Paediatric Physiotherapist

Little Seeds Allied Health provides multidisciplinary, family-centred support for children and their families in a flexible clinic based and mobile visiting service in Toowoomba, Qld. We are passionate about providing meaningful and evidence-based therapy services for children across a variety of settings (clinic, home and community). Our experienced senior therapists each hold between 7-17 years’ experience to provide peer mentoring support, with all three senior physiotherapists possessing post graduate qualifications in paediatric physiotherapy. This includes our Principal Physiotherapist and co-owner Dr Chelsea Mobbs, who has recently completed her PhD and lectures in the new University of Southern Queensland Physiotherapy program. 

We love our team and are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated physiotherapist with experience in paediatrics to join us! 

What does working at Little Seeds Allied Health look like? 

• Undertake assessments and collaborate with families to set meaningful goals for children aged between birth to 15 years 
• Provide high quality, evidence-based, fun and engaging physiotherapy intervention in a variety of formats (one on one, group, education sessions) for children with developmental delay or neurodevelopmental disabilities 
• Work collaboratively with other team members (Speech Pathologists, Dietitian and Physiotherapists) and members of the child’s team in other settings (school, other service providers) 
• A choice about the makeup of your caseload. We believe that the best outcomes occur when there is a match between a clinician’s skills, passions and interests and the individual needs of the child and their family. We work with you to get the caseload balance of clinical presentations your skillsets are suited to and clinical presentations that you would like to learn more about.  
• A caseload that gradually increases over your first few weeks to approximately 4.5 hr equivalent sessions per day to help you get a feel for our workplace culture. Our lower-than-industry average billable hours target of 4.5 hours per day is indicative of the emphasis of quality over quantity in our clinical practice. At Little Seeds Allied Health, we are passionate about helping you grow your skills as a clinician, and have a rewarding career. 
• Opportunities to develop new programs (e.g., like our Sporty Seeds program developed by our Postgraduate Paediatric Masters-qualified Physiotherapist!) and engage in research opportunities, with three research projects currently running in our practice. 

New Graduate therapist? 

We’ve got you covered! Our supportive, experienced team provides regular physiotherapy mentoring/supervision support to suit your needs and help you hone your paediatric clinical skills. In addition to our monthly team professional development sharing session, all our staff attend paid PD opportunities each year.  

Selection criteria – What do you bring to Little Seeds? 

• Tertiary qualification (Bachelors level or higher) in Physiotherapy  
• AHPRA registered 
• Interest working in paediatric therapies in early childhood disability, within a community and multidisciplinary setting  
• Knowledge of child development and experience in working with families from a family-centred, strengths-based approach is preferred  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to build rapport with children and families 
• Willingness to undertake relevant professional development opportunities and maintain up to date with evidence in our field 
• Excellent skills in time management, organisation and reflective practice 
• Strong ability to work and thrive in a collaborative team environment 

Special conditions 

• Current driver’s licence, and own registered, comprehensively insured car  
• Travel may be required across the Toowoomba area (an 85c/km travel allowance is provided for all work-related travel) 

Benefits of working with Little Seeds Allied Health 

• Generous remuneration above Award rates commensurate with your experience 
• Flexible working arrangements – part time/ full time and flexibility around work days/ times 
• Working alongside respected, experienced physiotherapists, speech pathologists and dietitian who are passionate about providing family-centred services 
• Support to attend professional development opportunities to further your passion and expertise in working with children and families. 

About Toowoomba 

Toowoomba is the thriving hub of the Darling Downs, with a population of 134,000 and growing. Known as the Garden City, Toowoomba boasts an abundance of beautiful parks, high-quality schools, impressive sporting and cultural facilities, and a variety of up-and-coming restaurants and cafes. Voted the fourth-most family-friendly city in Australia, Toowoomba is a great place to raise a family. Its vibrant, welcoming community also provides plenty of possibilities for professionals keen on finding a great work/life balance. Toowoomba is also just 90 minutes to the Brisbane CBD, 2 hours to the Gold Coast and 2 ½ hours to the Sunshine Coast. 

If this role sounds like the right fit for you, please send us: 

Your CV and a cover letter that addresses the selection criteria (max 2 pages). The successful candidate will be asked to supply two referees.

To find out more about this exciting role, please contact Dr Chelsea Mobbs on ph: 0408 889 *** or email: *******@littleseedsalliedhealth.com, and Prue Smeaton on ph: 0414 639 *** or email: ****@littleseedsalliedhealth.com .