Occupational Therapist wanted in Ballarat, VIC
Job title: Occupational Therapist wanted in Ballarat, VIC
Working Hours: Full-Time/Part-Time/Contractor Positions Available
Salary: A generous base salary + super
Location: Ballarat, VIC
Roles & Responsibilities:
Our Client is a service to families to provide therapies and support during the multiple challenges of parenting from pregnancy all the way through to latter secondary school years.
As a member of the talented team, the Occupational Therapist (OT) will:
- Participating in the assessment, planning and delivery of OT education and supporting to families relevant to children and parenting.
- Utilising only approaches supported by evidence-based research, these approaches may focus on, but are not limited to, activities of daily living; developmental assessment and treatment to support all abilities; positive behaviour change; emotional regulation; and family-centred interventions.
- Opportunities to provide mental health psychotherapy and support, if mental health credentialing is available will be supported, but this is not a requirement of this position.
- Liaising with the clinical team and communicate with external stakeholders, as necessary.
- Having the opportunity to facilitate/co-facilitate parent and/or clinician group education using the Centre facilities.
- Provide occupational assessments and develop treatment plans with meaningful family-centred goals.
- Be able to motivate children and parents and develop rapport in order to achieve their goals.
- Provide office-based, phone, online and offsite individual or family consultation in response to referrals to the CPH&P.
- GP Chronic Disease Management Plans (CDMP); GP Mental Health Care Plans (MHCP) [where applicable] and National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funding will be utilised for client care and billing. Some group work may also be billed through Health Funds/NDIS. Therefore letters and/or reports to external stakeholders will be required regularly.
- Provide expert knowledge, consultation and liaison with external professionals, including paediatricians, psychologists, general medical practitioners, disability services case managers, maternal and child health nurses, midwives, speech therapists and other allied health service providers.
- Plan and facilitate group therapy sessions.
- If providing mental health services, regular attendance at self-funded Clinical Supervision, with a qualified supervisor appropriate to perinatal/infant/child mental health, is a requirement.
- Assistance with correspondence, preparation of documents, educational materials, reports, data collection, research collaboration and funding submissions will be expected occasionally, per Director requirements.
- Participate in team development meetings and facilitate working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
- The OT will also be asked to contribute to the Centre Newsletter, write blog posts for the website and participate in marketing requirements, from time to time.
Essential Criteria:
- Full AHPRA registration as an OT
- Active Police Check
- Working with Children Check
- Driver's license and car
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