Behaviour Support Practitioner Job Overview
This role involves working as a Behaviour Support Practitioner with flexible hours, offering a competitive hourly rate including superannuation. The location is Ipswich, Brisbane, Moreton Bay South, Logan, Atherton Tablelands.
* Hourly Rate: $90 - $100+ per hour with superannuation paid in addition
* Locations: Ipswich, Brisbane, Moreton Bay South, Logan, Atherton Tablelands
Benefit from professional guidance while progressing in an innovative, growing and supportive team environment.
* Flexible hours up to full time, work-life balance, competitive hourly rate + super
* Valuable 1-1 mentoring, learning & development opportunities from day one
* Leadership opportunities in a highly skilled and diverse team setting
About the Role
* You're passionate about creating freedom and social connection for people with disability.
* You value mutual respect, empathy and collaboration.
* You have tertiary qualifications and/or experience in psychology, ABA, speech therapy, occupational therapy, counselling, criminology, disability, education, mental health, music therapy, psychotherapy, special education, social work or related fields.
You will also need:
* a privately insured vehicle and a valid driver's licence;
* an NDIS Worker Screening Check;
* Working with Children Check;
* ABN;
* Professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
About Your New Career Path
* Meet with NDIS participants to gain an empathetic understanding of their goals, wants and needs.
* Collaborate with their support teams including families, schools, medical and allied health providers, accommodation providers and support workers.
* Gather data through assessments, observations and interviews.
* Write and implement behaviour support plans, providing training and coaching to NDIS participants and the important people in their life.
* Choose your clients; we support participants of all ages, with diverse disabilities and needs.
* Elevate your skills with training covering positive behaviour support, human rights, trauma, restrictive practices, safety, telePBS, functions and formulations and more.
* Enhance your clinical practice through weekly 1-1s with your mentor, optional peer supervision sessions, fortnightly live training sessions and self-paced online learning.
* Receive professional guidance as you meet the registration requirements as a Behaviour Support Practitioner with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.
* As a contractor, you'll have the opportunity to work from home at a time that suits you.
* Support clients in-person and/or through telepractice.
Your Day-to-Day Role
No day is ever the same. One morning you could be out on the road, delivering support with clients and in the afternoon carrying out observations of a client at their day program, group home or school. Another day might involve working from home, providing support by videoconference, writing up Behaviour Support Plans and completing clinical notes.