Noah's Ark Professional - Occupational Therapist

Noah’s Ark Inc; Echuca; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development allowance

Flexible work arrangements

Competitive salary and salary packing

16 weeks paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Noah's Ark Professional in Echuca seeks an Occupational Therapist to join a close-knit, transdisciplinary team delivering evidence-informed early childhood intervention to children and families. The role is permanent, Echuca-based with travel to surrounding regions, offering growth within a connected team of therapists and educators.

You will work within a Key Worker model, embedding OT strategies into everyday routines, collaborate with families and colleagues, and participate in supervision

Qualifications

• Must have OT qualification and current AHPRA registration.
• Passionate about supporting children and families.
• Enjoy collaborating and building meaningful relationships.
• Strong clinical reasoning and commitment to evidence-informed practice.

Responsibilities

• Support children to participate in everyday activities at home, school, and community.
• Deliver therapy and coaching embedded in daily routines.
• Partner with families to build confidence and sustainable outcomes.
• Work within Key Worker and transdisciplinary model with broader team.
• Contribute OT expertise and strengthen contemporary practice.
• Participate in reflective practice, supervision and ongoing professional development.
• Foster a culture of learning, quality improvement and service excellence.

Skills

AHPRA registered OT

Child & family support

Team collaboration

Evidence-informed practice

Education

OT degree (Bachelor/Master)

Job description

Noah's Ark Professional - Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

Echuca based, some travel required | Full-time orPart-time | Grow Your Practice with a Connected Team of Practitioners|Experienced & Early Career OTs Encouraged to Apply

Looking for more than a typical OT role?

Whether you're an experienced Occupational Therapist lookingto broaden your practice, a clinician ready to accelerate your development, ora clinician in the early stages of your career, we'd love to hear from you. Ifyou enjoy tackling complex challenges, collaborating across disciplines, andhelping shape the next generation of clinicians, this could be the opportunityyou've been looking for.

At Noah's Ark, you'll join a close-knit transdisciplinaryteam of experienced Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists,Physiotherapists, Specialist Teachers and Psychologists, who believe betteroutcomes happen when we learn and work together.

Whether you're looking to deepen your expertise, broadenyour practice, or take the next step in your career, this is an opportunity todo meaningful work while being part of something bigger than a singlediscipline.

Why Occupational Therapists Choose Noah's Ark

Many therapy providers talk about collaboration. At Noah'sArk, it's how we work every day.

You'll be part of a large and experienced team ofpractitioners that value professional curiosity, reflective practice, andsharing knowledge across disciplines. Rather than working in isolation, you'llhave opportunities to collaborate with colleagues, contribute to jointproblem-solving, and learn from clinicians with diverse expertise.

Our Everyday Learning and Therapy approach focuses onhelping children develop skills through the everyday activities, routines andenvironments that matter most to them and their families. Rather thandelivering therapy in isolation, you'll work alongside families and otherprofessionals to create meaningful, sustainable outcomes in real-worldsettings.

About Noah's Ark

Established in 1971, Noah's Ark is a leading not-for-profitorganisation supporting children with disabilities, developmental delays andtheir families.

For more than 55 years, we've worked alongside families tohelp children participate, learn, communicate, connect and thrive in everydaylife. We deliver evidence-based early childhood intervention, therapy,inclusion, and family support services across Victoria, southern New SouthWales and the ACT.

Everything we do is guided by our values of Kindness,Optimism, Quality, and Respect.

About the Opportunity

As aNoah's Ark Professional (Key Worker),you'll work closely with children and families to deliver evidence-informedearly childhood intervention that creates meaningful outcomes. This role is a permanent position based in Echuca and will require travel in the surroundingregion.

Echuca and its surrounding communities offer a welcominglifestyle, affordable living, great schools, vibrant cafés and restaurants, andendless opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. It's a region where you can enjoya rewarding OT career while achieving genuine work-life balance.

You’ll:

• Supportchildren to participate more fully in everyday activities at home, ineducation settings, and in the community.
• Delivertherapy and coaching where it matters most, embedding strategies intoeveryday routines and real-life situations.
• Partnerwith families to build confidence, capability and sustainable outcomes.
• Workwithin our Key Worker and transdisciplinary model, helping familiesnavigate supports while drawing on the expertise of a broader alliedhealth team.
• Contributeyour occupational therapy expertise while continuing to strengthen yourcontemporary OT practice.
• Participatein reflective practice, clinical supervision and ongoing professionaldevelopment.
• Helpfoster a culture of learning, quality improvement and excellence inservice delivery.

What We're Looking For

We're keen to hear from Occupational Therapists who:

• Havea recognised Occupational Therapy qualification and current AHPRAregistration.
• Arepassionate about supporting children and families.
• Enjoyworking collaboratively and building meaningful relationships.
• Bringstrong clinical reasoning and a commitment to evidence-informed practice.
• Areinterested in working within a Key Worker and transdisciplinary model.
• Valuelearning, reflection and continuous professional growth.

Highly regarded experience includes:

• Complexdisability support.
• Behavioursof concern.
• Clinicalsupervision, student supervision, mentoring, clinical education, orsupporting emerging clinicians to build capability and confidence.

You’ll also need:

• Theright to work in Australia.

Why Now is the Right Time to Join Noah's Ark

Our Echuca team is well established and continues to grow,creating new opportunities for Occupational Therapists who want to build boththeir capability and their career.

When you join Noah's Ark, you'll benefit from:

• Agenuinely collaborative transdisciplinaryteam environment.
• Opportunitiesto broaden your practice across a variety of funded programs and servicesettings.
• Professionaldevelopment allowance and leave.
• Coaching,mentoring and clinical support.
• Flexiblework arrangements that support work-life balance.
• Competitivesalary and salary packaging benefits.
• 16weeks paid parental leave.
• EmployeeAssistance Program.
• Awarm, values-driven culture where people feel connected and supported.

Most importantly, you'll join an organisation that believesgreat outcomes for children are achieved when families feel confident, capableand supported.

Noah's Ark is a values-based, child-safe organisationcommitted to best practice and continuous improvement. We are an equalopportunity employer that celebrates diversity and welcomes applicants from allbackgrounds.

Successful applicants will require a NDIS WorkerScreening Check, Criminal History/Police Check, Working with Children Check,valid driver licence and the right to work in Australia.