Occupational Therapist – Team Leader/Therapy Mentor – Northern Perth

Occupational Therapist – Team Leader/Therapy Mentor
Employment Term – Full Time, Ongoing
A competitive salary package will be on offer
Location – Northern Perth

In your new role you will influence and champion a culture of excellence to empower your team to make positive changes for people and communities. You will use your highly developed clinical skills to support people under a social model of disability, breaking barriers to reveal their abilities.

You will lead a team of therapists who are adaptable, solution orientated, outcome driven and invested in making a difference in people’s lives and they are waiting to meet you.

As the Team Leader/Therapy Mentor you will:

• Provide the leadership so that all Child and Family team members deliver a service which aligns with the therapy cycle and best practice principles.
• Ensure that team members provide an efficient service which is cost effective and provides timely access to services, where they incorporate habit coach services into their service delivery.  
• Work with Team Members to deliver a coordinated and planned service – demonstrating professional practices eg completing therapy planning and booking calendars in advance
• Ensure Team Members have a caseload that matches their scope of practice and the mentoring support to extend their scope of practice.
• Induct new Team Members to ensure they have a delightful onboarding experience.
• Support Team Members in the development and implementation of grow plans and ensure they access internal learning opportunities and professional development.
• Along with the Advanced Therapy Mentor create and curate local learning opportunities for team member ensuring that they receive and participate in a balance of group and individual learning.
• Collaborate with admin to ensure timely conversion of participants into caseloads.  

Your Everyday
If you were here last week these are some of the things you would have:

• Used your qualification as an Occupational Therapist, deliver therapy within your discipline, bringing your client’s hopes and dreams to life using social model of therapy
• Supported a therapist to implement their Grow Plan to achieve their learning goals
• Collaborated with key stakeholders within the organisation to support your team to achieve their KPIs
• Approved team member leave, led a team meeting, and given a ‘shout out’ to a team member who did a great job
• Undertaken professional development or learning to develop as a leader or clinician
• Attended a weekly huddle with the Team Leaders in your region to unpack opportunities for improving service delivery in your region
• Worked together with your Area Lead and Regional Lead to meet demand for our services
• Shared a joke and a laugh with colleagues

Everyday Perks
We offer a range of perks and benefits to support you to feel valued, balance your work and life commitments, grow your career, and most importantly, enjoy work.

• Flexible working hours to create your ideal work life balance
• Career development and growth opportunities
• Vehicle options including vehicle allowance, or leasing a fully maintained company vehicle with full personal and private use
• Tools and technology to be successful – Surface Pro and mobile phone
• Leadership induction program, including attending a person-centred leadership program every month and weekly ongoing learning and development
• Paid Parental Leave
• Online Pilates, free snacks and coffee and pet friendly hubs

What We Are Looking For:

• For this role, we are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist (Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy and AHPRA registration)
• Empathetic and understanding
• Change agents looking support NDIS participants to reach their goals and dreams
• Team builders with great interpersonal skills
• Committed to developing themselves and the people around them

Join the Game Changers
Be a part of a team that’s changing the game for people with disabilities and making inclusion possible for all Australians. At Everyday Independence, your passion for Occupational Therapy and mentoring others, isn’t just valued; it’s essential in driving positive change for people with disability.

Apply Today and start your journey as a change-maker in a role that aligns with your passions and career goals.