Occupational Therapist & Speech Pathologist

• Be a part of our 2023 Award Winning Clinic!
• Full time and part time positions available
• Flexible start dates
• Work with, and learn from our dynamic multi-disciplinary team (details below)
• Monthly in-house training opportunities & ongoing supported learning opportunities
• $2000.00 PD allowance per annum
• Paediatric focused caseload  
• Travel allowances and reimbursement
• Annual bonuses!
• Access to our infrared saunas, PEMF Mats, and biscuits supplied weekly! 

About Leading lights 

Leading Lights Early Intervention; Where every part of who your child is, matters. 
Leading lights has been a long-coming service that combines allied health with medical, and holistic health services to create the best possible outcomes for children with additional needs, and their families. We are constantly seeing incredible outcomes with our children and their families. We have space for full-time and part-time Therapists/ Practitioners who are willing and ready to take on a truly passion-driven role, working with children and supporting the whole team around them! Leading Lights was established to support children with diagnoses, delays or trauma, to reach developmental goals and achieve optimal health outcomes through holistic and collaborative therapy. With our broad range of staff, some furthering their studies and, constantly taking on professional development opportunities. We have a range of experience both personally and professionally. We all, quite simply love what we do and cannot wait to add to our Leading Lights team. 

Based at the winning clinic of the 2023 Australian Enterprise- Best Health Centre in the ACT- World of Well-Being, we work with a range of other professionals with diverse backgrounds including neuroscience, play therapy, psychology, education, naturopathy, nutrition, osteopathy, physiotherapy, laser therapy, and more! We even have infrared saunas, a Dispensary, and PEMF Mats on site! Leading Lights seeks to support the whole team around the child by also ensuring support is offered to parents and carers, siblings and extended family, and schools and teachers. We even support children to access NDIS by assessing for eligibility and navigating this overwhelming space for families. We aim to meet each child in their space, where-ever that may be in their health journey.

Making the NDIS work for our families:
The warm and caring team at Leading Lights are dedicated to helping our clients with a disability to access the NDIS and create a flexible, personalised support package designed to help families achieve the best outcomes for their child, as early as possible.

 About the Role

Occupational Therapists& Speech Pathologists, and other health professionals. WE WANT YOU!

Duties of the role would include: 

• Administering relevant assessments across our dynamic caseloads.
• Creating and implementing therapy plans to support the upskilling of parents/ carers, Key Workers, educators, and the entire team within each child's life. 
• Provision of fun-filled, and engaging therapy which is tailored to participants using a combination of field-related expertise, collaborative input, and creative passion for promoting the best outcomes. 
• Adapting to the needs of each client in real-time, to ensure that each child really is the Leading Light in their own health journey!
• Mentoring and providing advise to other key members of each child's team.
• The option of working in the clinic, school, community and home environments.
• Developing comprehensive reports and support letters to maximize the outcomes of our families. 
• Correspondence with other professionals as required (Paediatricians, Doctors, teachers, other therapists, work colleagues).
• Assessment and prescription of assistive equipment.
• Provision of comprehensive functional and environmental assessments.
• Collaboration within our multi-disciplinary team to develop informed strategies for working with clients. 
• Therapy supports including and not limited to: motor skills, sensory profiling, emotional regulation and anxiety, trauma recovery, communication, social skills, feeding and eating disorders, self-care, and other daily living skills.
• Opportunity to train into the Key Worker Model.

Our therapy services are provided to NDIS, and privately funded clients.

We help you to support others by providing: 

• Child outcome driven practice- billable hours do not determine your workload!
• Competitive salary in line with experience. 
• Bonuses that give recognition to your hard work and dedication to our Leading Lights family.
• CPD & travel cover. 
• Laptop provided.
• Monthly in-house and external training opportunities. 
• The most supportive, warm & flexible working culture.
• Regular team meetings to assist with collaborative case management, and social and emotional wellbeing of the team.
• We are currently building our very own, Canberra- first, Sensory Integration Gym which includes a full light-filtration system to support regulation and other health outcomes.
• Your own private consult room!
• Access to many, many resources.

What you will need to succeed in the role   

• COMPLETED Tertiary qualification and Registration with affiliated body. 
• NSW Working With Children Check (or ability to obtain). 
• ACT Working With Children Check (or ability to obtain). 
• Current drivers license. 
• Excellent communication skills. 
• Ability to work independently and within a team. 
• Outstanding organisational and problem-solving skills. 
• A passion for collaborating in a multi-disciplinary team.
• A desire to make a real difference within the community.
• Experience within pediatrics.
• A passion and willingness to learn from a range of holistic, and other health practitioners. 
• A willingness to improve on your clinical practice – including the ability to self-reflect and a focus on developing skills in areas you’re not familiar with.