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Salary- Hourly rate between $41.85-$52.95 per hour
- Salary packaging of up to $18,550 p/a
- Experienced practitioners and graduates are welcome to apply
- Work Full-time or Part-time hours
Whether you have a long-held passion for aged care, or you are keen to build upon your experience by assisting the elderly to live their best life, Juniper will welcome your application for this role.
As an Occupational Therapist with Juniper, you will be responsible for undertaking assessments, contributing to care plans and providing appropriate treatment and advice to residents.
You will need to model a compassionate manner with people, demonstrating leadership qualities and clear communication methods. This is an interesting and busy role that will require an ability to plan your day well and manage priorities.
One offer to the successful candidate is full-time or part-time position, with a case load mixed between our residents in aged-care and our new transitional care program.
Key Responsibilities of this role:
- Assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating individual and group Occupational Therapy needs
- Implementing mobility programs to meet individual needs of residents
- Contributing to the team development, implementation, review and evaluation of Occupational Therapy care plans
- Supporting the maintenance or restoration of the residents’ independence
- Establishing and maintaining effective communication with residents
- Supervision and effective leadership of Therapy staff
- Maintaining accurate resident information
- Responding to the requests and concerns of families and other carers
- Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy)
- Current registration with the Occupational Therapist Registration board of WA
- Previous experience working in an aged care environment
- Experience in effective supervision and performance management of staff
