We are a multi-disciplinary team of allied health practitioners providing services within the NDIS landscape. We are passionate about empowering NDIS participants to achieve their goals and engage in the activities most important to them.
Job Description We are expanding our multidisciplinary team supporting NDIS participants living in & around the NNSW region and would welcome an early career or experienced Occupational Therapist looking to make a meaningful and rewarding impact in their local community.
We hope to empower participants by: Using a strengths-based approach to guide our assessment, goals and ultimately our intervention Using a combination of standardised and non-standardised assessments, curated to the participants' needs to guide our clinical reasoning Exploring and navigating complex cases, engaging in 1:1 supervision as well as team and national based in-services are just some of the ways you can expect to be supported What's in it for you? Benefits – Professional Development allowance, staff referral scheme, Fitness Passport… just to name a few Flexibility – You can select the hours and days - full-time or part-time - which work best for you as an individual Excellent remuneration – Industry leading salary + kilometer reimbursement + laptop + smartphone + our Performance with Purpose Reward and Recognition Program + salary packaging options Work life balance – Combine the convenience of working from home with the social interaction of working in the community and support of office and clinic hours Support – You will have a clinical supervisor providing weekly support along with a dedicated team of mentors Career progression – Access to ongoing training tailored to your interests and long-term goals combined with professional development opportunities through Ability Action Australia and our parent company MedHealth Passionate and uplifting culture – You will be part of a purpose and values driven team focused on delivering outstanding service to our NDIS participants On a daily basis you will be: Managing an allocated caseload and completing therapeutic services in a timely manner Assessing participants' emotional, psychological, cognitive, developmental and physical level of function and capacity through clinical observations and standardised assessments Interpreting findings to formulate treatment goals unique to each participant Providing therapeutic interventions that are evidence-based and help participants get more out of life Providing support and advice on adaptations to the environment including home, school, work and residential facilities Recommending provision of Assistive Technology to assist participants with their functional limitations and to promote independence Maintaining awareness of current legislation to ensure compliance Qualifications To be considered suitable you will have: Current registration with AHPRA as an Occupational Therapist Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills Excellent time management and organisational skills to manage a varied caseload Proactive attitude, motivated by improvement and the opportunity to test and learn from new ideas Looking for a fun, collaborative and supportive work environment Demonstrated ability to work independently A genuine passion for working in the disability sector Additional Information Click on the Apply button OR call me - Karissa - on 0447 093 616 for a confidential conversation OR email me via
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You are welcome here. Our fast-growing team of more than 3,000 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.
We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.
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