Behaviour Support Practitioner

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MedHealth is seeking a Behaviour Support Practitioner for the Dandenong team with opportunities in Mornington Peninsula, full-time onsite. You will assess participants and families, design and deliver evidence-based, person-centred plans within a positive behaviour support framework, and work to eliminate restrictive practices while mentoring less experienced staff and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have proven NDIS experience with complex behaviours, a BSP qualification or relevant disability sector experience and a degree or diploma, plus strong report writing and time management. To apply, use the Apply button or contact Vanessa Dias on 0429293152; tailor your CV to NDIS outcomes and provide concrete examples of planning and collaboration.

Company Description

We are one of the largest providers to the NDIS, supporting over 10,000 participants every year with the care they need, when and where it is needed. We have a multi-disciplinary team approach, building a quality support service around the needs and goals of our participants and their family. #AAA

Job Description

Ability Action Australia's Dandenong team are looking for Behaviour Support Practitioners of all experience and suitability levels in Dandenong or Mornington Peninsula. Whether you are just starting your Behaviour Support career or have suitability levels Core, Proficient or Advanced, we want to hear from you! 

In this role you will:

• Assisting NDIS participants, along with their families and/or carers, to identify their needs through assessment and person-centred planning
• Evaluating, developing and delivering evidence-based support plans within a complex support space
• Developing meaningful goals and practical strategies utilising a positive behaviour support framework, and with a commitment to eliminate restrictive practices, in the home and community
• Ensuring individual plans reflect our NDIS participants' goals, passions and strengths
• Building the knowledge, capacity and strengths of those who support participants in their lives - family, carers, friends, etc
• Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including mentoring less experienced Behaviour Support Practitioners

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Proven experience supporting people with disabilities within the NDIS, including complex and challenging behaviours

• Qualifications as a Behaviour Support Practitioner or relevant disability sector experience, supported by a Degree or Diploma

• Strong report writing, time management, and organisational skills

• A proactive, solution-focused mindset with excellent people skills and a passion for supporting individuals with complex needs

Additional Information

What's in it for you?

• Great benefits including salary packaging, referral bonuses, extra leave purchase options and corporate discounts
• True flexibility to choose the hours and days that suit your lifestyle
• Competitive package with industry-leading salary, kilometre reimbursement, laptop, smartphone, PD allowance and performance rewards
• Balanced work style combining work from home, community visits and access to office and clinic spaces
• Genuine support with weekly supervision, dedicated mentors and senior clinician guidance
• Career growth through tailored training, professional development and pathways across Ability Action Australia and MedHealth

To learn more! Click on the Apply button OR call me - Vanessa Dias- on 0484732861  

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences. 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.