About Us :

Optiform operates as a multi-disciplinary allied health clinic, offering evidence based and patient centred assessment and therapy for children, adolescents and adults.

Our experienced team of clinicians provide professional services including Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health, and Exercise Therapy.

About You :

Formal qualifications & training in:

- Psychology, Social Work, Occupation Therapy or Counselling; and
- Behavioural Intervention.

Position Summary :

About Optiform

Optiform is an established multidisciplinary Allied Health practice based in Ballarat, providing evidence-based assessment, support and intervention to individuals and families across Ballarat and wider Victoria. Our experienced clinical team includes Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Behaviour Support Practitioners and Allied Health Practitioners who work collaboratively to support people across the lifespan.

Our clinicians deliver a broad range of services including early childhood intervention, aged care support, disability support, behavioural support and participation in everyday environments such as home, school, community and workplace settings.

At Optiform, we are committed to supporting individuals to build skills, confidence and independence so they can participate meaningfully in their families, schools, workplaces and communities.

We maintain solid partnerships with local schools, educators, community organisations, health professionals and support networks to ensure collaborative and coordinated care. Our clinicians regularly work alongside teachers, learning diversity teams, paediatricians, Specialists, GPs, health teams and other allied health professionals to support children and adults in the environments where they live and learn.

Optiform is deeply connected to the Ballarat community. We actively contribute through community partnerships, support groups, and specialised programs designed to build skills and connection for individuals and families. Our team also delivers education and training for local organisations, schools, performing arts groups and community services, including workshops, webinars and professional learning sessions.

We are committed to ongoing professional development and clinical excellence. Our clinicians are supported to pursue advanced training, mentoring and professional learning to ensure our services remain informed by current research and best practice. This commitment allows us to continually evolve our services and provide high-quality, cutting-edge care to the communities we serve.

Optiform Vision and Values

We provide high-quality, ethical, and affirming allied health care that centres people, relationships, and community. We work collaboratively to promote autonomy, build capacity, and achieve meaningful outcomes for individuals and families. Our team is supported through open communication, collaboration, and a responsive workplace culture that enables compassionate, evidence-informed practice.

We care about:

- - Our team
- Our community
- Supporting clinicians to be the very best they can be
- Providing high quality, evidence-based intervention and support to our community
- Creating positive outcomes for clients
- Diversity, in all its forms.

About the Senior Behaviour Support Practitioner Role

The role of the Behavioural Support Practitioner is to identify and determine the function of a variety of challenging and concerning behaviours and develop individualised strategies for reducing these behaviours and increasing quality of life.

The role contributes to Optiform’s reputation for clinical excellence, client-centred care and collaborative practice.



The Behaviour Support Practitioner works alongside the multidisciplinary team to provide clinical services to clients using evidence based clinical practice skills.

The Behaviour Support Practitioner works closely with Directors, Clinical Leads and the Practice Manager to support quality outcomes for clients and the sustainability of the practice.

Key Requirements :

Minimum of 5 years relevant clinical and leadership experience

Demonstrated ability to provide expert clinical service and supervision

Demonstrated staff management skills that will foster a learning environment

Delivery of expert and authoritative advice

Demonstrated ability to use and model evidence based practice

Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

High level of negotiation, problem solving and analytical skills

High level of planning and organisational skills

Excellent supervisory and teaching skills

Commitment to integrity, kindness, respect and professional growth

Commitment to ethical, client-centred practice

Eligible for current NDIS Worker Screening; police check; and Working with Children Check

Job Responsibility :

Clinical Practice & Service Delivery

Conduct comprehensive assessments, including interim/comprehensive Behaviour Support Plans, and Functional Behaviour Assessment relevant to the person’s presenting needs and circumstances.

Develop and implement evidence-based behaviours support programs, which can be delivered in the form of multi-systemic interventions and/or individual therapy.

Deliver training and consultation to staff and carers based on contemporary practice and professional standards.

Promote environments that support and maintain positive behaviour.

Client Experience & Communication

Establish and maintain strong therapeutic relationships with clients and families.

Communicate clearly, respectfully and collaboratively with clients, carers, educators and other professionals.

