Address- Gold Coast -
Being Mentors are looking for community minded, respectful and compassionate people who have a proven skillset and experience in Specialist Positive Behaviour Support.
Being Mentors will provide the best opportunity for our participants to experience a greater quality of life through ensuring our:
- participants are involved in making decisions and choices;
- individual support plans are in place that clearly document individual choices, needs and consent arrangements;
- services are delivered in an ethical, respectful and safe manner that focuses on human rights;
- services promote the wellbeing, inclusion, safety and quality of life of people with disability; and
- strategies minimise the use of restrictive practices.
Our Practitioners report directly to the Director of Positive Behaviour Support as they deliver key participant support including, but not limited to:
- providing a holistic and evidence-based approach to PBS;
- undertaking thorough functional behavioural assessments;
- developing detailed PBS plans and interim support plans;
- implementing strategies that effectively reduce the frequency and duration of behaviours of concern and that prevent and/or minimise the need to use restrictive practices;
- liaising and collaborating with allied health professionals and participant’s families and/or carers to address individual participant needs;
- monitoring and reporting on participant progress towards NDIS goals and therapeutic impacts of behaviour strategies;
- reporting the use of restrictive practices; and
- delivering organisational wide education and training programs.
Qualifications & experience
- Degree qualified in allied health or social and behavioural sciences is desirable but not essential;
- Prior demonstrated experience in the discipline of service provision particularly working with complex needs; and
- Knowledge and comprehensive understanding of the NDIS and The Positive Behaviour Support Capability Framework.
Benefits
- Attractive remuneration in line with the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award commensurate with qualifications and experience.
- Leading Teams program promoting a culture of high performance and support.
- Flexible work arrangements
- Deliberate career development and progression to greater responsibilities and remuneration
