AddressOur friendly and passionate team are looking for a Full Time NDIS Behaviour Support Practitioner to support and enable our clients living with a disability to maintain a happy, healthy and independent lifestyle in Newcastle, NSW.
We provide therapeutic and everyday living supports to clients living with a disability. Our mission is to build enduring relationships.
Assist Disability Services (ADS) is currently undergoing considerable growth with exciting developments ahead in the future. In the ADS community, participants receive optimal end to end care, where they live comfortably and happy.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide regular support and engage in professional development to junior practioners
- Assist in developing and providing induction to new graduates
- Complete a varied caseload managing a variety of NDIS clients.
- Work towards below average KPI’s to manage caseload and clinical caseload
- Responsible for providing efficient, cost-effective and timely delivery of services at participants homes, schools, or in clinic as best suited to the participants needs and your personal preferences.
- Be an integral part of a dynamic and collaborative team working towards common goals
- Manage non-clinical time effectively to ensure letters, reports, and phone calls are all completed in a timely and professional manner.
- Design, deliver and evaluate the implementation of multi-element behavioural interventions for the people we support in accordance with current best practice, in line with clients own goals and within the allocated hours of their NDIS plan.
- Develop, implement and review Behaviour Support strategies for families, carers and staff relevant to the behaviours of concern
- Participate in support planning processes for clients to deliver coordinated, effective service provision that meets the goals of the client’s NDIS plan.
- Set up forms and complete data collection of participants to implement person centred Behaviour Support plans.
- Design, implement and participate in research or other projects as required.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of ADS's various Program areas as directed by the Advanced Practitioner
Key Requirements:
- Experience working with children, young people and adults who have a disability and present with complex challenging behaviours.
- Demonstrated knowledge in the development and implementation of behavioural intervention strategies, risk management strategies and skills development plans
- Bachelors/Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Social Work or similar
- Genuine desire to provide the best quality support for people with disabilities.
- Reliable character
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Confident communicator who can maintain professional boundaries with clients and their families.
- Knowledge of NDIS practice standards and funding model is desirable.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Impeccable time management and multi-tasking abilities
- Solid computer literacy and capacity to use cloud-based software is essential
- Ability to travel statewide as required
The following will also be required of successful applicants:
- Unrestricted working rights in Australia
- Full unrestricted driver's license
- First Aid Certificate
- Working with children check (or willing to obtain)
- NDIS Worker Screen (or willing to obtain)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate or provide medical certificate
Benefits:
- Flexible work arrangements
- Permanent position working in Newcastle region NSW
- Employee assistance program including mental health support for you
If this job sounds right for you, please apply with your most updated resume.
