Behaviour Support Practitioner

Posted: 25/08/2025

Closing Date: 25/09/2025

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Melbourne, VIC

Job Category: Clinical Practice

**ABOUT THE POSITION**:

- Providing behaviour support for children and adults with complex disability and psycho-social support needs; complex mental health issues; and trauma based presentations;
- Conducting a range of assessments of a client’s presenting issues and support needs, and identifying appropriate supports, interventions and service models;
- Designing, developing and implementing intervention plans and strategies;
- Facilitating the delivery of clinical frameworks and activities;
- Providing client support including clinic or home-based sessions, training and resource development;
- Working with a multidisciplinary team to optimise outcomes.

Our office is based in Ringwood. The position will require regular travel around the Melbourne metro area and occasional regional travel. Opportunities for interstate / remote area projects are available to our team of practitioners at times. There is also an option to work from home for administration / report writing.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**CRITERIA**:

- Tertiary qualification in Psychology or a related discipline (e.g.: Education; Habilitation; Social Work; etc.) relevant to the field of behaviour support;
- Experience providing direct behaviour support, and registration with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission as a Behaviour Support Practitioner;
- Experience in working with people with intellectual disabilities, mental health issues and / or experiences of trauma who have complex needs;
- Experience in working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders and other neurodiverse populations;
- Experience in providing clinical and / or behaviour assessment, intervention and support in the disability, out-of-home care and / or other relevant sectors;
- Experience in the provision of practice or clinical supervision to other practitioners is desirable but not essential;
- Experience working with individuals who have had contact with the juvenile justice or criminal justice system is desirable but not essential.

Due to the nature of our business, it is required that our staff:

- have a current Driver’s Licence;
- have a current Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening, or the ability to attain these checks;
- are willing to adhere to the Government requirements regarding vaccinations for workers in certain sectors.

**WHAT OUR STAFF TELL US THEY VALUE MOST ABOUT WORKING AT SAL CONSULTING**:

- Positive outcomes and making a difference in people’s lives
- Flexible and supportive environment fostering employees interests
- Opportunities for growth and development
- Regular high quality supervision
- Commitment to quality and passion to make a difference
- Strong leadership and good reputation
- Care and support for employees
- Diversity in caseloads and the types of work we do
- Commitment to professional development and ongoing learning
- Flexible working hours

**ABOUT US**:
SAL Consulting Group is an organisation with a focus on working with complex individuals, systems and organisations across Australia. We work with children, young people and adults; people with a disability; people who have mental health support needs, people who have experienced trauma, their families, and the organisations and government departments that support them. We provide a range of customised services, including Clinical / Behaviour Support, Psychology Services, Clinical Supervision, Therapy, Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Cultural Consultancy, Training and Organisational Practice and Professional Development.

SAL Consulting Group is a leader in the field of neurodevelopment, attachment and a trauma-informed (NATI ©) practice. We recognise that relationship is fundamental to every aspect of our work. Through our national and international partnerships, we have access to current research that informs the work we do. We are also NDIS registered and NMT accredited, an RTO and provide psychological services under Medicare.

**HOW TO APPLY**: