Advanced Practitioner

Join our team in Campbelltown or North Parramatta – choose the location that works best for you.

About the role

As an Advanced Practitioner – Behaviour Support at Northcott, you will deliver specialist, person-centred and evidence-based behaviour support for customers with complex needs. Working collaboratively with customers, families, staff and stakeholders, you will apply Positive Behaviour Support to build skills, promote independence and improve quality of life. You will develop Interim and Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plans in line with NDIS Commission requirements, synthesise information from multiple sources, and apply high-level critical thinking to complex situations.

Contributing to housing and functional assessments, delivering training, supporting interdisciplinary practice and providing practice leadership. As an Advanced Practitioner, you will also help shape Positive Behaviour Support practice, promote the rights of people with disability, supervise practitioners, participate in peer supervision, and contribute to recruitment, induction and other practice leadership responsibilities.

Benefits, perks & wellbeing

• Flexible Work Location: Work at our Campbelltown or North Parramatta office.
• Maximise Your Salary: Benefit fromNon-For-Profit Salary Packaging**: $15,900 + $2,650 entertainment.**
• Work-Life Balance: Take 5 weeks of annual leave to relax, refresh, and focus on what matters most.
• Generous Parental Leave: After 12 months of service, enjoy 14 weeks of paid maternity leave to support you and your growing family.
• Learning Support: Enjoy 10 days of personal development leave, plus a $1,000 allowance to help you expand your skills and knowledge.
• Wellness Perks: Fitness Passport, reduced health & general insurance, and discounts via Perkbox.
• Supportive Culture: Work in a multi-disciplinary, collaborative environment with peer supervision and access to clinical teams across multiple states.
• Comprehensive Support: Access to a broader clinical services team across NSW, QLD & ACT, with regular peer supervision.
• Accessibility & Wellbeing: Inclusive workplace with support for employees with disability, including tailored adjustments, flexible work options, a psychologically safe environment and various staff networks.

What you’ll bring:

• Relevant tertiary qualification and completion or current enrolment in the Positive Approach to Behaviour Support Core Standard (FACS), including appraisal process, or CHCDIS006.
• Advanced PBS knowledge and experience applying the PBS Capability Framework in complex practice.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated practice leadership, supervision and mentoring experience.
• Experience in the disability and/or community sector using a person-centred, evidence-based PBS approach.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to manage a diverse paediatric and adult caseload while meeting service and performance targets.
• Commitment to maintaining accurate records, completing documentation and rostered tasks within required timeframes.
• Ability to achieve a 55% average billable target and 80% minimum service agreement consumption.
• Ability to complete individual plan strategies within one month, with 100% compliance.

How to apply
Click APPLY to submit your application.

Please include:

• Your current CV, and
• A short cover letter outlining your skills, experience and what interests you about this Behaviour Support Practitioner role.

We encourage you to visit our website to learn more about our mission and to see whether our values and culture are a good fit for you: Our Story.

At Northcott, we believe everyone deserves the chance to live life their way. As a not-for-profit disability service provider, we support people with disability to explore new possibilities, reach their goals, and shape their own futures. Joining Northcott means becoming part of a passionate, purpose-driven team that grows together and celebrates every success — big or small.

Northcott will review candidates throughout the recruitment process, likely before the close date, and you will be advised of an outcome. For general enquiries about the role you are applying for, please email [email protected].

No Recruitment Agencies Please - We are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies or third-party recruiters for this position.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement
Northcott actively promotes diversity and inclusion in the recruitment process and throughout employment. We are committed to providing a workplace where every person is valued, respected and supported to progress. Northcott welcomes applications from and ensures no one is disadvantaged on the basis of their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity, culture, LGBTQIA+ identity, neurodivergence, disability, gender, age, religion or caring responsibilities. We welcome bilingual and multilingual applicants, recognising the important role language and cultural understanding play in connecting with and supporting our diverse communities. If you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, have a preferred contact method, or need information provided in an alternative format, please contact recruitment at [email protected] We are here to support you — reasonable adjustments are available throughout the application process and are also available to employees in their roles beyond recruitment.