Behavioural Support Practitioner

• Full-time position based in Elizabeth Vale + Sign-On Bonus!
• $92k-$111k inc. Super + Salary Packaging + Meals & Entertainment Card
• 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 Proficient Behavioural Support Practitioner, you'll be partnering with Allied Health Professionals to create personalised supportplans for our remarkable clients – spanning from children to adults, covering a wide spectrum of needs and abilities. Get ready for a dynamic caseload that includes a variety of intellectual and psychosocial diagnoses. You'll showcase your expertise in identifying and phasing out restrictive practices, ensuring our clients receive the most effective and empowering support.

Duties

• Craft Supercharged Behavioural Assessments: Harness your skills to develop cutting-edge behavioural assessments and analysis support plans that are as effective as they are innovative.
• Forge Connections Across the Spectrum: From clients to government agencies, you'll be the bridge between worlds, collaborating with a diverse range of stakeholders to ensure seamless communication and unparalleled support.
• Deliver Heroic Behavioural Interventions: Step into the fray and provide superhero-level interventions in both group and individual settings, empowering individuals to overcome obstacles and unlock their full potential.
• Harness the Power of Evidence-Based Theories: Utilise your expertise to design program blueprints rooted in evidence-based theories, creating tailored solutions that drive meaningful progress and change.
• Forge Unbreakable Bonds: Cultivate strong relationships with key stakeholders, building trust and camaraderie that paves the way for collaborative success.
• Champion Quality and Compliance: Lead the charge in upholding NDIS quality and safeguard commission requirements, ensuring that every action you take is in line with the highest standards of excellence.

Our Benefits

We support people to live their best life. A ‘best life’ is unique to everyone and can change as life changes

• Sign-On Bonus between $3,000 - $5,000 at offer stages!
• 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 Proficient Behaviour Support Practitioner in accordance with the NDIS Capability Framework.

Skills and Experience

• A minimum of 3 year’s demonstrated experience working within and adhering to NDIS behaviour support frameworks, practice standards, and quality indicators including but not limited to the appropriate implementation, reporting and fading out of restrictive practices
• A passion and drive to improve the lives of people living with disability, a friendly and positive disposition and ability to work independently as well as within a fun, supportive, and inclusive team
• Strong analytical and report-writing skills
• Current driver's license and the ability to travel to clients and work flexibly

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!

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Have questions? Call Faz on 0401 675 *** to discuss the role in more detail.