Behaviour Support Practitioner

**Full time position based in Elizabeth Vale**:

- ** $88k - $105k inclusive of Super + Salary packaging**:

- **Flexible friendly organisation, Hybrid work options available**

The Benevolent Society’s vision is to build a **just society** where all **Australians can live their best life**. For more than 200 years we have supported people at the margins of society: children, young people, and their families; First Nations Australians; older people; carers and people with disability. We are an independent, non-religious service provider which supports people to live life their way. We use our practice wisdom to mobilise social movements that advocate for anyone in need and create social change.

**About the role**

**This is an exciting opportunity to join our multi-disciplinary, collaborative, and dynamic team here in Elizabeth Vale**

As a Behaviour Support Practitioner you will have opportunities to collaborate and work closely with other Allied Health Professionals under our multi-disciplinary model to provide tailored support to meet our clients' goals. You will have a wide and varied client case load, from children to adults with various intellectual and psychosocial disabilities. Our team is here to support you with weekly or fortnightly supervision from our Senior Practitioners, monthly communities of practice where you can share and learn with your colleagues and ongoing support from our Allied Health professionals and your Team Leader.

**Our Benefits**

We support people to live their best life. That includes you, our employees. A ‘best life’ is unique to everyone and can change as life changes. Here are a few things you might be interested in:

- **Salary Benefits -** You can package up to $15,900 pa of you pre-tax salary to pay for everyday expenses and benefit from a $2,650 meals and entertainment card + discount program before income tax is calculated, meaning you take home _even more pay_
- ** Motor Vehicle Packaging Options - **to suit your lifestyle.
- **Work/Life Balance - **Flexible work arrangements including part time hours, hybrid home/office work arrangements, 1 accrued day off a month for full time employees.
- **Recognition and Reward - **Sector competitive remuneration, various recognition programs and access to long service leave after 5 years
- **Wellness -**Fitness passport + Employee Assistance Program + opportunity to purchase additional leave.
- **Professional development - **monthly Communities of Practice
- share experiences with your peers and find positive solutions + leadership training opportunities & regular clinical supervision
- ** Sponsorship and relocation assistance
- Visit **our Careers page **to find out more**

**Duties**
- Conduct Functional Behavioural Assessments and Develop Behaviour Support Plans that are person centered, evidence based, and aim to reduce and eliminate the use of regulated restrictive practices
- Liaise and consult with clients, carers/family members, relevant agencies, hospital and community staff, and government departments, as appropriate
- Provide direct behavioural interventions in group and individual settings
- Use behavioural, psychological, and evidence-based theories to develop and implement program designs and interventions
- Build and develop strong relationships with key stakeholders
- Adhere to NDIS quality and safeguard commission requirements
- Deliver training to a wide range of stakeholders on behaviour management strategies including NDIS providers, Child protection Agencies, families, and

**Skills and Experience**

We want you to be successful in your new role This means you have:

- Minimum 12 months experience as Behaviour Support Practitioner, with NDIS experience
- Be endorsed as Core, at a minimum, under the NDIS Quality and Safeguard Commission Positive Behaviour Support Capability Framework
- Be familiar with the NDIS Quality and Safeguard Behaviour Support Rules 2018, NDIS practice Standards, and SA Department of Human Services Restrictive Practice Authorisation Scheme, and the Regulated Restrictive Practice Guidelines
- An ability to communicate and appropriately respond to needs of people of all abilities and cultural backgrounds
- Strong analytical and report writing skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet strict deadlines
- Be flexible and confident in your service provision to clients with the ability to adapt as required
- Current SA drivers' licence and willingness/ability to travel to clients

**Have any questions? Contact** Ash on 0401 675 558 for a friendly, confidential discussion.