Behavior Support Technician

**Flexible working arrangements - Permanent Part Time role
- 24 hours a week**:

- **Suit a second or third year undergraduate in Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or other relevant health/ behaviour discipline.**:

- **Supportive team**

**Own It - How we get the job done**

We're looking for a Behaviour Support Technician to provide Clinical support within the NDIS sector - ensuring that the people we support receive quality clinical services, meeting pre-determined measures established by management and the funding body. You'll be assisting our Behaviour Support Consultants in Adelaide, who with colleagues across the country together create our national team. This is a technically challenging and rewarding role offering clinical expertise in a range of family and out of home care, disability and dual diagnosis, mental health and forensic disability contexts.

Responsibilities include:

- Supporting our Behaviour Support Consultants to develop person-centred, evidence-informed positive behaviour support plans in line with the person’s goals and the allocated hours in their NDIS plan
- Use a range of functional assessment tools to conduct physical and interpersonal assessments of people in a range of environments to develop treatment plans and rehabilitation programs
- Record and report accurately

**Make It Matter - What you will bring to make a difference in other's lives**
- A desire to work with children, young people and adults who have a disability and present with complex challenging behaviours
- Knowledge of the development and implementation of behavioural intervention strategies, risk management strategies and skills development plans
- Proven ability to work collaboratively as a valued member of the clinical team
- Excellent communication and active listening skills to quickly build rapport with the people we support, their teams and your peers
- Excellent written skills for accurate report writing and record keeping
- Ability to remain calm and resilient in high pressure environments
- Undergraduate in Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Social Work or similar
- Full unrestricted drivers licence
- First Aid certificate
- Working with Children Check

**Keep Calm & Be Happy - How you will interact with people and other benefits**

Joining Lifestyle Solutions makes you feel like you are making a difference in people's lives. Our team is here because they care, and because of this, we have an enriching and rewarding culture within our teams. Other benefits include:

- Salary packaging options
- Employee Recognition & Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible working arrangements

**Respect - Who we are and why we do it**

We’re people who care. Lifestyle Solutions provides services to people with disability, young people and children in Out Of Home Care, their families and communities. Our customers receive services designed to meet their everyday needs and support them to achieve their goals. Our national workforce is committed to providing service that is reliable, responsive, flexible, friendly, empathetic and caring.

We believe everyone is equal.

We stand for everyone in society having equal opportunity and equal respect. We do this by providing our customers access to quality services and dedicated people who make a real difference in their lives. We believe this is everyone's fundamental right. You can learn more about us here.

**Join Us - Next step**
- Our organisation is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment._