Behaviour Support Practitioner

Company Description

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.

Job Description

#AAA is seeking a Behaviour Support Practitioner of all experience and suitability level to support our local Gunnedah region.

Whether you are just starting your Behaviour Support career or have suitability levels Core, Proficient or Advanced, this is an opportunity to make a real impact, take ownership of your work, and continue building your capability in a supportive environment.

If you enjoy solving complex challenges and seeing tangible progress in your work, you’ll thrive here.

In this role you will:

• Supporting NDIS participants, along with their families and carers, to identify their needs through assessment and person-centred planning
• Owning the assessment, development and delivery of evidence-based support plans within a complex support environment
• Driving meaningful goals and measurable outcomes, using a positive behaviour support framework and a commitment to eliminating restrictive practices
• Ensuring plans reflect each participant’s goals, strengths and what matters most to them
• Building the capability, confidence and understanding of those supporting participants in their day-to-day lives
• Working collaboratively within a cohesive multidisciplinary team environment 

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A degree qualification as an allied health professional
• Experience in report writing
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied caseload
• A proactive, self-motivated approach, with a drive to improve outcomes and test new ideas
• A genuine passion for working in the disability sector

What's in it for you?

• Ownership and impact, manage your own caseload and see the direct difference your work makes over time
• Great benefits including salary packaging, referral bonuses, extra leave purchase options and corporate discounts
• True flexibility to choose the hours and days that suit your lifestyle. Part time or Fulltime
• Competitive package with industry-leading salary, kilometre reimbursement, laptop, smartphone, PD allowance and performance rewards
• Balanced work style combining work from home, community visits and access to office and clinic spaces
• Genuine support with weekly supervision, dedicated mentors and guidance
• Career growth through tailored training, professional development and pathways across Ability Action Australia and MedHealth

Additional Information

If this sounds like you click on the Apply button or contact Amie Gargan on  0491 388 893

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

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 4,000 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 LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

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