Job Description

At Hearth, a NDIS certified provider, we’re driven by a simple but powerful purpose: to support people with disability to live their best lives, with services built on genuine understanding, high‑quality care, and a commitment to long‑term, sustainable support.

• Live the life you want

• One Hearth is an integration of our unique Housing Solution (Hearth ownership), Allied Health services, Support Services provision and other innovations such as My Pathway.
• To meet the growth in demand for Allied Health Services arising from our One Hearth model, we are hiring an experienced Occupational Therapist

Joining Hearth means becoming part of a purpose‑led organization that values compassion, professionalism, continuous learning, and real collaboration. Whether you’re supporting participants directly, uplifting your team's capability or contributing your expertise behind the scenes, your work will make a tangible difference in people’s everyday lives. We also enjoy having fun in the office - where you will be surrounded by dozens of smiling faces each week.

Our vision is clear and we have an energized, fun and super positive working environment. Come join us!

What Matters Most to You in Your Next Role?

· A team that values collaboration, support, and growth, in a fun and relaxed working environment.

· Flexibility to balance work, life, and what’s important to you

· Ongoing professional development and supervision

· If that sounds like you, Hearth could be exactly what you’re looking for

About Hearth

Founded in 2017 through the lived experience of our founder Justin and his son, Hearth has grown into a registered and audited NDIS provider delivering Support Work, Allied Health, Positive Behaviour Support, and Supported Independent Living across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

We take a fresh, innovative approach to disability support—one defined by participant‑centred care, meaningful relationships, and a holistic team model that brings together support workers, Allied Health professionals, families, and participants to enable each person’s goals.

About the Role

This role as the Senior Behaviour Support Specialist at Hearth Allied Health leads a team of frontline Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Practitioners whilst also managing a case load. They provide leadership, clinical supervision and oversight, ensuring clients and stakeholders receive effective assessment and strategies derived from evidence based Positive Behaviour Support and Applied Behaviour Analysis theory, within a client centred, biopsychosocial framework.

In this Senior role you will:

Develop and implement person-centred support in the following areas

• Functional behaviour assessment

• Behaviour support plans
• Risk assessment o Service needs assessment
• Restrictive intervention step-down plans and assessment
• Manage and implement PBS clinical internal audit

• Plan, deliver and evaluate behaviour supports relating to the individual’s needs in line with the Disability Services Standards, Child Safety, NDIS and other relevant legislative requirements
• Applied knowledge of the NDIS PBS Competency Framework and Practice standards • Provision of secondary consultation to behavior support practitioners
• Provision of advice in positive behaviour support to individuals, stakeholders, and organisations
• Provide guidance and clinical supervision to less experienced PBS practitioners. Contribute to development of strategies for training of stakeholders in implementation of positive behavior support interventions
• Support and review PBS practitioners monitoring of service user’s case and service provision, including monitoring use of allocated NDIS hours
• Access and actively participate in supervision and supervised practice as the supervisee to build on behaviour support knowledge and skills.
• Lead and contribute to PBS and Hearth Allied Health organisational audits as required
• Other PBS related duties as required

Our bright and fresh offices, offer free parking and are right beside Gardiner Train station.

Requirements

What You’ll Bring

• Tertiary Degree in a relevant field (e.g. Psychology, Applied Behaviour Analysis, Social Work, Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy) • Specialist knowledge in the field of trauma-informed practice, forensic disability, mental health, out-of-home care, youth justice, or other related discipline • Assessed as Provisional or Advanced level practitioner by the NDIS Commission against the PBS Capability Framework.

Please feel free to reach out to Cassie Kenyon, General Manager Allied Health at cassie.kenyon@hearthaustralia.com.au for a confidential conversation Or Jonathan Klotz, Talent Manager, jonathan.klotz@hearthaustralia.com.au

Benefits

Ready to make a lasting impact?
If you’re passionate about empowering others, fostering connection, and supporting people to reach their goals, we’d love to hear from you.