Positive Behavioural Support Practitioner - Reg Psych

Job DescriptionPsychologist / Senior Social WorkerOverview
This is an early career to experienced-level psychologist role, providing psychology services to persons living with a disability under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), and other private or government funds. The position is to be carried out in accordance with AHPRA, NDIS, and DMI Psychology (DMI) standards, as well as relevant national and state legislation. This position provides psychology assessments, develops individual and group therapy programs, carries out therapy to people of ages across the lifespan, and prepares reports on assessments, progress and outcomes.Positive Behaviour Supports:

• Provide specialist behaviour supports, prepare interim and comprehensive behaviour support plans, carry out expert functional behaviour analyses, and manage NDIS requirements.

• Manage cases/clients allocated, including ensuring hours available are well planned and utilised, assessing and prioritising needs and supports, assisting clients in obtaining additional hours where clinically indicated, ensuring all tasks are planned and delivered in a timely manner, and maintaining good communication level with clients and stakeholders.

• Plan and carry out comprehensive behaviour assessments, including clinical interviews, collecting and analysing data, psychometric administration, and observation/interaction sessions.

• Provide behaviour support planning, including in the development of strategies, running sessions to test and refine strategies, and writing behaviour support plans or other behavioural reports.

• Plan and implement strategies outlined in support plans and reports, including providing training and consultation to client and core support team, and making materials for the implementation.

• Take a multi-component approach to PBS and provide management of stakeholders involved in cases,

• Monitor, evaluate, and review effectiveness of strategies, including planning and preparing ongoing data collection from users of the support strategies, analysing and reviewing ongoing information received, refining and implementing updated strategies, and updating written documents.

• Oversee implementation of behavioural intervention and therapy plans, while retaining main responsibilities for case management.

Job Requirements

• NDIS Worker Screening check
• Current Working with Children Check (WWC)
• Mandatory NDIS training modules
• Driver's license with no restrictions
• Own car
• Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook)
• Home, schools, aged care facilities, and other community visits to provide services to clients as required

Essential Criteria
Qualifications

• Essential qualifications

• Bachelor degree in psychology or other relevant qualification.
• AHPRA registration as a psychologist, with no conditions.
• Desirable qualifications

• AHPRA endorsement (or registrar) in a specific area of psychology.

Experience/Knowledge: Minimum 1 year's experience as a registered psychologist in a clinical position. A psychologist or Senior Social Worker with Clinical woking knowledge.Please send your up to date cv throught the '"APPLY NOW" buttonGet similar jobs like these by emailBy submitting your details you agree to ourShare this jobYou know how people say, "come to me with solutions, not problems" ...we're not like that.