Behaviour Support Practitioner

• Full-time position based in Wollongong
• $92k-111k inc. Super + Salary Packaging + Meals & Entertainment Card & More!
• Flexible friendly organisation with WFH Options!

Our Organisation 

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: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians; children, young people, and their families; older people; carers and people with disability. We are an independent, non-religious service provider which supports people to live life their way.   

As part of The Benevolent Society's vision, we are strongly committed to reconciliation with our First Nations people of Australia. We remain steadfast in our commitment to promoting the economic, political, and social inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.  

Your Role

As a Core or Proficient Behavioural Superhero, you'll be side-kicking with Allied Health Professionals to provide tailored support plans to our incredible clients – from kids to wise adults, we've got the whole range! Expect a diverse caseload with various intellectual and psychosocial diagnoses. Demonstrated experience in identifying restrictive practices and their fading out.

But wait, there's more! Get ready for weekly or fortnightly check-ins with our Senior Practitioners, monthly hangouts with your superhero colleagues, and continuous support from our Allied Health team and your Team Leader. We're like a family, but with capes!

Duties

• Develop Super Functional Behavioural Assessments and Behaviour Analysis Support Plans
• Liaise with everyone from clients to government departments – we're the communicators of the superhero world!
• Provide superhero-level behavioural interventions in group and individual settings
• Use your superpowers (aka evidence-based theories) to create program designs
• Build epic relationships with key stakeholders – because teamwork makes the dream work
• Follow NDIS quality and safeguard commission requirements like a superhero code

Our Benefits    

We support people to live their best life. That includes you, our employee. A ‘best life’ is unique to everyone and can change as life changes:

• Salary Benefits -You can package up to $15,900 pa of your pre-tax salary to pay for everyday expenses before income tax is calculated, meaning you take home even more pay!  
• Motor Vehicle Packaging Options – to suit your lifestyle.    
• Work/Life Balance - Enjoy flexible work arrangements, including hybrid home/office options, and accrue an additional day off each month (a bonus of 12 days per year) as a full-time employee.
• Recognition and Reward - Sector competitive remuneration, various recognition programs and access to long service leave after 5 years.     
• Wellness - Stay fit with a Fitness passport, utilise our Employee Assistance Program, and even purchase additional leave.
• Professional development - We tailor career development opportunities to all employees and volunteers for career enrichment, fulfilment, and growth. 
• Our Reconciliation Commitment - First Nations employees have access to cultural and ceremonial leave, as well as the options to be a voice on our First Nations Staff Reference Group & RAP working group and have the opportunity for cultural and professional development that supports career pathways.

Pre-requisite to Apply

A current registration to practice as a Core or Proficient Behaviour Support Practitioner in accordance with the NDIS Capability Framework.

Skills and Experience

• A degree in a relevant field or experience!
• Ability to communicate with people of all abilities and cultural backgrounds – we're all about inclusivity
• Work within a client-centric approach with a positive superhero mindset.
• Strong analytical and report-writing skills – your reports will be like superhero origin stories!
• Current driver's license and the ability to travel – because superheroes don't just stay in one place!

If you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, then we want to hear from you. The Benevolent Society recognises and values cultural knowledge and wisdom of the First Nations people, we therefore strongly encourage you to apply. We are strongly committed to being an Employer of Choice, one who offers, provides, and practices cultural safety in our workplace.  

Apply today! 

Contact Faz on 0401 675 *** for a friendly and confidential discussion. 

The Benevolent Society respects and promotes human rights and diversity and is committed to building an inclusive culture. We welcome diversity in all its forms; applications from underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged. We value relationships with our local Aboriginal community and welcome applications from its members. We see ability not disability, if you identify as a person with a different ability, please get in contact to let us know how we can accommodate your needs. We pride ourselves on being a client and child safe organisation and as such all our staff and volunteers go through security screening relevant to the role.

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