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Position Available:  Behaviour Therapist

Location: Hawthorn, Melbourne VIC

Work Type: Casual/Vacation/Full Time/Part Time ($30 – $36 per hour)

About Amazing Kids:

Amazing Kids is an employer of choice, supporting children and families with communication, social skills and other developmental areas. Amazing Kids believes families, and other significant individuals in their child’s life are the most important resources for their child’s skill development.

Amazing Kids delivers the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), Skills Based Treatment (SBT) and other Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) supports for autistic children and other developmental delays. Candidates will have ongoing opportunities to expand on prior knowledge and to gain experience implementing the Early Start Denver Model and Skills-Based Treatment. Further development towards certification in the ESDM and SBT is provided to dedicated and committed candidates.

Amazing Kids Core Values:

• Integrity – Providing families with evidence-based intervention based on contemporary research

• Excellence - Continued professional development and review the way services are implemented and operated

• Commitment – to each family we work alongside to provide the upmost care and intervention

• Accountability - for quality of services and understanding client expectations and visa versa

If these core values align with you, please read on!

The ideal candidate looks like:

• Previous experience in early childhood support
• Experience implementing and delivering the Early Start Denver Model
• Ability to deliver one on one intervention with young children with autism and other developmental delays (across various environments such as home, school, clinic and early learning centres)
• Sensitive to challenges faced by families, childcares and children
• Ability to take on feedback constructively and a commitment to ongoing improvement of the programs children are undertaking
• Committed to the progression of children's programs
• Maintain positive relationships with families and team members
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders of the children and families we work with
• Taking on board individualised programs for children, and demonstrating a commitment to our core values
  

Your everyday looks like:

• Working one on one with children in a clinic/home/ELC environment delivering various different programs (eg: SBT or ESDM)
• Data collection for each child's goals using our data app
• Collaborating with staff members
• Collaboration with external practitioners including Allied Health members that are mutual to our clients
• Communicating with families on a daily basis
• Support and communicating to various team members within the company

What can we offer you?

• Training in the Early Start Denver Model and ongoing professional development in the field of early intervention
• Skills-Based Treatment supervision and training
• BCBA fieldwork or CBA fieldwork supervision available
• Skills-Based Treatment training and supervision
• A rewarding career in transforming the lives of young children and their families
• Supervision is included in your role by certified practitioners such as BCBA's and Certified ESDM therapists
• Support in certification in the Early Start Denver Model
• An inclusive team of likeminded professionals in the field of early intervention
• Opportunity to work in a clinic, home, school and kindergarten environments
• Collaborate with educators, allied health practitioners, teachers and likeminded professionals within the community
• A competitive salary with flexible working schedules including; full time, part time, and casual agreements.
• Salary packaging is available for full time staff members

Ideal candidates would already have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in special education, early childhood, youth work, speech pathology, occupational therapy; or be working towards or hold their BCBA/BCaBA registration
• Registration with your profession (ie: education and VIT registration)
• 2+ years experience working in early intervention
• Flexibility in working within a clinical environment; as well as travelling to homes (within a 30minute radius of Hawthorn)
• Current Victorian Working with Children (WWC)
• Current Police Check (National Police Certificate)

All team members at Amazing Kids have opportunity for growth and development within our company. Please apply with your cover letter and resume through seek for a confidential chat. Alternatively, please email mailto:info@amazingkids.com.au or call (03) 7064 5777 for further information regarding the role.

We look forward to hearing from you!