Paediatric OT - Support Kids in a Coastal Paradise - Burleigh Heads

PAEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - BURLEIGH HEADS, AUSTRALIA - F/T or P/T

Design your own work life and earn up to a week’s extra leave every year in our brand new location only 6 minutes from beautiful Burleigh Heads beach!

• Enjoy a competitive above-award salary - $80,000 - $120,000+ pa (including super) aligned with your experience and caseload preferences. We also supply a laptop and travel allowance.
   
• Design where and when you work - with options like a 4-day week, 9-day fortnight, or flexible start and end times, plus the ability to work from a beautifully equipped clinic, local educational settings, home visits, or our onsite gym. Choose how you work best.
   
• Up to 5 weeks of annual leave - Start earning bonus leave in your first 6 months simply by reaching your achievable monthly targets, a milestone reached by 100% of our team last year.
   
• Enjoy a diverse caseload with autonomy - We work with children aged 0-12 with a wide range of presentations so you can build and manage your own caseload to cater to your strengths and interests.
   
• Career opportunities via ongoing expansion - Burleigh Heads is our new practice, and we have future locations in the pipeline. We promote from within, offering clear career progression pathways.
   
• Unlimited professional development - We offer you an unlimited professional development budget, ensuring you stay at the forefront of paediatric OT. We have a team member undertaking training in Bali this year as part of their unlimited CPD budget! 
   
• Grow your clinical skills with extra support – Our expert existing team offer dedicated 1:1 supervision, group supervision, multi-modality case studies and extensive informal support, plus a vast and ever-expanding library of resources to keep your therapy sessions fresh and impactful. See our 5-star Google reviews to learn more about our team at Kedron.
   
• We strictly keep work within work hours - Embrace our "no laptops on the lunch table" rule and enjoy your personal time uninterrupted.
   
• Exclusive partnership with Delta Gymnastics - Leverage our unique relationship with this leading gymnastics company to enhance your therapy sessions and outcomes. 
   
• Our Burleigh Heads practice is co-located with Delta Gymnastics, giving OTs with a love of movement a huge amount of space and infinite resources. 
   

About Progress Pathways: 

Established at the start of 2022, Progress Pathways set out with two goals: 

Give kids more opportunities to thrive. 

Become the best place for allied health professionals to work. 

We have maintained our dedication to these goals. 

Over our first two years our team in Kedron has grown to a team of 8 therapists to support our rapidly growing client base of children aged 0-12. Our team share a belief in family-centred care, good communication and identifying and addressing the ‘why’ behind a child’s presentation. 

Our whole team is excited for our new Burleigh Heads practice to open, with one of our team members moving down to support our new team. 

We've put a lot of thought into the way we work and how to make it better for everyone. We've got some guiding principles we all use to create a more harmonious workplace such as using intelligent communication and embracing play every day (we'll talk more about these in the interview, or you can have a look at them on our website). 

We are a collaborative tight-knit team, shown by our very low staff turnover of 0% over the last 18 months. 

Our people love the ongoing training and work/life balance, not to mention our fun team activities.  Over the past year, we’ve visited Escape Rooms, held karaoke nights, ping pong battles, dance classes and cruised along the Brisbane River, all while indulging in our love for Mexican food and celebrating life's milestones together. 

To learn more about Progress Pathways, check out our website: https://progresspathways.com.au/ or read what our customers think about our therapists on our Google reviews.

About The Role:

We are opening a brand new location in Burleigh Heads and we are seeking two paediatric Occupational Therapists to join our team. We support children aged 0-12 (and their families), so we work with you to design a caseload with an age range that aligns with your experience and areas of interest. 

Under the guidance of our Senior OT + Practice Lead, you'll be instrumental in:

• Understanding the needs of the families you work with.
   
• Performing comprehensive assessments.
   
• Creating and implementing tailored therapy plans that allow for the development and progress of each child.
   
• Building effective meaningful relationships with their families.

We give you a lot of autonomy in what you do. You can design the times and shifts that suit you and work in a range of settings including our well-equipped clinic, local educational environments, home visits, and Delta Gymnastics's gymnasium. We’ll support you with an unlimited training budget, so you can continually grow and develop, plus provide future career opportunities (as we promote predominantly from within) as we expand the business.

This is a perfect role for the OT that loves incorporating movement into their therapy. 

The role is due to start in July 2024. Please let us know if you are interested but would require an earlier or later start date. 
 

A typical day might involve: 

• You might start your day at the clinic, spending the first half hour setting up for your day and checking in with your teammates. 
   
• You could then support a couple of clients and their families with tailored therapy in a spacious and well-equipped therapy room. 
   
• Between 12:00 - 12:30pm we have a shared team lunch. Enjoy taking a break while chatting with your team. We have a “no laptops on the table” rule during this time.  
   
• After lunch, you might support some clients in Delta's incredible gymnasium with so many options for therapy you will be amazed! 
   
• You might spend time in the afternoon planning or engaging in supervision, before wrapping up for the day and leaving on time!
   

Progress Pathways is committed to diversity and inclusion, both in the families we serve and within our team. You might be a high achieving recent graduate looking to make a difference with great support, or you might be an experienced professional looking for better working conditions or a more diverse caseload. Whatever the circumstances, this is a fantastic opportunity for those who have excelled in the past and are looking for a new role in a fast-growing, supportive, innovative company.
 

To Be Successful in This Role You Need:

• Proven Experience: A history of supporting children aged 0-12 in a therapeutic setting, with a preference for candidates who have demonstrated the ability to adapt therapy to meet the unique needs of each child. Experience range can vary from recent graduates to seasoned therapists, with a minimum of practical experience or placements specifically in paediatric occupational therapy.
   
• Registration: Current registration with AHPRA as an Occupational Therapist, with eligibility to work in Queensland, Australia.
   
• Strong communication, relationship-building and collaboration skills: Examples from past roles demonstrating your excellent interpersonal skills, ability to build meaningful relationships with children, families, and team members, and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
   
• A demonstrated commitment to continual improvement and learning, as evidenced by regular personal and professional development in past roles.
   
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion: A past history of welcoming and valuing diversity of both clients and other team members.

To learn more about Progress Pathways, check out our website: https://progresspathways.com.au/careers/

Your application will be sent to Managing Director of Progress Pathways, Rebecca Winston. When you apply for this position please include “Bec! It’s me you are looking for!” in the subject line, or cover letter. 

(Yep, that’s our little trick to sort out the people who blanket send their resume to anyone and everyone, from the folks, like you, who are truly interested in this position.)

Looking forward to hearing from you. Happy to connect confidentially for a no-obligation chat if you are considering your next career move.