About OTA Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) represents and supports the continually evolving occupational therapy profession. Its vision is to support the profession so that people and communities are engaged in occupations that bring meaning and purpose to their lives, fostering health, wellbeing participation and inclusion.
What does the role involveAs a Learning and Development Advisor, in the Professional Practice and Development portfolio, your main responsibility is to support the delivery of Occupational Therapy Australia's digital learning and development offerings. This involves developing and delivering digital learning resources, scheduling the learning and development library, collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders, and maintaining effective working relationships to ensure that offerings are aligned across the organisation. Your work will involve keeping across evidence-based research, quality improvement, and compliance controls, as well as reporting activities.
What we need in the roleThe successful candidate will have experience in developing and delivering digital learning and development resources for the allied health or disability sector and have a sound understanding of the AHPRA practice standards, professional practice, as well as current and emerging issues for occupational therapists. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills, and have proven experience working with diverse stakeholder groups to build and maintain effective working relationships.
The teamYou will be part of the Professional Practice and Development team, working closely with the Manager of Learning and Development, OT Practice Advisors and Learning and Development Coordinators. Your role will require you to consistently interact with other teams at OTA, in particular our Events and Marketing team as well as several other stakeholders across the business.
What responsibilities form part of this role?Support the development and delivery of digital learning and development resources that complement all areas of OTA and provide valuable resources to the OT profession.Schedule the Learning and Development program and library in accordance with organisational strategic and operational objectives.Provide contributions that align with evidence-based best practice, practice standards, and member feedback for the development of digital learning and development resources.Undertake horizon scanning to ensure OTA's learning and development initiatives align to key policy and reform activities, professional requirements, and considers internal and external environmental conditions.Ensure that digital learning and development resources meet organisational and member needs and that offerings are aligned across the organisation.Contribute to relevant projects, programs, and resources as required.Cultivate and maintain effective working relationships with internal teams and look for opportunities to improve work practices and processes.Apply continuous quality improvement principles and processes to learning and development offerings.Actively participate in relevant panels, committees, meetings, groups, and forums, and represent the OTA Learning and Development team to internal and external stakeholders.Collaborate with key stakeholders to support appropriate and effective knowledge transfer processes and assist with change management to develop confidence and competence in the Learning and Development programs and systems.Contribute to accurate and effective reporting processes in line with established OTA procedures.Why you should work with usOTA offers our staff a professionally satisfying, rewarding and flexible working environment. In addition to a hybrid working environment, OTA cares for our team with a Wellbeing Program and initiatives to support work-life balance that includes the following initiatives:
Flexible Work Arrangements: Melbourne-based employees can enjoy the flexibility of our hybrid work model (2-3 days in the office, and 3 days working from home) and flexible hours (choose when you start and finish), to help achieve a seamless work-life balance.Employee Assistance Program: We partner with Acacia EAP to provide our OTA staff with free and confidential assessments, short-term counselling, referrals, and follow-up services for personal and/or work-related problems.Half Day Off for Health Checks: As part of OTA's commitment to staff wellbeing, our employees get half a day (4 hours) off each calendar year for health checks ranging anywhere from a dental appointment to a mammogram or even just a regular check-up - no sick leave required!Birthday Leave: Celebrate your Birthday with an additional day off.Working From Anywhere Policy: Our new initiative could see you working interstate or internationally for up to 4 weeks a year.Free OTA Membership: All of our on staff OTs receive free OTA memberships to support their continuing professional development and learning.You will be joining a dedicated and inclusive team with a fun and hardworking culture who are genuinely passionate about member experience and supporting occupational therapists across the country. This is a great opportunity to make this role your own and be part of an exciting evolution for the organisation whilst making a difference when it comes to helping us achieving our purpose of protecting and progressing occupational therapy in Australia.
About youThe successful candidate for this role will likely have;
Experience in the coordination, development, and/or delivery of digital learning and development resources for the health or disability sector.A broad understanding and ability to connect with issues facing the occupational therapy profession across all areas in Australia.Demonstrated experience in quality or process improvement, governance, and compliance controls.Qualifications and/or experience in the development of adult learning educational programs, and/or practice guidelines and/or policies.Qualifications and/or experience in leading evidence-based quality improvement, research, and/or other projects.Excellent time management and organisational skills to effectively plan, coordinate, and prioritise individual and teamwork tasks.Excellent writing and research skills to develop evidence-based educational and resource packages.Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.Proven experience working with diverse stakeholder groups to build and maintain effective working relationships in order to support the exchange of advice and information.Demonstrated computer literacy in the MS Office Suite, learning management systems, Articulate 360, and virtual meeting platforms in order to create effective documentation and correspondence and support positive learning experiences.Capacity to work independently within the parameters of the role.Desirable qualifications and experience:
Relevant or transferrable allied health/clinical expertise and/or experience.Postgraduate qualification in learning and development, training and assessment, or business development.Experience with IT systems including Office365, Learning Management Systems, Customer Relationship Management Systems, web-based meeting systems.If you are passionate about learning and development and have the relevant qualifications and experience, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
If you would like to join our team and be a part of our growing success story, or wish to receive a copy of a Job Description, then please contact the HR team on .
Interviews will be conducted throughout the application process, and should the right person be identified, applications will close immediately.
OTA as an Equal Opportunity Employer is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.
We encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages and gender as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those who identify as LGBTIQ+ and people with a disability.
OTA is not accepting inquiries from recruitment agencies for this position.
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