Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

**Job no**: 494518
**Work type**: Permanent
**Location**: National Office - Surrey Hills, Melbourne
**Categories**: Allied Health and Positive Behaviour Support

**Seeking a Behaviour Support Practitioner to join our multidisciplinary team of therapists supporting participants with a range of disabilities.**

Are you passionate about investigating and understanding the purpose behind behaviours of concern? If so, then this role may just be the next great step in your career journey.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

**Location**: Surrey Hills, VIC
**Employment Type**: Ongoing / Part time (30.4 hours per week)
**Salary**: $80,000 per annum, plus super and NFP salary packaging

You will be part of a team providing consultation, behaviour support planning and staff training, and will be supported to continue to develop your skills and expertise in Positive Behaviour Support.

As a growing team there is ample room for you to continue developing your practice, with professional development and consultations available with our Allied Health team and our Centre of Excellence in Deafblindness.

**_ Skills and experience required to be successful in this role:_**
- Relevant qualifications in either; Behaviour Support, Education, Psychology, Social Work, Allied Health, Disability or other relevant field
- Registered with relevant professional body (eg AHPRA/AASW etc).
- Demonstrated skills and experience to meet the Core Capability - Behaviour Support Practitioner as outlined in the National Disability Insurance Scheme Quality and Safeguards Commission - Positive Behaviour Support Capability Framework and maintain suitability to deliver Behaviour Support under the NDIS
- Have experience, or a thorough understanding of the concepts and principles of Positive Behaviour Support including functional behaviour assessments, strategies for managing challenging behaviours, behaviour support plans, and behaviour support services
- Experience using person-centred approaches and positive behaviour support and an understanding how they relate to challenging behaviour

**_ Benefits of joining Able Australia:_**
- **Professional Development Budget **allocated to each practitioner to help you grow your career
- **Manageable billable hours** - honestly ask us about it
- **Clear career path** and supportive framework to help you grow as a practitioner.
- **Not for Profit Salary Packaging** benefits (pay less tax and take home more earnings).
- Flexible starting times and working from home options, including a **50% WFH policy**:

- Able Rewards program offering **instant discounts to hundreds of online retailers**, including Woolworths, Coles, Kmart, Airbnb, Hotels, and Flights and more
- **17% annual leave loading** (get paid more on your holidays) and **additional 2 days of personal leave** each year
- Discounts to **Health Insurance and Gym Memberships**:

- Collaborative and positive team environments where **your ideas matter**:

- **Continuous support and supervision** to enable you to develop your career and progress.
- Our values are Trust, Respect, Excellence and Kindness and we imbed these values into all of our work practices

**About Able Australia**

Able Australia is a leading provider of disability services across Tasmania, Victoria, the ACT and Queensland. For over 50 years we have been delivering innovative support services to people with multiple disabilities and deafblindness.

As a registered provider of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), our vision is to enable the people we support to live the life they choose.

**How to apply**

**We encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. **Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment period.

You must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered for this position.

**Advertised**: 17 Sep 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 06 Oct 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time