Practice Lead Behaviour Support

3 months ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Spectrum Care Full time

Practice Lead Behaviour Support

Fulltime, 40 hours per week

$92-$97k per annum + company car for personal use

Greenlane, Central Auckland location
- Spacious Corporate office based in Greenlane, Central Auckland
- Fulltime, permanent role
- Company car for private use
- Up to $97K per annum

Spectrum Care provides support for children, young people and adults with disabilities, and their whanau. We believe in lives of choice, inclusive communities and daring to dream. Our vision is 'Every person with a disability deserves a life of choice, freedom and independence'.

We are currently recruiting for a Practice Lead to head a team of Behaviour Advisor's and a Behaviour Support Assistant. This role will work closely with our Service Delivery and clinical staff within Spectrum Care in delivering their responsibilities and outcomes.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of Speech Language Therapists, Registered Nurses, Occupational Therapist, Behaviour Advisors and a Behaviour Support Assistant

Please note this role requires travel to other locations outside of Auckland.

You must have a full, clean NZ Drivers licence

This role is responsible for:

- Carrying a case load
- Ensure best practice is followed by Behaviour Team
- Championing restraint reduction and elimination
- Providing leadership for the Behaviour Support Team and support to the Service Delivery Teams,
- Monitoring, improving and reinforcing evidence based behaviour support practices,
- Planning and development of strategies based on Positive Behaviour Support Principles,
- Embedding minimisation of restrictive practices and Positive Behaviour Support principles within the organisation.

You will have:

- A tertiary qualification at Bachelors level (minimum), which may include Psychology or the equivalent,
- Experience in supporting people and their supports with an intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder and/or foetal alcohol spectrum disorder at a senior level,
- Experience in the proactive management of restraint minimization,
- Understanding of Trauma-informed care,
- Experience in project management.

You will be based in our head office in Greenlane, Auckland, but may require travel to services provided by Spectrum Care.

**Job Details**:

- Reference #- 36019- Posted on- 07 Oct 2024- Closes on- 27 Nov 2024 23:55- Location(s)- Central Auckland- Expertise- Behaviour Support- Work type(s)- Full-time (40 hours)- Hours per week- Availability- Day shifts- CSW Practical Responsibilities List



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