Mikayla Payne

Mikayla is a Behaviour Support Practitioner who has recently completed a Bachelor of Psychological Science with Honours.

Prior to joining Ability Action Australia, Mikayla was a Disability and Mental Health Mentor, supporting individuals from across the lifespan from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) as well as Indigenous communities.

In this role, she supported individuals with physical and intellectual disability with:

• Individualised care plans
• Incident reports
• Safety training and techniques
• Hygiene and mobility support
• Promoting independence and community engagement

Mikayla is passionate about creating and fostering genuine connections with participants, and enjoys making a difference.

Her favourite part of her job is “seeing the joy you can bring by promoting independence in someone’s life.”

Mikayla is based in Norwood and provides Positive Behaviour Support to participants in the northern and eastern suburbs of Adelaide.