Senior Occupational Therapist

We have a new opportunities for a permanent part-time Senior Occupational Therapist on our Maitland team and fulltime or part-time Senior Occupational Therapist in our Singleton team.Experienced Senior Occupational Therapists and emerging clinical leaders are encouraged to apply.

About the Senior Occupational Therapist role:

As a Senior Occupational Therapist within our transdisciplinary Key Worker team, you will play a vital role in delivering comprehensive support to children and their families. You will also provide clinical supervision for Occupational Therapists and collaborate closely with the Leadership team to actively contribute to the organisation's overarching goals in achieving best-practice service delivery. In addition, there will be opportunities to facilitate training and workshops and capacity-building professionals in the wider disability and education sectors.

Outcomes of the role:

• Functional outcomes and meaningful participation: Provide family-centred early childhood intervention and therapy support to families to assist their development and well-being and to participate in meaningful activities and routines in the home, education settings and community.
• Capacity building: Enhance families' and other key caregivers' capabilities to support their children through experiences and opportunities that strengthen knowledge and skills and promote interest-based learning opportunities with children.
• Collaboration: Build strong, collaborative relationships with families and support informed decision-making on interventions that fit into everyday routines and activities to help achieve the family's prioritised goals.
• Creating Opportunities: Strengthen the capabilities of Occupational Therapists through clinical supervision and coaching to support the achievement of best practice outcomes for children and families and contribute to professional learning and practice improvement for the organisation.

What will you bring to the role?

Essential Criteria

• Recognised tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy and registered with AHPRA.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in providing occupational therapy services to children, including children with developmental delay and/or disability.
• Experience in delivering effective supervision and coaching to Occupational Therapists to support best practice service delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a caseload and clinical supervision responsibilities effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate within a team and provide consultation to Speech Pathologists, Physiotherapists and Early Childhood Teachers.
• Demonstrated commitment to implementing the National Guidelines for Best Practice in Early Intervention when working with children and their families.
• A high level of understanding of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
• A proven record of working within a billable model and being accountable for daily activities.

Special Conditions

• Hold a current NSW Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Check
• Hold a current First Aid certificate.
• Hold a current Australian driver’s license and the ability to travel throughout the Hunter.

Why join our team?

• Competitive salary with additional employee entitlements.
• Flexible working hours & breaks, and work-from-home opportunities.
• Additional Leave, including six weeks of annual leave and 12 days of personal leave.
• Not-for-Profit salary packaging, increasing take-home pay and Novated Car Leasing opportunities.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Company provided mobile phone, laptop and access to online and physical therapy resources.
• Ongoing learning and development, including individual professional development budget, best practice early childhood intervention training, clinical supervision and support from experienced Senior Occupational Therapists and leadership pipeline program.
• Mentor program: Be connected and feel empowered by partnering up with a mentor (of a different discipline) for peer support and advice as you start your journey with Prelude Australia.
• Administrative support provided for NDIS claiming.
• Employee Value Benefits, including access to the employee assistance program and Sonder, a 24/7 accessible tech platform keeping you safe in the community.
• Insurance coverage: Public Liability, Professional Indemnity and Journey Accident insurance are provided by Prelude Australia.
• Relocation allowance: Negotiable upon appointment into position.

About Prelude Australia

Prelude Australia is a not-for-profit charity organisation that provides quality early childhood intervention & therapy services to children (birth to 12 years) living with developmental delay and disability and their families under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Medicare and Private Services. The team at Prelude Australia consists of Early Childhood Teachers, Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapy.

Trusted by our community for over 40 years, we deliver connected, capacity-building support. We are committed to achieving meaningful outcomes for children that support participation and independence in their everyday lives.

Prelude Australia also partners with the community to deliver capacity-building programs and disability sector support, including clinical supervision and coaching, training and workshops, facilitated playgroups, and fundraising.

We believe in the importance of:

• Inclusion
• Capacity building
• Meaningful participation
• Functional outcomes
• Independence for all

At Prelude Australia we provide services in line with our core values:

• Respect
• Collaboration
• Creating Opportunities

Prelude Australia recognises and values diversity, equity and the inclusion of all people. We celebrate diversity in culture, language, religion, gender, sexuality and abilities. We encourage applications from all suitable qualified and skilled candidates to build diverse teams.

If you are a passionate Senior Occupational Therapist and align with Prelude Australia’s values, we would like to hear from you.

To apply, please include the following:

• Cover Letter outlining your interest in the position and addressing the above Essential Requirements & Special Conditions
• Resume with a minimum of 2 referees

Applications will be reviewed as received.

For any enquiries, please contact Alanna Jinks (Service Manager) on 0417 017 ***.