• Occupational Therapist, Lane Cove West
• Full Time, Part Time, Contractor available
• Make a real difference to the lives of children and their families
• Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team
• Diverse workload with the opportunity to follow passions and interests
• Generous salary with salary packaging benefits

About You?

Do you share our mission in helping children to live, learn and grow to their potential? Are you look to work in a caring, collaborative and passionate multidisciplinary team of professionals to broaden your skills and contribute to a growing organisation to make a real difference in the lives of children and their families? Do you have a love of learning and an interest in learning difficulties and interested in a flexible and diverse role as an OT?

PosAbility Australia offers all of the above with a role that provides;

• Unique opportunities to broaden the application of occupational therapy to new domains, including intervention and assessment for learning difficulties and other developmental differences, such as Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyspraxia, DCD, ADHD and Autism
• Competitive above award base salary and salary packaging benefits
• Opportunity to work collaboratively in a caring and passionate multidisciplinary team of allied health benefits and educators
• Varied caseload with the opportunity to focus on areas of interest
• Flexible work options, including the opportunity to set your own schedule
• A focus on staff well-being and opportunity to do what you love everyday
• Internal training, mentoring and supervision and a generous external professional development budget
• Access to a wide range of resources and a willingness to invest in resources for team members
• Opportunity to participate in new projects, such as our Outreach Program, increasing access to services for children in rural and regional communities
• Initiate services to vary your caseload in line with interests and passions
• Be part of a growing organisation that values its employees and is truly focused on making a difference to the lives of children and their families

About Us

PosAbility Australia is a not for profit organisation and registered charity that aims to maximise a child’s ability to LEARN to their potential, LIVE to the fullest and GROW to be all they can be. PosAbility is a unique place to work where all staff members are able to draw on their interests, passions and strengths to contribute positively to not only making a difference in the lives of children and their families, but in contributing to changing the landscape for children with learning difficulties and helping PosAbility become the best multidisciplinary assessment and intervention service for children with learning difficulties in Australia.

About the Job?

We are looking to employ an experienced, passionate and talented Occupational Therapist to provide assessment and intervention programs to students in pre-school, primary and/or high school. The position may include morning, daytime and after school hours and will commence in January or February, 2024.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver sessions to develop student’s abilities in fine motor, gross motor, sensory processing, daily living skills, executive functioning handwriting and writing skills
• Plan and implement intervention programs to improve a child’s reading, spelling and written expression
• Plan and deliver group programs to build regulation, social skills, typing, writing and problem-solving skills
• Use a range of evidence-based protocols, programs and methods
• Apply positive behavioural strategies to motivate, engage and manage students
• Conduct comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments with written reports
• Engage in mentoring, training and ongoing professional development
• Contribute to development of new services in line with our mission, vision and values

Essential Criteria

• Degree or higher qualification in Occupational Therapy
• Registered with the AHPRA and eligibility for membership with Occupational Therapy Australia
• Minimum 2 years paediatric experience with the capacity to work autonomously and as part of a team in assessing and treating
• Experience working with individual students or small with special needs or learning difficulties
• Excellent verbal, listening and written communication skills
• Valid working with children check and criminal check

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in using a wide variety of paediatric standardised assessments
• Experience working with school age children in the area of literacy, including writing
• Knowledge of current research and best practice

Interested applicants should provide a cover letter and submit their CV’s through the Apply Now button.

For more information about PosAbility Australia or this position, visit our website; www.posability.com.au or call 9420 4101.