AHP2 - Children’s Centres Occupational Therapist - Tinyeri Children’s Centre

Department for Education, South Australia; Murray Bridge; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Part-time scheduling

1.0 FTE to 0.5 FTE transition with 12%

Job summary

The Department for Education, South Australia is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join the Children’s Centres team in Murray Bridge. You will deliver evidence-based services to support healthy development for babies, children and families across health, family support and education hubs.

As part of an interdisciplinary team you will apply attachment theory, trauma-informed practice and cultural responsiveness, supporting learning and wellbeing within community, home and learning environments

Qualifications

• Current and full registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
• Desirable: NIL.

Responsibilities

• Provide occupational therapy services drawing upon attachment theory, trauma-informed practice, cultural responsiveness, and a strengths‑based approach.
• Work as part of interdisciplinary teams with families, government and community colleagues across home and learning environments.

Education

Registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia

Job description

Why work with us

Every child and young person deserves a great education.

Department for Education

Job reference: 861377

Location: 5253 - MURRAY BRIDGE

Job status: Long Term Contract

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Why work with us

Every child and young person deserves a great education.

We have a strategy that aims to unlock every child’s potential now and into the future, one that in partnership with learners, students, parents and the wider South Australian community will build a world-leading public education system. One that is equitable and prioritises learning and wellbeing.

Together we will make our education system the best it can be.

When our children and young people thrive, so do our communities and our state.

About The Role

Children’s Centres for Early Childhood Development and Parenting (children’s centres) provide a network of integrated health, family support and education service hubs for families with babies and young children across South Australia. Children’s centres occupational therapists provide a range of discipline-informed group and individual services for children, families and colleagues that promote children’s healthy development and support parenting through both universal and targeted service provision. The occupational therapist provides evidence-based services drawing upon key frameworks including attachment theory, trauma informed practice, cultural responsiveness, and use a strengths-based approach. Occupational therapists are members of interdisciplinary teams working in partnership with families, government and non-government sector colleagues across community, home and learning environments.

Student Support Services are on a cultural response journey, as such we value and prioritise Aboriginal ways of knowing, doing and being.

Qualifications

Essential: Current and full registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.

Desirable: NIL

Special conditions

The successful applicant is required to gain a Department for Human Services (DHS) working with children check (WWCC) prior to being employed which is required to be renewed every five years before expiry.

The incumbent will be required to undertake RRHAN –EC (Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education Care) Facilitator Lead (Masterclass) extended course or the online (Fundamentals) course which will be required to be updated every three years.

For all other Special Conditions please refer to the attached Position Description.

Remuneration

AHP2 $94,997 - $ $110,052 per annum (1.0 FTE) + superannuation (12%)

Enquiries

Enquiries can be directed to Alice O'Connell-Debais, Senior Occupational Therapist, via tel: [phone] or email: [email protected]

People of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or those who have a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.

Additional Note

This is a part-time contract role (0.5 FTE), from 16/11/2026 until 17/01/2027, increasing to (0.6 FTE) from 18/01/2027 until 12/11/2028.

Applications close:

01/11/2026 11:30 PM

Attachments

• Application Cover Sheet - PSAct..pdf
• How to Apply PS Act guidelines.pdf
• Position description - Children's Centres Occupational Therapist - 2024-06-14.pdf
• VL233 Pre-employment declaration.pdf

Flexibility Statement

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.