In partnership with Lifestart we are looking for experienced Occupational Therapists to join the team on a permanent basis. Supporting children and young people in their homes, early childhood setting, schools, and community the successful candidate will place your clients at the centre of all decision making and planning to assist them to achieve their goals and live a fulfilling, meaningful life.
Responsibilities:
- Work alongside children, young people and their families to set goals, develop strategies and support their implementation.
- Empower our clients and families to develop independence in areas such as self-care and everyday routines, sensory processing, play and motor skills, emotional regulation and inclusion in chosen activities and settings.
- Opportunity to develop specialist areas of interest such as prescription of Assistive Technology and minor Home Modifications, Sensory Processing and Emotional Regulation
- Work with a varied caseload alongside a team of experienced allied health professionals and behaviour support practitioners including speech pathologists, physiotherapists, and behaviour clinicians.
- Provide support to families through a key worker model of practice and parent coaching.
- Opportunity to provide support through telehealth, engaging with families online for assessment and intervention.
- Opportunity to support families though group programs such as Toilet Training workshops, Transition to School and High School and other interest-based groups.
- Opportunity for supervision of junior clinicians and students
Key Selection Criteria:
Qualifications
- Degree qualification in Occupational Therapy
- Current AHPRA Registration
- Minimum 2 years experience as an Occupational Therapist
Essential
- Valid Working with Children’s Check (WWCC) Clearance (or willingness to obtain)
- Valid NDIS Worker Screening Check (NDISWC) Clearance (or willingness to obtain)
- Fully vaccinated for the Covid-19 Virus (3 doses) or accepted medical exemption certificate.
- Current driver’s licence and use of own car
Lifestart Benefits:
- Ability to increase your take home pay through salary packaging.
- Support with professional development
- Travel allowance
- 15 days personal leave plus paid cultural and parental leave.
- A supportive and inclusive team environment with access via the Employee Assistance Program
If you are looking for a new role working with a team who care as much as you do about changing lives of children and young people please submit your application to Lifestart & Talent Quarter – Talent Quarter or for more information or to have a confidential discussion about your application, email: *********@talentquarter.com