Occupational Therapist

Position Details
Reference Number 32424
Position Title Occupational Therapist
Employment Type Max Term Full Time
Directorate Child & Family Services
Location Mackay
Award Award Free
Schedule Other
Classification level range NON
NON
Position Summary
UnitingCare is searching for an Occupational Therapist (Paediatric), to join our Early Childhood Approach (ECA) Partner in Community team, based in the Mackay region. This candidate should have a passion for inclusion and participation for children with developmental concerns, delays, and disability, and their families. Part-time hours and recent graduates will be considered. The position is based in the Mackay region and is a full time position, maximum term contract to 30th June 2025.
This role is focused on providing short-term early support with families of young children aged 0-6 years. Working both autonomously and as part of UnitingCare’s ECA team, you will;

• Work in a contemporary way that aligns with Best Practice Guidelines for early intervention. This includes using a capacity building approach to intervention.
• Use your clinical expertise and child development knowledge to work with children and their families in a collaborative way to achieve functional outcomes.
• Provide outcome-focused, short-term support to enable young children to increase their functional capacity and involvement in their community.
• Work in a transdisciplinary (key worker) manner.
• Provide guidance and practical therapeutic strategies to families and young children with developmental concerns, delays or disability. This will involve working with the child, their family and other people with established relationships (e.g., Educators), in their natural and community-based settings.
• Link families to appropriate community based and mainstream supports, or where appropriate, to the NDIS for a funded plan.

What you'll need

• Recognised qualifications, registration and experience in Occupational Therapy.
• Current Drivers Licence and flexibility for travel within the region.
• Ability to undergo a “Working with Children Check” under the screening provisions of the Commission for Children and Young People Act (2000) and obtain a Suitability Card (Blue Card).
• Ability to undergo and obtain NDIS Worker Screening

Post graduate experience working in paediatric therapies within a community and multidisciplinary setting would be preferred.
Supporting you to support others
Family and Disability Services is a respected industry leader and one of Queensland’s largest community service providers, with a wide range of services that provide support to vulnerable individuals, families and communities in metropolitan, regional and remote locations across the State. We’re proudly not-for-profit and offer you:

• Access to salary packaging & meal and entertainment benefits
• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• Employee assistance, health & wellness programs
• Values-based culture & rewards and recognition
• Ongoing learning & development

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.
Through our values UnitingCare is proud of our team’s diversity, we believe in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce to help us achieve the best outcomes for the communities in which we operate and serve. We highly encourage applications from people who identify as a part of the Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) and other culturally diverse populations such as LGBTIQA+ community.
Contact Person Rhiannon Hall
Contact Number 0447873070
Alternate Contact Person Jessica Taylor
Alternate Contact Number 0400563070
Closing Date 03/12/2023
Position Description and/or
Supporting Information Early Supports Therapist - OT and SP Position Description Oct2023.pdf