Specialist Behaviour Support – Advanced/Specialist Practitioner - Registered Psychologist
Berry Street
Melbourne CBD, VIC - MetroPosted 2 months agoDiscoveredMatch locked
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Specialist Behaviour Support - Advanced/Specialist Practitioner - Registered Psychologist
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Location
Melbourne, Wurundjeri Country
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Vacancy Type
Permanent Full-Time | Part-Time Considered
The Opportunity
At Berry Street Yooralla, we believe every person has the right to live the life they choose. As one of Victoria's most established disability service providers, we are committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred supports that help people with disability achieve meaningful outcomes.
We're seeking an experienced and passionate S
pecialist Behaviour Support - Advanced/Specialist Practitioner - Registered Psychologist
to join our Allied Health team. This is an exciting opportunity to combine advanced Positive Behaviour Support practice with psychological assessment and intervention while supporting people with disability, their families and support networks to enhance wellbeing, independence and quality of life.
As a senior clinician, you'll play a key role in supporting complex participants, providing supervision and mentoring to practitioners, and contributing to innovative specialist programs across the organisation.
About the Role
In this role, you will:
- Deliver high-quality Positive Behaviour Support services using evidence-based, trauma-informed, neuro-affirming and human rights-focused approaches.
- Conduct comprehensive functional behaviour assessments and develop person-centred behaviour support plans.
- Provide psychological assessments, including cognitive, personality, behavioural and risk assessments, and behavioural screening for presentations including ASD and ADHD.
- Deliver counselling, therapeutic interventions and skill-building supports that improve emotional wellbeing and independence.
- Partner with participants, families, carers and support teams to achieve meaningful and sustainable outcomes.
- Provide clinical supervision and mentoring to Core and Proficient PBS Practitioners.
- Contribute to specialist programs supporting complex cohorts, including young people in out-of-home care and other priority initiatives.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders across health, education, disability and community sectors.
What you will bring
You are a compassionate and experienced clinician who is committed to improving outcomes for people with disability while supporting the growth of others.
You will have:
- Extensive experience working with people with disability and complex support needs.
- Advanced knowledge and experience in Positive Behaviour Support and evidence-based psychological interventions.
- Experience conducting psychological assessment, intervention, review and evaluation of supports.
- Strong communication, advocacy and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience working across diverse sectors such as disability, mental health, child protection, family services, justice, healthcare or education.
- Demonstrated capability to provide supervision, mentoring and clinical leadership.
- A commitment to person-centred, strengths-based and human rights-focused practice.
- The ability to build strong relationships and work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
To be successful in this role, you will possess
- Current registration as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check.
- Current Working with Children Check.
- Current Australian Driver's Licence.
- Access to a reliable vehicle and willingness to travel as required.
- International Police Check and Disqualified Carer Check (where applicable).
Desirable
- Formal training in Autism assessment tools such as ADOS and/or MIGDAS.
What's on Offer?
- Supportive multidisciplinary team environment
Regular supervision and opportunities for professional development
• Enjoy access to generous salary packaging benefits, allowing you to increase your take-home pay while making a meaningful difference in the lives of people with disability.
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Ongoing professional development and leadership opportunities
- A collaborative and supportive multidisciplinary environment
Find out more about Working in Allied Health Team with Yooralla
How to Apply
For a confidential discussion, please feel free to contact Sam Carew, Clinical Practice Lead - SBS & Psychology on 0403 142 255.
Applications including a resume and a brief cover letter addressing the key selection criteria to be submitted by
5pm, 30th September
We encourage applications from people with lived experience of disability. You'll receive adjustments and support throughout the whole process - from the application stage to starting in the workplace. If you require the position description in a different format or any accommodation or assistance during the application and interview stages please contact the person listed on the ad or alternatively email HR@yooralla.com.au
Berry Street Yooralla acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands People as the Traditional Custodians of the lands across Victoria where our services are located, and pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past, present and future. Berry Street Yooralla is committed to honouring Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands Peoples' unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to Berry Street Yooralla and our society.
Berry Street Yooralla is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.
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