At a Glance
- Tasks: Support children with behaviours of concern and enhance their healthcare experience.
- Company: Join Australia's leading children's hospital dedicated to improving young lives.
- Benefits: Salary packaging, fitness options, childcare, and a supportive work culture.
- Other info: Flexible work options and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of children and families every day.
- Qualifications: Tertiary qualification in relevant discipline and registration as a practitioner.
The predicted salary is between 66150 - 80850 $ per year.
The Royal Children's Hospital's (RCH) Vision is "A world where all kids thrive". RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas.
About the Role
This is a Fixed Term Part Time or Full Time (0.5 - 1.0 FTE) position until 30/06/2027 at 80 hours per fortnight (ability to create 2 positions with job share flexibility). Classification for this position will range from: Occupational Therapist/Speech Therapist/Social Worker – Grade 3.
What You will Achieve:
- Reporting to the ISAID (Improving Support for Autism and Intellectual Disability) Clinical Lead, this role works with the broader BOC project team to support clinical staff across the hospital to adopt evidence-based behaviour support practices to improve quality of care, reduce BOCs and reduce/eliminate restrictive practices.
- The role develops behaviour support plans, and provides education, training, supervision, mentorship, consultation, and capacity building to embed positive behaviour support practices in routine care.
- As a member of the BOC project team, the Behaviour Support Practitioner will contribute to this key project by providing subject matter expertise on evidence-based behaviour support approaches and liaise with nursing/allied health/medical/psychology education and interprofessional learning teams to develop education programs to support staff to confidently apply behaviour support approaches in routine practice.
Your skills and experience:
- Tertiary Qualification or equivalent in relevant discipline.
- Current Registration as an Occupational Therapist or a qualified Social Worker or Speech Pathologist or a Psychologist.
- Registered or eligible for membership with Behaviour Support Practitioners (BSP) Australia.
- Be a Certified Behaviour Analyst (CBA) by the Association for Behaviour Analysis Australia (ABAA).
- Postgraduate clinical mental health experience.
- Demonstrated experience in teaching and supervision of multi-disciplinary clinical staff.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in working in partnership with multi-disciplinary teams.
What we offer:
- Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities.
- Staff immunisation.
- Early Learning Centre childcare.
- Parkville location and close to public transport.
- Discounted on-site car parking.
- Culture of continuous improvement.
- Flexible work options available.
Other Requirements:
- Employees are required to undertake a National Criminal Record Check and a Working with Children Check prior to commencing employment.
- Employees are required to maintain a valid Working with Children Check throughout their employment.
- Employees are required to maintain compliance with RCHs "Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases" procedure.
The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.
Support Practitioner employer: Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH)
At the Royal Children’s Hospital, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that values the well-being and professional growth of our staff. Our supportive work culture fosters collaboration within a multidisciplinary team, providing ample opportunities for career development while making a meaningful impact on the lives of children and families in need. Located in the heart of Melbourne, RCH offers a unique environment where you can thrive both personally and professionally, all while contributing to vital community health services.
Contact Details:
Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Recruitment Team
