Behaviour Support Practitioner

Are you a teacher looking for a career change with flexibility and work life balance? Becoming a Behaviour Support Practitioner might be for you! 

About us: 
Ready Steady Achieve are a boutique Behaviour Support Provider that began with a simple idea: better quality service for people living with a disability.

We are committed to providing the highest quality support to the families and people we work with. 

Our Values: 

• Empathy
• Inclusion
• Professionalism
• Innovation

Benefits of the Role: 

• Opportunity to work with a variety of different ages and support needs
• Flexibility to distribute your work hours flexibly to suit your lifestyle
• Competitive Hourly Rate
• External and Internal Supervision provided, group training, and ongoing support provided
• Mixture of working from home and on site (community, homes, day programs, hospital, aged care, residential care) 
• The ability to work with people in a flexible way that suits their needs and makes a difference
• Flexible Start Dates 
• Ongoing perks like social events & weekends away if interested 

About the role: 

-Receive a referral for a participant that is allocated to you

-Conduct a Functional Behaviour Assessment (including open ended assessment, observations, data collections) and determine the function of behaviour 

-Develop a Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plan (including preventative strategies, skill building strategies/replacement behaviour strategies and reactive management strategies) 

-Train Stakeholders in your recommendations 

-Monitor the success with ongoing observations, modelling and data collection

About you: 

We are looking for staff who are passionate to provide proactive Positive Behaviour Support to people supporting those with a disability and to those living with a disability. Must be willing to commit to a minimum of 25 hours per week. 

Required 

• Bachelor/Undergraduate degree in either Education/Teaching or Early Childhood, Applied Behaviour Analysis or Special Education 

Personal and Interpersonal Skills required: 

-be able to work independently and in a team

-good organisational skills

-good time management

-proactive 

-build relationships quickly and effectively 

-ability to show empathy and be empathic to those in need 

Desirable: 

• Experience creating Behaviour Support Plans
• Experience working with people who engage in behaviours of concern and living with a disability
• Knowledge of NDIS Specialised Behaviour Support, writing Functional Assessments and developing comprehensive Behaviour Support plans
• Master of Education (Applied Behaviour Analysis)

Training Provided: 

If not yet undertaken, Ready Steady Achieve will support staff to develop the required training to feel knowledgeable, supported and upskilled in the areas needed including: 

• Induction
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module and Infection Control
• NDIS Self Assessment & Registration
• Monash Positive Behaviour Support Short Course
• Gradual Release of Responsibility -Shadowing and working together for the first few participants
• Fortnightly internal supervision
• Fortnightly external supervision
• Monthly Group Supervision
• BCBA supervision provided if required

Contractor Requirements by commencement date: 

• Drivers license & Car
• Laptop
• Home office materials
• ABN
• NDIS worker screening + Professional indemnity and liability insurance
• Working with Children’s Check

Pay rates: 

• Between $90-$120 per hour depending on experience inclusive of Super plus GST
• Rate increase after each successful performance review up to $120 per hour

Start Dates

-flexible start date based on your availability, however, looking for someone to be ready to begin in March, with training & registrations completed end of Jan/Feb

How to Apply: 
Do not miss out on this opportunity, click ‘Apply Now’ below. If you would prefer to have a confidential conversation about your career before applying, please call Kerrie 0423 665 ***. You can also email Kerrie at **********@gmail.com