AddressAdventure Therapy Services is looking for a qualified Occupational Therapist to join our passionate team in a Pakenham-based outdoor clinic; ALL experience levels welcome to apply!
Benefits
- Generous compensation & annual professional development budget
- Flexible location options (incl.work-from-home, our outdoor clinic & clients' homes)
- Individualised onboarding program (incl. foundational training resources & shadowing experienced OTs and/or Allied Health Assistants)
- Access to a variety of shared online resources and therapy equipment
- Ongoing 1:1 supervision with an allocated mentor
- Ongoing 1:1 meetings with management to provide additional support
- Regular team building and social events.
About us
At Adventure Therapy Services, our mission is to support psychological recovery and facilitate growth in the lives of children, youth and families. We do this by sharing the empowering qualities of animals and nature in our beautiful outdoor clinic with bushland, wildlife and horses for equine-assisted therapy!
With our individualised onboarding program, we take pride in providing our team members with a flexible work environment that fosters personal and professional growth, where we encourage a great work-life balance and rewarding personal efforts!
About the role
The Occupational Therapist will work in an ongoing contractor role, with the flexibility to structure your work week in a way that suits you best.
As the successful applicant, your duties will include but not be limited to:
- providing direct OT services for a varied clinical caseload (a range of ages and conditions)
- delivering services in a range of environments (incl. our outdoor clinic, community settings and via Telehealth)
- creating, monitoring and reviewing individualised client therapy goals & treatment plans with evidence-based approach
- completing session notes and follow-up administration through online systems
- completing OT documentation for management of NDIS participant funding (incl. Reassessment Reports, Functional Capacity Assessments and Supporting Letters).
About you
To be successful in this role, you will need the following:
- Relevant Occupational Therapy qualifications (with current AHPRA registration)
- Eligibility for Medicare Provider status
- Working with Children’s Check & Police check essential
- Current First aid certificate & TFN (ABN for contractors only)
- Independent Public Liability & Professional Indemnity Insurance
- Australian Driver’s Licence with own vehicle
- Own laptop with computer program/platform proficiency (incl. Windows, Microsoft Office and Google Workspace Applications).
Desired skills
- Experience handling horses
- An understanding of fundamental horsemanship principles
- Experience with wildlife, dogs and other domesticated animals
- Experience with NDIS/NDIS participants
- Experience providing services via Telehealth
- Experience creating resources for clients (incl. visual schedules, communication books, social stories etc.)
How to apply
To apply for this role, please send your cover letter and resume through the Apply button on SEEK or to our admin team at *****@adventurets.com.au.
(Feel free to visit www.adventurets.com.au for more information on our services, our team and our clients!)
We look forward to hearing from you!
