of intervention to address participants' mental health, cognitive, emotional or behavioural difficulties.
- Work and operate as part of a multidisciplinary team with internal and external stakeholders, to advocate for participants' needs and monitor their goal progression.
- Develop and formulate resources to assist you or other stakeholders with intervention methods.
- Write NDIS review reports, psychological intervention/assessment reports and any other documents for advocacy of participants, outline of their progression or summary of assessment for families and/or other organisations/bodies.

**Applicant Requirements**:

- Current AHPRA registration as a provisional/registered psychologist.
- Strong and desireable qualities and characteristics, such as reliability, passion and teamworking skills.

Desired but not required:

- Experience writing Behaviour Support Plans, Functional Behaviour Assessments and/or NDIS review reports.
- Experience implementing Behaviour Support Plans and/or Functional Behaviour Assessments.
- Experience working within the NDIS space.
- Experience working as a healthcare professional.

Our offer:

- A competitive Salary that takes into account your experience and qualifications.
- A manageable caseload.
- In-house support through supervision and other PD opportunities.
- An incentive system that rewards your work efforts through ongoing bonuses and other work-related perks.
- Flexible environment to support your lifestyle, including work from home opportunities.
- Your own work laptop, phone and vehicle.
- Workplace in a modern office with onsite parking and unrestricted access to office amenities.
- Work from home options available.
- Supervision reimbursement.
- Monthly CPD budget to utilise for resources, tools, seminars and workshops to help grow your professional practice and career.
- Opportunirt for career progression and leadership positions.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 21 - 38 per week

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