• Melbourne
• CBD & Inner Suburbs
• Healthcare & Medical
• Physiotherapy, OT & Rehabilitation
• $95,000.00 - $120,000.00 + super and company vehicle available

An exciting opportunity to start your next career phase as an Occupational Therapy Leader

About Statewide Health and Human Services

At SHHS, we believe in prioritising our staff wellbeing and value creating a safe and supportive environment to help our therapists thrive. We know you work best when you enjoy work. We are an established registered NDIS provider servicing the Western Suburbs of Melbourne and surroundings. We provide high quality NDIS services to children and adults with physical and psychosocial disabilities. We provide a range of services including occupational therapy, Speech Pathology, support coordination, support workers and supported disability accommodation. Our NDIS participants love the continuity of our services, as our OT’s have the opportunity to work closely with the care team to ensure the best health outcomes are achieved.

About the Role – Senior Occupational Therapist

We are seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our team to support, build and lead our therapy team. We are seeking applications for full-time positions but part time and casual will also be considered for the right candidate.

Your duties will include:

• Managing limited client caseload including NDIS OT functional assessments and therapeutic intervention to children and adults with physical and psychosocial disability
• Provide direct supervision to our experienced Grade 2 Occupational Therapist, OTA and growing therapy team
• Engage in marketing activities to build high quality therapist team
• Implementation of Occupational Therapy Department policies, procedures and resources to improve staff wellbeing, NDIS therapy outcomes and improve multi-disciplinary communication.
• Undertaking leadership and professional development to provide high quality leadership to staff focusing on team wellbeing
• Participate in supervision and identify individual learning goals
• Liaise with managers, support coordinators and multi-disciplinary team to build the profile of SHHS as a choice provider
• Ongoing review of service delivery and quality of evidence informed therapy services
• Oversee the overall OT department including New Graduate Program and Therapist Induction Program as required

Workplace Perks:

• UNLIMITED personal development– we value your learning!
• Opportunity to develop your leadership and management skills
• Flexible work schedule including work from home
• Overtime and time in lieu available
• Fun and supportive team dynamic including regular pool games at lunch - will you be our new champion?
• Extensive administration support so you can focus on making a real difference for NDIS participants and our therapists.
• Phone and laptop provided
• Company vehicle available
• Above award salary and benefits
• Limited client caseload

About You

• Bachelor or master of Occupational therapy
• Current AHPRA registration
• Minimum of four years work experience
• Driver’s license
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong clinical reasoning skills
• Experiencing providing supervision to Grade 1 and Grade 2 Occupational Therapists
• Ability to lead and manage a team
• Motivated to build a positive, supportive and fun workplace culture
• Experience in management desired but not essential
• Prior knowledge of working in the NDIS desired but not essential

If you are looking for a workplace to develop professionally and make a lasting impact to our staff and NDIS participants, then come and join our team!

Contact

If you would like to discuss more about the job, please call Adis Blayneh (Manager) on 0469 412 862 or email at [email protected], using the subject line: Senior Occupational Therapist / Team leader enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We look forward to meeting you!