Careers · VIC / NSW / SA / WA · Hiring quarterly
Behaviour Support Practitioner (Advanced)
You’ve mastered the craft. Now lead it: the most complex casework, supervision of practitioners at every level, and a real hand in shaping how PBS is practised, at the provider the rest of the field learns from.
- Full-time employee, never a contractor
- Remote, wherever you live
- SCHADS award + 12% super + bonus
- 38-hour weeks, no weekends
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HRD 5-Star Employer of Choice, 2025
Awarded on the strength of our own staff’s feedback: supportive culture, genuine development, and fair, transparent pay.
Why here, not somewhere else
Every provider says they’re supportive. Here’s our evidence.
If you’re an Advanced practitioner, you’ve seen exactly what churn does to a caseload, a team, and a career. We don’t ask you to take culture claims on faith. Each of these comes with proof you can check before you apply.
You’ll stay, and so will the team around you
High turnover doesn’t just hurt participants; it strands practitioners without stable supervision or peers. Our practitioners typically stay two to four years, which means the team you lead (and the practitioners you supervise) will still be here next year, and so will the supervision relationships you build.
ProofPractitioner tenure of 2–4 years · HRD 5-Star Employer of Choice 2025, based on staff feedback
Work where the field learns
Practitioners at other providers read our publication and attend our professional development webinars. At Advanced level, you don’t just benefit from that machine, you help drive it: our internal training program is run by Advanced practitioners and our clinical training team, and our senior clinicians shape the writing, PD and events the whole sector follows.
Proof1,000+ practitioner subscribers to our publication · quarterly PD events open to the whole sector · internal training led by Advanced practitioners
The most complex work, without an overloaded caseload
Advanced means the field’s hardest problems: highly complex presentations, interdisciplinary contexts, and practice leadership across settings. It does not mean simply more casework. We publish our wait times publicly rather than overloading the practitioners we have. That discipline is what protects your caseload, and your clinical standards.
ProofLive wait times published on this website · regular supervision and peer reflection for every practitioner, at every level
Real employment, not a contractor gamble
Ads promising higher starting rates, no KPIs and “work your own hours” usually mean contracting. No leave, no super guarantee, personal liability, and no team when things get hard. Every Insight PBS practitioner is a full-time employee with the full safety net.
ProofSCHADS award · 12% superannuation · full leave entitlements · professional indemnity cover — compared line-by-line below
The role
What you’ll actually do
You’ll deliver Positive Behaviour Support in the most complex contexts we work in, from early childhood through to older adults. You’ll be improving quality of life, reducing behaviours of concern, and working towards the reduction and elimination of restrictive practices. As an Advanced practitioner, you’ll also carry practice leadership: supervising practitioners at all levels, leading internal training, and shaping how PBS is done across the organisation.
Your responsibilities
- Lead comprehensive assessments and behaviour support plans for participants with highly complex presentations, synthesising information from a wide range of sources
- Apply high-level critical thinking and analysis to make effective decisions in complex situations, including interdisciplinary and multi-service contexts
- Provide practice leadership across settings and stakeholder interactions, including chairing complex care team meetings, case conferences and practice forums
- Supervise practitioners at all levels, reviewing and co-authorising plans and guiding Core and Proficient colleagues as they progress
- Help deliver our internal training program, which is run by Advanced practitioners and our clinical training team
- Use advanced data analysis to monitor outcomes, identify service-wide challenges and implement solutions
- Shape strategic thinking in PBS and contribute to system change that enhances the rights of people with disability
- Maintain reflective practice, participating in supervision yourself, including peer supervision with other Advanced practitioners
What you’ll need
- Assessment as Advanced under the NDIS Commission PBS Capability Framework
- Extensive experience delivering Positive Behaviour Support, including complex cases and restrictive practice contexts
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field such as Occupational Therapy, Developmental Education, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Nursing, Health Science, Social Work, Rehabilitation Counselling, or another NDIS-recognised qualification
- Demonstrated skills in supervising and mentoring other practitioners
- High-level analytical skills, including the ability to evaluate behaviour support plans and clinical data across a service, not just a caseload
- Leadership in team settings, such as running case conferences, practice forums or service improvement projects
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and sound computer literacy
Where this role leads
Advanced is leadership, with one level still to climb
The NDIS Commission recognises four practitioner levels. Because of our large, experienced team, you can progress through all four levels here. Progression applications open every six months, and all supervision is completed in-house, so you never have to source your own supervision to move up.
Core
Less complex participants, close coaching from a team leader, foundations of assessment and planning.
Proficient
Independent practice across a broader caseload, including participants with restrictive practices in place, plus guidance of Core practitioners.
Advanced
The most complex presentations, supervision of practitioners at all levels, and practice leadership across the organisation.
Specialist
All the qualities of Advanced, plus a recognised area of expertise such as trauma, forensic work or dual diagnosis.
Read before you compare job ads
An employee role, next to a typical contractor offer
Many PBS job ads lead with a higher hourly rate. Here’s what that rate usually costs you once you look underneath it.
| Insight PBS employee | Typical contractor offer | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay basis | SCHADS award. Paid what you’re owed, every pay cycle, plus bonus incentives | Headline rate only; you carry the gaps between billable work |
| Superannuation | Full 12%, every paycheck, for as long as you’re here | Often none. You fund your own retirement savings |
| Leave | Annual, sick, personal, mental health, parental, study, community service, grievance and long service leave | No paid leave of any kind |
| Hours | Max 38 hours per week. No expected overtime, no weekends | “Work your own hours” often means unpaid evenings to hit billables |
| Professional indemnity | Covered by Insight PBS for all staff | You are personally liable for claims against you |
| Supervision & support | Regular supervision and peer reflection at every level. At Advanced, you provide it across the team too | Typically fend for yourself clinically. No supervision included |
| Back office | Admin, finance and marketing teams handle invoicing, payment follow-up, service agreements, plan uploads and referral flow | Your unpaid job after hours, including finding your own referrals |
How to apply
Three steps, and what we’re looking for in each
Read the Position Description
It’s the honest version of the job. Responsibilities, expectations and conditions in full. Download the PD (PDF).
Prepare your application
Your current CV, copies of relevant qualifications and registrations, including your Advanced assessment, and a short cover letter. The cover letter matters to us. It’s how we hear your voice and your reasons before we meet you, and applications without one aren’t progressed.
Register, then apply via Seek
No Advanced roles are open right now. We hire quarterly. Register your interest and you’ll hear first; when roles open, they’ll be live on our company Seek page.
Need adjustments? We proudly support diversity in all its forms, and we know applying can be nerve-wracking. If we can provide additional support, accommodations, or changes to set you up for success, email us directly at people@insightpbs.com.au.
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