- Fulltime permanent position based in Frankston
- Increase your takehome pay with Salary Packaging
- Join a supportive team with opportunity to upskill and grow
About Us
Community Solutions Groupmakes a difference in peoples lives supporting them to achieve their goals and working with them on their pathway to possibilities. We deliver a broad range of services focused on the wellbeing and independence of individuals families and communities across Queensland Victoria and New South Wales.
About the Role
Together with families and support providers we support people with a disability to reduce behaviours of concern improve wellbeing and quality of life. Through positive behaviour support strategies and collaboration we support NDIS participants to gain control independence and to make positive lifestyle changes.
Reporting to our Behaviour Support Practice Lead you will support and mentor a team of Behaviour Support Practitioners to ensure a quality service is delivered to NDIS participants in accordance with their individual NDIS plan and regulatory requirements. If you are an experienced Behaviour Support Practitioner then this could be the role for you! Other key duties will include:
- Guiding and coaching practitioners and reviewing positive behaviour support planswith support from your Practice Lead
- Encouraging a teamoriented approach to evaluation of service delivery
- Monitoring your teams goals and objectives throughout the year and participating in annual performance reviews
- Working closely with the team to meetoutput targetswhilst ensuring best practice and excellent stakeholder relationships
- Developing partnerships with service providers community agencies andgovernment bodies to get the best outcome for our participants
- Providing professional information and advice to people with disability families staff and managers regarding evidencebased approaches to reduce the impact of challenging behaviour
What you will bring to the role
- Completed degree qualification (or higher) in Psychology Social Work Developmental Education Counselling or similar a must
- Experience mentoring behaviour support practitioners and peer reviewing behaviour support plans
- An in depth understanding of good clinical practice the jurisdictional requirements in your state and the context in which behaviour support is provided
- Understanding of the regulatory requirements as they apply to Behaviour Support
- Knowledge of contemporary practices and philosophies in relation to service provision for people with intellectual and/or cognitive disabilities
- Experience as a behaviour support practitioner at a minimum of Core capability and able to fulfill the requirements for endorsement as a Proficient Practitioner
- Strong administration and computer skills experienced in MS Office Word Excel and Outlook
Additional requirements
- Right to Work in Australia i.e. Australian/NZ Citizen Permanent Resident or Visa with permission to work excludes visas with Temporary Work Rights
- A currentWorking with Children Check andNDIS Workers Screening Checkor the willingness to gain these clearances if successful. We will reimburse you the cost of these clearances on commencement
- Willingness to undertake aFit2Work Police Check
- A current and validDrivers Licence and ability to drive to site visits and stakeholder meetings
Benefits and Perks
- Salary Package up to$15900of your annual salary tax free and additional$2650for meal and entertainment expenses
- Use your pretax income to purchase a new or used car saving on both the purchase price and running costs
- Discounts on Corporate Private Health Insurance selected Kia vehicles and white goods at Harvey Norman
- Discounted family gym memberships through Fitness Passport
- Supportive induction and learning opportunities
- 6 weeks paid parental leave for primary carer
- Free coaching and counselling through our Employee Assistance Program
- Reward and Recognition Program
IntriguedWed love to hear from you.Please click applyto submit your applicationand join #TeamPossible today!
Community Solutions Groupis part ofEndeavour Foundationone of Australias largest employers of people living with disability where being inclusive and diverse is not just an aspiration it is who we are! Fostering a diverse and inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do and getting it right goes hand in hand with living our organisational values and our purpose of making possibilities a reality.
Community Solutions encourages applications from people of all ages nationalities abilities and cultures. This includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse) the LGBTQI community and people with disability. We value inclusivity and are committed to adjusting our recruitment process to ensure accessibility and support of an applicants needs.