Occupational Therapist

Nesting Space; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance 0.99 AUD/km

Flexible hours

Mentorship and supervision

Job summary

Nesting Space Mental Health is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join our growing team on Sydney's Northern Beaches. The role starts as three days per week with the potential to move to full-time as caseload grows.

You will work with children and families, with the chance to support some adolescents and adults as needed. We offer supervision, mentorship, and ongoing professional development in a supportive environment and encourage flexible scheduling, including a mix of home, school, and

Qualifications

• Degree or postgraduate qualification in Occupational Therapy and current registration with AHPRA
• Demonstrated knowledge of mental health issues and relevant, evidence-based occupational therapy assessments, frameworks and interventions
• Experience working as an Occupational Therapist in a community-based mental health setting (preferred). New graduates are welcome to apply
• Strong verbal and written communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with clients, family members and key stakeholders
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Valid NSW Drivers' Licence

Responsibilities

• Predominantly paediatric community-based caseload
• Home, school, community and clinic-based visits
• Opportunity to support a small number of adolescent and adult clients
• Caseload tailoring based on interests and experience

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Autonomy

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

AHPRA registration

Job description

Nesting Space Mental Health is looking for a passionate Occupational Therapist to join our growing team on Sydney's Northern Beaches. This position will initially be offered on a three-day-per-week basis, with the opportunity to increase to a full-time role as the caseload grows. We are looking for someone who is excited to grow with the role and become a long-term member of our team.

We are primarily seeking a clinician who enjoys working with children and families and is passionate about supporting neurodivergent children, emotional regulation, sensory processing, social participation, and functional independence. However, we're also looking for a bit of a unicorn, someone who is open to supporting a small number of adult clients alongside their paediatric caseload. These adults may present with psychosocial disabilities, ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression, or other mental health challenges.

No prior adult mental health experience? That's okay. We are happy to provide supervision, mentoring, and ongoing professional development to help you build confidence and skills in this area.

About the Role

• Predominantly paediatric community-based caseload

• Opportunity to support a small number of adolescent and adult clients

• Home, school, community and clinic-based visits

• Northern Beaches and Lower North Shore catchment area

• Flexible age range depending on your interests and experience

• Supportive and collaborative team environment

• Regular supervision and mentoring

Our Ideal Therapist

You might be the perfect fit if you:

• Love working with neurodivergent children and their families

• Enjoy building strong relationships with clients and stakeholders

• Are passionate about strengths-based and neuro-affirming practice

• Value flexibility, autonomy and creativity in your work

• Are curious about mental health and psychosocial occupational therapy

• Want to continue developing your clinical skills in a supportive environment

The Caseload

Your caseload will primarily consist of children and adolescents presenting with:

• Autism

• ADHD

• Sensory processing differences

• Emotional regulation difficulties

• Social participation challenges

• Functional skill development

There will also be opportunities to work with adults experiencing:

• Psychosocial disability

• Mental health challenges

• Autism and ADHD

• Executive functioning difficulties

• Community participation barriers

At Nesting Space, our mission is to create meaningful change in the lives of individuals experiencing psychosocial, emotional, behavioural, sensory, and social challenges. We are looking for someone who shares our values and is excited to be part of a growing, innovative practice.

Your day can run exactly how you could like it and start and finish when you wish. For example, you could start the day working from home or in the office to do some reports with the afternoon's spent visiting clients in their homes or in the community. This could look different depending on if you have kids to drop at school or if you want to go to the gym! Working in a community role allows you to have flexibility and control over structuring your day.

You will be working from our base Collaroy office with working from home as much as you like. Although we are mostly mobile, we also have a clinic space in Brookvale. Depending on where you are living, we'll tailor your caseload to service clients around the Northern Sydney Area. Your admin support team will work with you on scheduling appointments to ensure you aren't overdoing travel around Sydney and you'll have clients to see close to home. If you wish to be in charge of your own diary then that is fine also!

Nesting Space offers mentorship and supervision to help you develop strong skills in writing detailed reports, conducting functional capacity assessments, and completing interventions to meet clients' goals. Your reports will also be reviewed by the director and provided with feedback before sending to the client and their supporting team.

We have a strong team focus and do monthly catch ups over breakfast!

What we're looking for:

• Degree or postgraduate qualification in Occupational Therapy and current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

• Demonstrated knowledge of mental health issues and relevant, evidence-based occupational therapy assessments, frameworks and interventions

• Experience working as an Occupational Therapist in a community-based mental health setting (preferred). New graduate's are still welcome to apply.

• Strong verbal and written communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with clients, family members and key stakeholders

• Excellent time management and organisational skills

• Valid NSW Drivers' Licence

What we offer:

• Competitive remuneration/salary

• Travel allowance at $0.99c per km

• Flexibility to choose your own hours - work at your own pace

• Support and mentorship from experienced Mental Health Occupational Therapists