Provide timely updates, reports and recommendations (Optiform will ensure you have one day per month reserved for report writing and administrative tasks).

Deliver services using client-centred, trauma-informed and neuroaffirming practice principles.

Respond to client enquiries and concerns within agreed timeframes.

Professional Practice & Development

Maintain current registration, professional memberships and insurance requirements.

Participate actively in peer consultation and reflective practice.

Engage in internal and external professional development activities.

Incorporate feedback from review processes into clinical practice.

Adhere to Optiform’s clinical policies, procedures and professional standards.

Teamwork & Contribution to Culture

Contribute positively to Optiform’s inclusive, collaborative and values-driven culture.

Participate in team meetings, shared learning and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Support colleagues through respectful communication and teamwork.

Represent Optiform professionally in all internal and external interactions.

Administration & Operational Responsibilities

Maintain accurate client records and documentation in accordance with organisational and funding requirements.

Complete clinical notes within required timeframes.

Complete assessment reports within agreed deadlines.

Use practice management and communication systems accurately (e.g. Splose, Teams, Trello).

Manage appointments, cancellations and scheduling responsibilities effectively.

Contribution to the Continuation of the Business





Meet agreed billable service targets appropriate to experience level.

Participate in group programs, school programs or specialty clinics as appropriate.

Contribute to service development, quality improvement and organisational initiatives.

For senior clinicians, provide mentoring, supervision or leadership support as agreed.

As an employee, work in a healthy and secure manner and encourage others to do the same; comply with all warning and safety signage; report or rectify any unsafe conditions; adhere to Optiform’s Workplace Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Positive Practice Framework – Positive Behaviour Support

Positive Behaviour Support is both a philosophy of practice and term to describe a range of individual and multi-systemic interventions designed to effect change in people’s behaviour and ultimately improve their quality of life. Positive Behaviour Support is the approach that underpins a Positive Practice Framework and is employed by all Specialist Behaviour Consultants as part of their practice model.

Positive behaviour support recognises that all behaviour has a purpose or function, including those considered to be of concern. In order to create adaptive change, it is important to understand the context in which any behaviours of concern occur, including environments in which these behaviours present and internally based antecedents.

Positive Behaviour Support rests on a Functional Behaviour Assessment that focuses on positive methods of creating behaviour change and improved quality of life. It commences with person-centred planning, leads to an individualised service based on effective and ethical practice and produces outcomes that address the person’s wants and needs.

Positive behaviour support is implemented in a partnership approach with the person, person’s support network and staff who work collaboratively to

- Identify behaviours of concern and goals to reduce these behaviours
- Gather relevant current and historical information to identify the factors surrounding the behaviours of concern
- Develop an individualised Behaviour Support Plan
- Generate, implement and evaluate strategies outlined in the Behaviour Support Plan.

Positive behaviour support utilises systemic, environmental, educational and other therapeutic strategies to prevent the occurrence of behaviours of concern by:

- Engaging systems changes to redesign a person’s living environment (opportunities to make more choices, modifying the home/setting or school curriculum)
- Teaching, strengthening and expanding a person’s coping strategies and individual skill set to reduce likelihood of behaviours of concern (such as communication and self-management skills)

The goal of the Specialist Behaviour Consultant is to maximise and improve the quality of life of the person they are supporting and to minimise the presenting behaviours of concern. Strategies used to achieve these goals rest primarily on proactive strategies implemented prior to the display of concerning behaviours and reduce the likelihood of the person resorting to these behaviours in order to have their needs met. Reactive strategies, those implemented after displays of behaviours of concern remain crucial to the overall behaviour support plan, but make up a much smaller portion of the program. At all times, strategies rely on the least restrictive method of behaviour intervention and focus more on developing functionally equivalent coping skills and environmental changes to met the needs of the person.

Job Functions :

Psychology

Job Benefits :

Additional 2 weeks of "Life Leave"

Option to work part time or full time

Option to complete parts of job remotely/from home

Selling Point :

Behaviour Support

Contact :

Meaghan Sullivan

📌 Behavioural Support Practitioner (Ballarat)
🏢 Optiform
📍 Ballarat