Brand: Community, Residential & Pathways
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024
Location: Geelong, VIC Employment Status: This is a permanent position and can be either Full-Time or Part-Time. We are flexible! We welcome all OTs: New graduates, early career, and experienced. Salary range: From $76k p.a - $115k p.a (pro-rata for part-time), commensurate with experience. This role will be paid in accordance with the Health Professionals and Support Services Employees Award 2020. Salary Packaging available: Not for Profit Salary Package up to $15,990 per annum each FBT year - further meals and entertainment benefits up to $2,649 per annum. Add in the 70% billable hours: A key difference within this role is that you are claiming 70% of your time with the other 30% left for personal development, administrative tasks, and team support. Ongoing support available: We offer regular individual and peer supervision with our skilled and experienced Occupational Therapists and broader allied health team focusing upon learning, developing, and growing within a supportive environment. This is a fun positive learning experience which we encourage all OTs to participate in. Hey you We have an exciting opportunity for a Paediatric Occupational Therapist to support our multi-disciplinary team at genU. Your hours for this role are flexible to suit your availability.
In this role, you will play a pivotal role in providing support to children from 0-18 in their preferred environments, complete relevant assessments and reports, collaborate with care teams and supports, and develop meaningful and engaging support plans to support development and wellbeing using strengths-based, family and person-centred practice.
You will work holistically and flexibly with the participant and their families with the purpose of building capacity within all activities of daily living, play, sensory and emotional regulation, and community engagement.
We offer OT's experience across the lifespan! We have OTs focused on paediatric therapy who are available to guide and support learning in this area. We also have a Supported Disability Accommodation / Supported Independent Living OT and complex home modifications specialist. Your excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills will be critical to your success in this role. We will look after you from day one to ensure you are well inducted and ready to start! We support and encourage our team to seek external professional development opportunities in line with their annual Performance and Development goals. To be successful in this role it is a requirement that you have: Tertiary qualification/program of study approved by the Occupational Board of Australia. You will also meet the following essential requirements: Current NDIS Worker Screening Check. Current NDIS Working With Children's Check. Current NDIS Worker Orientation Module certificate. For a copy of the position description, please email and quote job number - Occupational Therapist job #1417. Our Allied Health Team Our Allied Health team at genU provide personalised services to help you achieve your goals for living well today and tackling bigger challenges tomorrow. We work with people living with disability of all ages, across a range of specialities offering one-on-one support that's right for you.
At genU, we're united in our mission to empower people to reach their full potential. Our work supports multi-generations of people to create and embrace opportunities to connect, participate and thrive. We offer a diverse range of services that include disability support, senior services, training and employment across Australia. Reflecting our heritage, we are proud to be one of the largest NDIS providers in Australia.
As a profit-for-purpose organisation, we reinvest back into areas that help to build more inclusive communities.
genU Benefits & Culture Here at genU we're a group of passionate, driven people who want everyone's lives to be happier and healthier, especially people with disabilities, the ageing and those experiencing disadvantage. We operate solely for community benefit and invest back into the same communities in which our services are delivered.
genU welcomes diversity, including diversity of race, culture, spirituality, gender, age, identity, ability, and sexuality. We are committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all and living the values of genU each and every day.
genU staff have access to a range of benefits, including but not limited to the following: Investment in You: genU is committed to providing opportunities for career progression. You will have access to a range of accredited training modules, staff mentoring programs, and our internal jobs board. Commitment to Staff Health & Wellbeing: 24/7 access to an innovative, holistic employee assistance program that supports your emotional, mental, financial, and physical health. Increase your Take Home Pay: salary package up to $15,900 per annum each FBT year plus further meals and entertainment benefits up to $2,500. Employee Discount Program: save money with employee discounts and savings at over 450 of Australia's most loved retailers and service providers including Coles, Woolworths & JB HI-FI. Study Scholarship: all genU employees are eligible for a 25% scholarship towards undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Torrens University. Employee Referral Program: Refer someone to work with us and receive a generous cash bonus once they complete a 6-month qualifying period. genU is committed to providing accessible, inclusive, and equitable recruitment processes for all candidates. For further details about the role or if you would like to discuss reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact Lyndal Rickard on 0477 015 950 or at
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