Behaviour Support Area Manager | Nowra

This is a newly created leadership role for an experienced Behaviour Support Practitioner. As Discipline Area Manager you'll develop and support the clinicians in Optimum's growing Behaviour Support division, while keeping a clinical caseload of about 21 billable hours a week so you stay close to client outcomes. You'll work alongside operational and clinical leaders, and relocation assistance may be available for interstate candidates.

What The Role Covers

Performance

• Holding the team to KPIs, billable expectations and clinical standards
• Supporting clinicians to deliver evidence-based Behaviour Support services
• Making sure organisational policies and best-practice frameworks are followed
  
  

Development

• Building tailored career development plans for clinicians
• Supporting caseload growth and professional progression
• Providing coaching, mentoring and performance feedback
  
  

Engagement and retention

• Building a supportive, inclusive team culture
• Running initiatives that improve engagement and retention
• Looking after clinician wellbeing and professional satisfaction
  
  

Clinical practice

• Carrying a caseload of approximately 21 billable hours per week
• Leading by example through high-quality service delivery
• Supporting complex clinical presentations when required
  
  

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Experience And Approach

• Minimum 4 years of Behaviour Support
• A record of achieving and exceeding performance expectations
• Leadership, coaching and mentoring capability, including supporting clinician development and performance improvement
• A strong understanding of Behaviour Support and NDIS frameworks
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills
• The ability to balance leadership responsibilities with a clinical caseload
  
  

Essential Registration And Checks

• Minimum Proficient Behaviour Support Practitioner registration
• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• National Police Check
• Working With Children Check (or willingness to obtain)
• Current First Aid and CPR certification
• Medicare Provider Number (or eligibility to obtain)
• Current driver's licence and access to a vehicle, with the ability to travel across multiple locations as required
  
  

WHY OPTIMUM HEALTH SOLUTIONS

Optimum has run allied health services across NSW and Tasmania for more than 20 years, with 14 clinics and a team of over 200 professionals across eight disciplines. In this role you'll shape the development and performance of clinicians across the organisation, working alongside leaders and clinicians from multiple disciplines. There's mentoring, leadership training and ongoing professional development, with structured pathways into senior leadership, operational management and executive roles, and recognition for building strong teams and achieving outcomes.

THE PRACTICALS

• Location: Nowra, NSW
• Employment type: Full-time
• Hours: 21 billable clinical hours per week
• Travel: across multiple locations as required
• Relocation: assistance may be available for interstate candidates
  
  

If you'd like to lead a team and stay in clinical practice, contact Emily on emily@opt.net.au or 0420 765 530 to have a chat about the role.