Job Description

Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner - Proficient (Team Leader)

Full Time | 38 Hours Per Week

Warragul Head Office

About DisabilityConnect Australia

Disability ConnectAustralia Pty Ltd is a registered NDIS provider committed to delivering high-quality positive behaviour support services to individuals with disabilities. We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner at Proficient level to join our team as a Team Leader.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner to lead a developing team of core PBS practitioners who have been fully trained through Specialist Behaviour, for the past 12 months, while simultaneously delivering expert behaviour support
services and setting a benchmark for high-quality service provision.

You will:

• Lead and mentor a team of Positive Behaviour Support Practitioners
• Conduct functional behaviour assessments and develop behaviour support plans
• Support quality assurance and compliance across PBS services
• Provide supervision and professional guidance to practitioners
• Work collaboratively with participants, families, and multidisciplinary teams
• Promote best-practice Positive Behaviour Support across the organisation
• Support the reduction and elimination of restrictive practices
• Ensure compliance with NDIS requirements

You will have:

• Demonstrated expertise as a Proficient-level NDIS Behaviour Support Practitioner (evidenced through NDIS Commission suitability assessment)
• Proven experience providing person-centred behaviour support in complex situations with individuals with disability
• Advanced knowledge and skills across the seven domains of the PBS Capability Framework
• Experience supervising or mentoring core-level practitioners
• Tertiary qualification in psychology, social work, occupational therapy, special education, behaviour analysis, positive behaviour support, or a related field or equivalent professional experience demonstrating equivalent competency

Why Join DCA?

• Make a meaningful difference in the lives of people with disability
• Grow your career in a supportive,values-driven organisation
• Lead a dedicated team committed to evidence-based practice
• Access professional development and clinical supervision
• Work within best-practice frameworks aligned with NDIS quality standards

Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining:

• Your PBS experience
• Your experience as a Proficient Practitioner
• Why you would be a great fit for DCA
• Your leadership and supervision approach

Position remains open until the right candidate is employed.

All applicants will receive a response, whether successful or unsuccessful.