Occupational Therapist

Role Overview

• Provide professional occupational therapy support to children and young people, to enable them to improve their quality of life and participation in the community.
• Provide occupational therapy supports including assessment, planning, intervention, program development, monitoring and review in line with relevant legislative, professional, and ethical requirements.
• Manage a caseload of children/young people and their families/ carers and measure the outcome of intervention strategies to ensure appropriate support is provided and positive outcomes are achieved for the person.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with public sector agencies, non-government organisations and community groups to facilitate a person-centred approach in developing and delivering intervention programs.
• Work collaboratively as a member of interdisciplinary and/or trans-disciplinary teams and in partnership with other services to support planning, building team cohesiveness and resolve issues.
• Maintain accurate files and records in compliance with relevant policies and procedures.
• Participate in professional supervision and relevant development activities to ensure good practice standards in providing occupational therapy support to people with a range of needs.
• Contribute to quality assurance activities to ensure good practice standards of occupational therapy supports are provided to children and young people.

Requirements

• An Occupational Therapist with established clinical experience.
• Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy with demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Current registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia (AHPRA).
• The ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Current driver’s licence and willingness to drive.
• Appointments are subject to reference checks and the following pre-employment checks: National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014.
• Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.

Benefits

• A challenging and rewarding career, including Work from Home options and up to 2 flex days every 4 weeks.
• Flexible, autonomous work environment.
• Competitive pay and conditions.
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities.
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.