Company DescriptionWelcome to Ability Action Australia!We are a national therapy services provider. Every day and in many ways, we are here to help NDIS participants – children, adolescents and adults (0-65 years) – get more out of life today! Help us make a difference to improve their quality of life.
Job DescriptionAbility Action Australia's multidisciplinary team covering the Illawarra region continues to grow! We are now looking for an experienced
Behaviour Support Practitioner who has current suitability with the NDIS Commission at the Core level.
The role will include...- Assisting 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 participants' goals, passions and strengths
- Building the knowledge, capacity and strengths of those who support participants in their lives - family, carers, friends, etc
- Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
What's in it for you?- Benefits - annual Professional Development allowance, staff referral scheme, Fitness Passport, salary packaging options... just to name a few
- Flexibility – Permanent full-time or part-time role. Choose your days and hours
- Excellent remuneration – Industry leading salary + kilometre reimbursement + laptop + smartphone + incentives
- Work-life balance – Combine the convenience of working from home with the social interaction of working in the community and 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 supports to participants
About you- Excellent time management and organisational skills to manage a varied caseload
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication, verbal and written, skills
- Proactive attitude, motivated by improvement and the opportunity to test and learn from new ideas
- Genuine passion for working in the disability sector
- Solution focused
- Passionate about what you do and pride yourself on delivering exceptional customer service
Qualifications- Current suitability - confirmed by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission - at least at Core level as a Behaviour Support Practitoner
- Degree qualified in an allied health discipline is strongly preferred
Additional InformationClick on the Apply button OR call Clare Neal via 0436 465 647 OR email via clare.neal@abilityactionaustralia.com.auYou 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.
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