Behaviour Support Practitioner

7 days ago

Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia MedHealth Full time
Company Description

We are one of the largest providers to the NDIS, supporting over 10,000 participants every year with the care they need, when and where it is needed. We have a multi-disciplinary team approach, building a quality support service around the needs and goals of our participants and their family. #AAA

Job Description

Ability Action Australia's Western Sydney team are looking for Behaviour Support Practitioners of all experience and suitability levels in Blacktown and surrounding areas. Whether you are just starting your Behaviour Support career or have suitability levels Core, Proficient or Advanced, we want to hear from you 

In this role you will:

  • Assisting NDIS participants, along with their families and/or carers, to identify their needs through assessment and person-centred planning
  • Evaluating, developing and delivering evidence-based support plans within a complex support space
  • Developing meaningful goals and practical strategies utilising a positive behaviour support framework, and with a commitment to eliminate restrictive practices, in the home and community
  • Ensuring individual plans reflect our NDIS participants' goals, passions and strengths
  • Building the knowledge, capacity and strengths of those who support participants in their lives - family, carers, friends, etc
  • Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including mentoring less experienced Behaviour Support Practitioners
Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will have:

  • A degree level qualification as an allied health professional 
  • Report writing experience
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills to manage a varied caseload
  • Proactive attitude, motivated by improvement and the opportunity to test and learn from new ideas
  • Genuine passion for working in the disability sector

What's in it for you?

  • Benefits – Professional Development allowance, staff referral scheme, option to purchase additional leave… just to name a few
  • Flexibility – You can select the hours and days you would like to work  
  • Excellent remuneration – Industry leading salary + kilometre reimbursement + laptop + smartphone + our Performance with Purpose Reward and Recognition Program + salary packaging options
  • Work life balance – Combine the convenience of working from home with the social interaction of working in the community and support of office and clinic hours
  • Support - You will have a clinical supervisor providing weekly support along with a dedicated team of mentors
  • Career progression – Access to ongoing training tailored to your interests and long-term goals combined with professional development opportunities through Ability Action Australia and our parent company MedHealth
  • Passionate and uplifting culture – You will be part of a purpose and values driven team focused on delivering outstanding service to our NDIS participants
Additional Information

If this sounds like you click on the Apply button or contact Lisa Hodge on or [email protected]

Not ready to apply? You can click here to add me on LinkedIn or send me a message. 

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences. 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.

 

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