Job Opportunity: Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner (Core to Advanced/Specialist)

Location: Cairns

About Us: Being Mentors is seeking community-minded, respectful, and compassionate individuals with proven skills and experience in Specialist Positive Behaviour Support. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for our participants by ensuring:

• Participants are actively involved in decision-making and choices.
• Individual support plans clearly document choices, needs, and consent arrangements.
• Services are delivered ethically, respectfully, and safely, focusing on human rights.
• Services promote the wellbeing, inclusion, safety, and quality of life for people with disabilities.
• Strategies are in place to minimise the use of restrictive practices.

Role Overview: You will report directly to the Head of Allied Health. As a Core or Proficient or Advanced/Specialist Practitioner, your key responsibilites may include:

• Providing a holistic and evidence-based approach to PBS.
• Handling a caseload and working within specified timeframes, while providing supervision and support to core practitioners. 
• Undertaking thorough functional behavioural assessments. 
• Developing detailed PBS plans and interim support plans, ensuring they are person-centered, culturally appropriate, and tailored to the needs of implementers. 
• Implementing strategies that effectively reduce the frequency and duration of behaviours of concern, and that prevent the need to use restrictive practices. This includes coaching others in ethical and least-restrictive approaches.
• Liaising and collaborating with allied health professionals and participant’s families and/or carers to address individual participant needs to achieve their goals. 
• Monitoring and reporting on participant progress towards NDIS goals and therapeutic impacts of behaviour strategies.
• Having a comprehensive understanding of reportable incidents and taking the initiative to analyse a situation and make recommendations accordingly to minimise the risk of further incidents. 
• Having a commitment to continual learning and contributing to the culture of the company by upholding the company’s values and mission.
• Assisting in the establishment and development of new curricula, programs, pathways and company policies related to PBS. 
• Taking detailed and coherent case notes using the company’s electronic clinical record. 
• Delivering organisational wide education and training programs. 

Qualifications & Experience:

• Proficient level capability or higher pursuant to The Positive Behaviour Support Capability Framework (1+ years’ experience).
• Degree in allied health or social and behavioral sciences or extensive working experience. 
• 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
• Participation in the Better Together program, promoting a culture of high performance and support.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Opportunities for career development and progression to greater responsibilities and remuneration.