• Employment Status:  This is a permanent full time position.
• Location: Geelong, VIC
• Billable hours: A key difference within this role is that you are only claiming 65% of your time (or 23.62hours for a full time employee) with the other 35% left for personal development, administrative tasks and team support. 
• Professional Development: 2 hours per week is available to each therapist / practitioner to focus upon Professional Development 
• An extremely supportive and knowledgeable team who work very well together, this is quite a unique group who encourage each other to achieve and celebrate each other’s wins / successes. 
• Please call or email as we would love for you to pop into our office for a coffee and chat! We can tell you all about our role, our wonderful team and the services we offer so you can ascertain if we’re the right team for you.   

Hey You 

At genU, we believe that the people who need our help should be supported to be happy and healthy and to have control over their life. Our Allied Health team improves the lives of our community by improving the wellbeing and ability to manage everyday tasks of our clients. Our Allied Health team consists of Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology, Dietetics Specialist Behaviour Support and Allied Health Assistance. 

We work with NDIS Participants of all ages who present with "behaviours of concern" – signs that all is not well in that person’s life. 

Our Allied Health team is looking for a passionate and motivated Behaviour Support Practitioner to work with people with disability and those who support them to find out what is going on for them and why things aren’t going well. You will provide person-centred support to participants of the NDIA, with the aim of improving quality of life and reducing and eliminating the use of restrictive practices. 

You will be supported not only by motivated peers but also by a knowledgeable and passionate leadership team. Here we care for each other as family and have as much fun as possible along the way. If you are someone who is genuinely committed to improve the wellbeing of those we serve, a brilliant and supportive team is ready to welcome you with open arms! 

About You 

A flexible approach will see your Behaviour Support Plans bespoke for your client’s needs, with the core functions being: 

• Working with people with disability and their supports in a person-centred way to understand the person’s needs, skills, and circumstances 
• Developing Interim Behaviour Support Plans to ensure safety for the person and those around them 
• Completing comprehensive and holistic assessments to determine the underlying drivers of behaviours of concern 
• Developing Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plans based on the findings of your assessment 
• Supporting the person to learn new skills and achieve the goals they want to achieve 
• Supporting and training people who support the person in the use of strategies outlined in Behaviour Support Plans 
• Supporting NDIS Providers to obtain authorisation of plans which contain Regulated Restrictive Practices and then ensuring Behaviour Support Plans are lodged with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission 
• Monitoring, evaluation and reviewing Behaviour Support Plans to ensure they are effective and meeting the person’s needs 

You will also meet the following essential requirements: 

• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check or willingness to obtain;  
• Current NDIS Working With Childrens Check or willingness to obtain;  
• Current NDIS Worker Orientation Module certificate or willingness to obtain; 

genU welcomes diversity, including diversity of race, culture, spirituality, gender, age, identity, ability, and sexuality. We are committed to providing a welcoming, innovative, safe, empowering and respectful environment for all and living these values each and every day. 

Employment Benefits 

genu staff have access to a range of benefits, including but not limited to the following:  

• Investment in You: genU is committed to providing opportunities for career progression. You will have access to a range of accredited training modules, staff mentoring programs and our internal jobs board.    
• Commitment to Staff Health & Wellbeing: 24/7 access to an innovative, holistic employee assistance program that supports your emotional, mental, financial, and physical health.   
• Increase your Take Home Pay: Salary package up to $15,900 per annum each FBT year plus further meals and entertainment benefits.   
• Employee Discount Program: save money with employee discounts and savings at over 450 of Australia’s most loved retailers and service providers including Coles, Woolworths & JB HI-FI.   
• Study Scholarship: all genU employees are eligible for a 25% scholarship towards undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Torrens University.   
• Employee Referral Program: refer someone to work at genU and receive a generous cash bonus once that person completes their 6-month qualifying period. 

genU is committed to providing accessible, inclusive and equitable recruitment processes for all candidates. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact Lyndal Rickard , Operations Manager on 0477015950 

Applications close on the 27th May 2024 09am