Occupational Therapist

THE OPPORTUNITY

Work part time as an Occupational Therapist in a multi-discipline team, under our Senior OT, in a small private company with a primary focus on NDIS and paediatrics.  This is a challenging, stimulating and very rewarding opportunity that allows you the freedom to grow your skills further, have autonomy in caseload, with support, and experience new opportunities while changing lives on a daily basis. 

ABOUT LIVING DREAMS DISABILITY SERVICES

 "We see the ability not the disability."

We are a disability health care service who approaches our clients’ health and wellness from a holistic point of view, with experienced NDIS registered professionals who work together across a variety of key health services to help maximise their outcomes and achieve their goals. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, we intentionally provide a variety of healthcare services under one roof, eliminating the lack of communication between providers and constant travel between them.  Our client group is from Prep to adults and primarily NDIS clients.  We run both individual and group sessions via telehealth and face-to-face (in clinic, out in the community or as home visits). 

BENEFITS

At Living Dreams Disability Services, you will be rewarded with an above the market attractive hourly rate

A laptop and own office space
Access to required assessment and therapy equipment
Free access to state of the art personal training studio
Flexible working hours to suit your work life balance (initially overlapping with your Senior OT)
Ongoing support and training in your professional career
Accessible building and facilities

REQUIREMENTS

MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS, PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION &  OTHER REQUIREMENTS (Proof of qualifications/ cards/ documents must be provided prior to clinical work)
 

The successful applicant must hold a tertiary degree (or equivalent) qualification from an accredited tertiary institution in Occupational Therapy
Current registration as an OT with  Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). 
Applicants must be eligible for Medicare Provider number (and will be expected to apply)
Applicants must have or be in the process of getting professional indemnity insurance.. 
Applicants must have or be in the process of getting a Yellow Card (NDIS) and completed the NDIS worker training module. 
Applicants must have or be in the process of getting a Blue Card (Children) 
As this position does home visits, this position requires the incumbent to operate a motor vehicle, therefore an appropriate ‘C’ class licence endorsement is required..
It is highly recommended that the applicant is also a member of OT Australia.
 

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR:

We want an OT who wants to grow with us.  Our ideal team mate is an OT who can show initiative, enjoys being part of a small professional team and is willing to learn.  Ideally having had a placement in paediatrics or NDIS experience would be great, but with your core OT skills we can teach you the skills you need.  Sense of fun, respectful and motivated would be some of the words that might describe you.

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