Location

Behaviour Support Practitioner

Northern Sydney and Northern Beaches district

Full Time

Are you looking for a career change into the growing area of Behaviour Support? We will recognise your previous experience as a clinician and current qualifications and can offer ongoing support and training from our industry leading team of experts backed up by our in-house Registered Training Organisation and external professional development opportunities.

About the Role

If you are considering making this move to enhance your professional career path with Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA), this role will include:

• Being recognised as an experienced clinician

• Developing, implementing and coordinating comprehensive behaviour support plans and strategies for our clients, their families and carers that meet current industry standards and NDIS legislation.

The team provides services across the Sydney metropolitan area, supporting clients at our centres, in the community and within our supported accommodation. We are able to offer flexible working conditions and the role can either be full time or part time to suit you.

Our therapy services are based around a client and family-centred philosophy, which emphasises a collaborative approach, working towards achieving the goals identified by people with cerebral palsy or other disabilities and their own support network. The successful candidate will possess strong professional and ethical values that align with this philosophy.

Who are we?

At CPA we pride ourselves on our high-quality family-centred therapies, life skills programs, equipment and support for people living with disability and their families. Our priority is to support people living with disability to lead an independent and inclusive life.

Our employees continually rate us as one of the best employers in Australia. They recognise and appreciate that our organisation is driven by its values – integrity, passion, excellence, courage and respect.
 

What do we offer?

• A competitive salary and benefits package

• Career advancement opportunities

• Pre-purchased leave options

• Interesting, varied and satisfying work

• Supervisory responsibility for other staff across a range of areas

• Flexible working hours

• Relocation incentives.

What will you bring to the role? 

• Demonstrated clinical experience in your existing field

• Ability to deliver person centred, goal directed and solutions focussed interventions

• Strong analytical and report writing skills

• An ability to communicate and appropriately respond to needs of people of all abilities and cultural backgrounds

• A commitment to the rights of people with a disability and making a difference in individuals’ lives

• The capacity to work independently and as part of a team

• Current driver’s licence and ability to travel within the region as required

• A current Working with Children Check (WWCC), or willingness to obtain upon joining.

• Current BSP registration with the NDIS preferred

Ready to Join Us?  

To apply, simply select 'Apply' and complete your application. Alternatively, feel free to email [email protected] for more information.  

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to be part of our world-leading team at CPA! Apply now and embark on a rewarding career journey with us!  

Find out more at CPA’s Allied Health page - https://cerebralpalsy.org.au/work-with-us/join-cerebral-palsy-alliances-allied-health-team/  

Important information:   

At CPA the safety of our staff and clients is of paramount importance. We have assessed this role type as requiring a medium level of physical functionality with some inherent requirements. For more information on what that may mean for this role please click here.  

Please let us know if you have any pre-existing injuries or illnesses which you are currently seeking, or have sought, medical treatment for which you think may impact your ability to fulfil the inherent requirements of this role. CPA is committed to supporting an inclusive work environment and engaging workers with diverse lived experience. We will happily consider and accommodate reasonable adjustments that may be required to support candidates throughout the recruitment process, and to be successful and safe employees of CPA.   

Cerebral Palsy Alliance is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our clients and staff. Cerebral Palsy Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cerebral Palsy Alliance upholds, advocates for, and protects the  rights, wellbeing and safety of people with a disability. We are a child safe organisation and all workers are responsible to adhere to the NDIS Worker Code of Conduct.   

CPA is a smoke free workplace including in, on and around CPA sites and vehicles.