Behaviour Support Practitioner

Welcome to Ability Action Australia

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.

Help us help others with life changing support that can improve their independence, access, development, health and wellbeing, and function.

Are you looking to grow your career in Positive Behaviour Support? Our MDT Allied Health team in the Central Coast is expanding, and we're seeking a passionate Behaviour Support Practitioner at Core or Proficient Level, as confirmed by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. If you're based in the Gosford or Tuggerah area, we'd love to hear from you

What's in it for you?

As you support many, we support you. We offer:

• Benefits – Professional Development allowance, staff referral scheme, Fitness Passport… just to name a few
• Flexibility – You can select the hours and days - full-time or part-time - that work best for you as an individual
• Excellent remuneration – Industry leading salary + kilometre reimbursement + laptop + smartphone + 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 plus the support of office and clinic hours
• Career progression – Access to ongoing training tailored to your interests and long-term goals combined with professional development opportunities with 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 NDIS participants

Responsibilities will include:

• 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, as well as ensuring they get more out of life.
• Building the knowledge, capacity and strengths of those who support participants in their lives - family, carers, friends, etc.
• Acting as an advocate and role model for best practice.
• Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

To be successful, you'll need:

• NDIS Commission suitability as a Behaviour Support Practitioner at Core or Proficient level.
• Degree qualification in an allied health field (e.g Psychology, Social Work & Counselling).
• Strong report writing skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management and ability to manage a varied caseload.
• Genuine passion for the disability sector, with a proactive and solution-focused approach.

Does this opportunity EXCITE you? Then, we want to hear from you 

Click on the APPLY button or please contact me, Amie, on or email [email protected] to have a confidential discussion about this role. If you do not have an updated resume you can add me on LinkedIn -  

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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.