Behaviour Support Practitioner

5 days ago

Ipswich, Australia Ability Consultants Full time $40,000 - $120,000 per year

Independent Contractor

  • $90 - $100+ per hour, with superannuation paid in addition
  • Locations: Ipswich, Brisbane, Moreton Bay South, Logan, Atherton Tablelands

Benefit from professional guidance as you progress as a Behaviour Support Practitioner in an innovative, growing and supportive team.

  • Flexible hours up to full time, work-life balance, competitive hourly rate + super
  • Valuable 1-1 mentoring, learning & development opportunities from day 1
  • Leadership opportunities in a highly skilled and diverse team

About you

  • You're passionate about creating freedom and social connection for people with disability.
  • You value mutual respect, empathy and collaboration.
  • You have tertiary qualifications and/or experience in any of the following: psychology, ABA, speech therapy, occupational therapy, counselling, criminology, disability, education, mental health, music therapy, psychotherapy, special education, social work, sociology or related fields.

You will also need:

  • a privately insured vehicle and a valid driver's licence;
  • an NDIS Worker Screening Check;
  • Working with Children Check;
  • ABN;
  • Professional indemnity and public liability insurance.

About us

  • We create freedom and social connection for people with disability by providing easy access to positive behaviour support.
  • We deliver life-changing, person-centred support anchored by evidence-based practice.
  • We support our diverse 100+ team with training, mentoring and opportunities for growth.

About your new role

  • Meet with NDIS participants to gain an empathetic understanding of their goals, wants and needs.
  • Collaborate with their support teams including families, schools, medical and allied health providers, accommodation providers and support workers.
  • Gather data through assessments, observations and interviews.
  • Write and implement behaviour support plans, providing training and coaching to NDIS participants and the important people in their life.
  • Choose your clients; we support participants of all ages, with diverse disabilities and needs.
  • Enhance your skills with training, covering positive behaviour support, human rights, trauma, restrictive practices, safety, telePBS, functions and formulations and more.
  • Elevate your clinical practice through weekly 1-1s with your mentor, optional peer supervision sessions, fortnightly live training sessions and self-paced online learning.
  • Receive professional guidance as you meet the registration requirements as a Behaviour Support Practitioner with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.
  • As a contractor, you'll have the opportunity to work from home at a time that suits you.
  • Support clients in-person and/or through telepractice.

What does a day in the life of a PBS practitioner look like?

No day is ever the same One morning you could be out on the road, delivering support with clients and in the afternoon carrying out observations of a client at their day program, group home or school. Another day might involve working from home, providing support by videoconference, writing up Behaviour Support Plans and completing clinical notes.

How to apply

To embark on your new journey contact Jane Pfaff on or

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