Behaviour Therapist

About daar 

daar is a multidisciplinary allied health practice supporting children, young people, and families. We deliver practical, evidence-based supports across clinic, school, home, and community settings, with a strong focus on positive behaviour support and family capacity-building. 

About the role 

As a behaviour therapist contracting with daar, you’ll plan and deliver person-centred interventions, collaborate with our speech pathology, psychology, and occupational therapy teams, and work within our clinical governance framework and NDIS practice standards. 

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Key responsibilities 

Assessment & planning 

• Conduct functional and skills-based assessments using validated tools. 

• Develop behaviour intervention or behaviour support plans aligned to PBS principles and restrictive practice regulations (where applicable). 

Therapy delivery 

• Provide 1:1 and small-group sessions across clinic, school, home, community, or via telehealth. 

• Coach families, carers, educators, and support workers; embed capacity-building strategies linked to SMART/GAS goals. 

Documentation & reporting 

• Keep timely, accurate session notes and progress data in daar’s systems. 

• Prepare reports for families, referrers, and funding bodies (e.g., NDIS progress reports). 

• Record services accurately for invoicing and audit. 

Collaboration & communication 

• Liaise with internal clinicians and external stakeholders (GPs, schools, support coordinators). 

• Contribute to case conferences and risk reviews as required. 

Safeguarding & quality 

• Comply with NDIS practice standards, child safety, and mandatory reporting. 

• Follow daar’s clinical governance, privacy, and incident management policies. 

• Escalate risks, safeguarding concerns, and any restrictive practice matters promptly. 

Minimum requirements 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in behavioural science, psychology, education, applied behaviour analysis, or a closely related field. 

• Post-graduate PBS/ABA training or equivalent experience highly regarded. 

• ABN; professional indemnity and public liability insurance. 

• Working with Children Check and National Police Check (current). 

• NDIS Worker Screening Check (or eligibility). 

• Driver’s licence and reliable transport. 

Checks & registrations: 

• As above, all must be current and valid. 

Skills & experience: 

• 1–2+ years delivering behaviour interventions with children or young people (NDIS experience an advantage). 

• Data-driven practice (e.g., ABC data, scatter plots, goal attainment). 

• Strong communication and coaching skills with families and educators. 

• Confident with digital notes, telehealth, and case management systems. 

Nice to have 

• Experience delivering PBS under state restrictive practices frameworks. 

• School-based support experience and team-around-the-child collaboration. 

• Cultural competence with diverse communities.