Occupational Therapist
About Us
PlaySpace Paediatric Therapy provides mobile Occupational Therapy services to children aged 1- 12 years across the Gold Coast region. We are a fun, innovative, and quality-driven service, we pride ourselves on play-based, engaging and meaningful therapy in a safe and supportive environment for children.
PlaySpace is pleased to offer new exciting opportunities and welcome an Occupational Therapist to our growing service!
At PlaySpace Paediatric Therapy, it is our mission to support and empower children and their families to meaningfully participate, engage and connect within their everyday environments and occupations. We provide innovative, play-based therapy, focused on connection, growth and individuality.
We are a values-driven service that holds our foundations central to everything we do. PlaySpace Paediatric Therapy’s foundations are:
Play: Play is how children connect, interact, and learn about their world.
Individuality: Supporting individuality, self-expression and confidence to be uniquely you.
Growth: Evolving, engaging, and continuing to learn from our clients, our colleagues and our industry so that we truly offer the best therapy possible.
Connection: Facilitating and building meaningful connections with others.
Participation: Children thrive when they are able to actively participate in their environments.
These pillars ensure we are supporting our clients holistically, and allow our services to be guided by what occupations are important to the client and their family.
At PlaySpace Therapy we also appreciate how important work life balance is, which is why we create space for a well-balanced lifestyle by offering flexible working arrangements to all staff. We too, love the ‘play’ of adulthood, so you can expect good vibes, laughs, and maybe even some celebratory outings & team building activities on occasion!
About the Role
- Occupational Therapy position with a minimum of 2 years of clinical experience in paediatrics.
- Salary package starting at $80 000 - $100 000 per annum (including superannuation) + allowances and bonus incentive scheme. Salary can be negotiated depending on experience.
- Part-time or full-time opportunities available.
- Start date June/ July 2024
- Provide accessible, high quality, evidence-based assessment and therapy services to paediatric clients.
- Collaborate with clients and their families to ensure clients have ownership over their own treatment goals and the best way of achieving them.
- Generalist paediatric clinical skill set including sensory processing, self-care, fine motor, daily living, self-regulation, and social interaction.
- Collaborating and communicating with client stakeholders across environments, including schools, early childhood facilities and involved allied health practitioners.
About the Benefits
- Salary package starting at $80 000 - $100 000 per annum (including superannuation) + allowances and bonus incentive scheme.
- $1500 PD allowance + 2 days PD leave annually so that you can grow professionally which, in turn, provides our clients with current, evidence-based supports that align with best practice.
- Travel allowance
- Work mobile phone provided
- Flexible working conditions and hours that can be tailored to suit your individual lifestyle so that you can achieve a great work-life balance.
- Supported autonomy in caseload management so that you can develop your critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills in a safe and supported environment.
- Internal support, and external regular supervision so you are supported working with your caseload.
- Administrative support so that you can focus on what you do best (being a wonderful OT!)
About You
- Dedicated to client-centered practice, enthusiastic, passionate about delivering quality, engaging care to children. You must have a positive, growth-orientated attitude towards your clinical practice and professional services.
- High level written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills including the ability to build strong rapport with clients and their families.
- Good time management and organizational skills.
- An ability to work well both within a team and independently.
- A high degree of motivation and commitment to continuing professional development, ethical and evidence-based practice.
- Proof of qualification as an Occupational Therapist registered with AHPRA and eligibility for registration as a Medicare Provider.
- Professional indemnity insurance.
- A current Working with Children Check (Blue Card).
- A current National Police Criminal Check.
- A current NDIS Worker Screening Check (or eligible to attain one)
- A reliable vehicle with appropriate insurance and current driver's license.
- Own laptop
Job Types: Full-time, Subcontract, Casual
Pay: $80,000.00 – $100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Professional development assistance
- Salary packaging
- Travel reimbursement
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Supplemental pay types:
- Commission
Experience:
- Occupational therapy: 2 years (Required)
Licence/Certification:
- Working with Children Check (Preferred)
- AHPRA registration (Required)
- Driver Licence (Required)
Work Authorisation:
- Australia (Required)
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