Occupational Therapist PT/FT/NDIS for Bayswater

Pay range: 80-120K depending on experience

Our client is a large multidisciplinary private practice located in Bayswater in Melbourne, providing exceptional psychology and occupational therapy services in a trauma-informed, child-centered, and neurodiversity-affirming way to children and their families. Their Clinical Director is an Educational and Developmental Psychologist with over 20 years of experience in pediatrics, a well-known author of many books related to Autism, and a lecturer in Child Play Therapy at Deakin University.

Our Client is proudly Neurodiversity Affirming with individualized approaches and therapies tailored around accepting individual clients for who they are.

What you can expect from working them:

• When you start with them, theye will match you with a dedicated buddy to support you to settle in and thrive in your role.
• You will be supported with regular individual supervision with a senior OT, as well as group supervision, provided at no cost.
• You’ll have your own dedicated therapy room, fully equipped with a wide range of Occupational Therapy resources such as tools and activities for enhancing fine motor skills, executive functioning, gross motor development, and sensory integration, etc.
• You will have access to a large gym for gross motor development work and sensory regulation.
• You will have access to OT specific assessments such as DASH, MABC, Sensory Profile, Vineland, etc.
• You will have a managed caseload with a maximum of 5 clients a day (for a good work-life balance), booked by the reception team.
• They will ease you into your full caseload over the first 6 weeks so we can ensure a smooth transition, allowing you to build strong rapport with your clients and their families, and familiarize yourself with practice protocols and resources.
• They will ensure breaks of at least 15 minutes between appointments so we can support clinician well-being and provide extra prep/notes time.
• You’ll have the security of being paid regardless of cancellations.
• You will have a pay increase guaranteed every year.
• You will have a PD budget of $1000 a year (or pro-rata for part-timers) to spend on any external PD you’re interested in.
• 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. Full time is 37.5 hours a week

About You

You are passionate about supporting children and families to heal, grow, and flourish, and:

• are an Occupational Therapist who has obtained registration through AHPRA and is eligible for Medicare rebates.
• want to be at the forefront of innovative and evidence-based approaches to supporting the neurodivergent community.
• are able to work independently while also enjoying being part of a team and connecting with colleagues to share knowledge and learn.
• value professional development and education within a collaborative working environment.
• are seeking a permanent full-time or part-time position.

Our Values

Their team members ensure they engage with all clients in line with our key values: Authenticity, Acceptance, Kindness, Professionalism, Collaboration. We are also proudly Neurodiversity Affirming and approach therapy in a trauma-informed and child-centered way.

They provide excellent remuneration and a wonderful working environment so you can hit the ground running. The role is open to full-time and part-time applicants. They are located just 8 minutes from Eastlink with ample free parking for all staff.

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